BD Tank Master Setup - General field descriptions

Indicates if the tank is active or inactive. You can search for active/inactive tanks in the BD Tank Master Setup search panel or in BD Tank Inquiry.

The address associated with the customer or customer ship to record is displayed. It cannot be changed.

Optionally, specify a location for the tank. This is for information only and may assist your driver when refilling the tank at the customer’s site. For example, Behind Shop.

Specify the bulk product in this field. The tank contents must be set up in Product Setup as a Bulk Delivery item.

Specify the date the tank is set up at the customer location.

Specify the tank description.

Select the warehouse associated with the bulk tank. It must be set up in Product Warehouse Description Setup.

It can also be manually updated.

Select the Override option to prevent this field from being updated automatically. You may choose to override the automatic calculation of the Current Tank Level for new tanks with little to no history, or when the calculated value is suspect. The Override option is unchecked when a new delivery is completed for the tank, and the order is updated to Stage 3 (Shipped).

This field is updated when you run BD Administrator Tank Calculations Report, unless the Override option is selected. It can also be manually updated.

Select the Override option to prevent this field from being updated by BD Administrator Tank Calculations Report. You may choose to override the automatic calculation of the Daily Usage for new tanks with little to no history, or when the calculated value is suspect. The Override option is unchecked when a new delivery is completed for the tank, and the order is updated to Stage 3 (Shipped).

This field is normally updated when you run BD Administrator Tank Calculations Report, but can be manually updated. This reflects the fill by date for tanks with a Service Type of Keep Fill or Fill Cycle.

This field is normally updated when you run BD Administrator Tank Calculations Report, but can be manually updated.

This field is updated automatically when you complete a delivery and record it in Sales Shipping Feedback Entry and the order is updated to Stage 3 (Shipped), but can be manually updated.

This field is informational only and is not updated by any Bulk Delivery process. This reflects the quantity in the tank when the meter was last read and the date of the last reading. This is recorded by your driver on the meter ticket or driver card.

This field represents the ID of a monitoring system attached to the tank. Monitoring systems are used to access tank data and generate alerts. This field is informational only and is not updated by any Bulk Delivery process.

Select the form of measurement used to mark the level of the tank contents. Your options include Eighths or Percent. You can also leave this field blank.

If it is blank, Percent is assumed when recording the tank level after delivery during Sales Shipping Feedback Entry.

Specify the size of the tank. For example, 1000 (gallons).

Select a unit of measure for the tank. Bulk delivery units of measure are set up in SA Table Code Value Setup-Bulk Delivery Unit.

Specify the amount of bulk product in the tank that cannot be extracted or pumped out of the tank. This is used by BD Administrator Tank Calculation Report to determine usage. Specify the amount in the same unit of measure as defined in the Unit field.

This amount is automatically calculated by BD Administrator Tank Calculations Report. It cannot be manually set. Line Point/Maximum is calculated as:

Order Point/Minimum + Lead Time Demand

Line Point is not calculated for Will Call tanks, as no Delivery Due Date is calculated for this tank type.

Order Point/Minimum = Lead Time Demand + Safety Allowance

Order Point is not calculated for Will Call tanks, as no Delivery Due Date is calculated for this tank type.

The safety allowance, also called safety stock, is additional bulk stock that you use as a buffer during calculations to prevent a tank from going empty due to higher than expected daily usage. The safety allowance directly affects the order point. You must manually specify a safety allowance amount or percent. It is not calculated during BD Administrator Tank Calculations Report.

Select a type for the Safety Allowance, either Quantity or Percent.

Select a group. Bulk delivery groups are set up in SA Administrator Table Code Value Setup-Bulk Delivery Delivery Group.

Select a frequency by which you will replenish the tank. Fill cycles are set up in SA Administrator Table Code Value Setup-Bulk Delivery Fill Cycle.

Select the type of service you have negotiated with the customer for this tank. Your options include Keep Fill, Will Call, or Fill Cycle.

Select Keep Fill to replenish the tank based on the Estimated Empty Date as calculated by BD Administrator Tank Calculations Report.

Select Will Call to replenish the tank when the customer calls to request a bulk delivery. These tanks are excluded when the BD Entry Recommended Tank Replenishment Report is run.

Select Fill Cycle to replenish the tank based on the Fill Cycle.

Specify an asset identifier, if one is assigned. This field is for information only.

Specify the owner of the tank. For example, customer, distributor, 3rd party, etc.