Define How the First and Last Delivery Dates Are Defaulted During Customer Order Entry

This document explains which settings have an impact on how the first and last delivery dates are defaulted during customer order entry.

Before you start

Program ID/Panel Field The field indicates…

Default Settings (Customer Order Header)

(OIS014/E) First delivery date ...whether and how the default first delivery date is set for new customer orders.
(OIS014/E) Last delivery date ...whether and how the default last delivery date is set for new customer orders.

Default Settings (Customer Order Line)

(OIS014/K) First delivery date ...whether and how the default first delivery date is set for new customer order lines.
(OIS014/K) Last delivery date ...whether and how the default last delivery date is set for new customer order lines.

Follow these steps

Select one of the following alternatives:

  • Default settings for customer order header
  • Default settings for customer order line

Default Settings: Customer Order Header

  1. Start 'CO Type. Update Field Selection' (OIS014) and set the panel sequence to E.

  2. Enter the customer order type that you would like to change.

  3. On the E panel, decide whether and from where the first delivery date is to be retrieved.

    The valid alternatives are:

    • *DELW = Yes, retrieved from a delivery window
    • *RQDT = Yes, the requested delivery date on the order is used
    • XXX = Yes, calculated using the specified number of working days before the requested delivery date
    • Leave the field blank = No default is entered.

  4. Decide whether and from where the last delivery date is to be retrieved. Press Enter to save the settings.

    The valid alternatives are:

    • *DELW = Yes, retrieved from a delivery window
    • *RQDT = Yes, the requested delivery date on the order is used
    • XXX = Yes, calculated using the specified number of working days after the requested delivery date
    • Leave the field blank = No default entered.

Default Settings: Customer Order Line

  1. Start 'CO Type. Update Field Selection' (OIS014) and set the panel sequence to K.

  2. Enter the customer order type that you would like to change.

  3. On the K panel, decide whether and from where the first delivery date is to be retrieved.

    The valid alternatives are:

    • *DELW = Yes, retrieved from the delivery window
    • *RQDT = Yes, the requested delivery date on the order line is used
    • *HEA = Yes, retrieved from the order header
    • XXX = Yes, calculated using the specified number of working days before the requested delivery date
    • Leave field blank = No default entered.

  4. Decide whether and from where the last delivery date is to be retrieved. Press Enter to save the settings.

    The valid alternatives are:

    • *DELW = Yes, retrieved from a delivery window
    • *RQDT = Yes, the requested delivery date on the order line is used
    • *HEA = Yes, retrieved from the order header
    • XXX = Yes, calculated using the specified number of working days after the requested delivery date
    • Leave field blank = No default entered.

Outcome

You know how to default the first and last delivery dates into the customer order header and order line.

The process of entering a customer order becomes much faster by using default values. The user is supported by the system and minimizes the risk of making mistakes.

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