Adding an SPS API Strategy

You can add an SPS API strategy for use in creating custom label formats and conditional data with the Infor SPS.

To add an SPS API strategy:

  1. Within the facility level, select Configuration > Strategies > SPS API Override Strategies from the WMS menu. The SPS API Override Strategy list view displays.
  2. Click New. The SPS API Override Strategy screen displays with general header fields on the top portion of the screen and detail fields on the bottom portion of the screen.
  3. Specify the header information:
    SPS API Strategy
    Identifying name of the strategy
    Description
    Description of the strategy
    Notes
    Specific notes pertaining to the strategy (optional field)
  4. With the Detail tab on the bottom portion of the screen selected, specify the detail information for the first step:
    Step Number
    Sequence number of the step. Initial default step number value is 10 with each new step added for the strategy incremented by 10. You can specify a step number or keep the displayed default.
    Description
    Description of the step.
    Active
    Check the selection to make the step active within the strategy.
    Notes
    Specific notes pertaining to the step (optional field).
  5. Click Save. The new strategy is created and the first strategy step displays in the Detail list on the bottom portion of the screen.
  6. Click the Detail icon next to the Step Number column to open the Detail view of the first step.
  7. Click the Conditions tab. Click the New button on the Conditions tab and specify conditions for the strategy step:
    Group
    Specify the Group numeric value. The group value is used for grouping of condition rows; condition rows with the same group number are grouped together. Condition rows are sorted numerically using the Group value.
    Data Source
    Select the data source. The data source indicates where the data used by the Condition will come from.
    Data Field
    Select the data field. Note that the available selections vary depending on the data source selected.
    Operator
    Select the operator value.
    Compare value
    Specify the compare value as necessary. Note that the Compare value field may not be editable depending on the operator value selected.
    Parameters
    Specify the parameters as necessary. Note that the Parameters field may not be editable depending on the operator value selected.
  8. Click Save. The condition is added. The conditions list displays in the Conditions tab with the new condition added to the list. You can add more Condition rows, as needed, by clicking the New button on the Conditions tab. As noted above, Condition rows are related to each other based on the Group value.
  9. Click the API Data Override tab. Click the New button on the API Data Override tab to specify override steps for the strategy step:
    Step Number
    Sequence number of the step. Initial default step number value is 10 with each new entry incremented by 10. You can specify a step number or keep the displayed default. Note that API Data Override step numbers are not related to Strategy step numbers.
    Target Group
    Specify the target group. The target group represents the data grouping within the API request. There are dozens of fields in the request and the target group is used to separate them into logical groups.
    Target Field
    Select the target field. Note that the available selections vary depending on the target group selected.
    Data Source
    Select the data source. The data source indicates where the data for the override will come from.
    Data Field
    Select the data field. Note that the available selections vary depending on the data source selected.
    Text value
    Specify the text value as necessary. Note that the Text value field may not be editable depending on the data field value selected.
  10. Click Save. The SPS API data override step is added. You can add more override steps, as needed, by clicking the New button on the API Data Override tab.