| # How freight order and originating order changes affect clusters In practice, the originating orders of freight orders are changed frequently. Originating sales orders are changed if the customer wants more goods, less goods, or different goods, or wants the goods delivered on a different date. Similarly, originating purchase orders are changed if your organization’s requirements from the supplier change. If an originating order is changed, the corresponding freight order is also changed or deleted. If order header data, such as the planned delivery date, on the originating order of a freight order is changed, the freight order is deleted and replaced with a new freight order that has the new delivery date. The lines of the deleted freight order are also deleted and replaced or, if a freight order exists with a matching delivery date, the lines are allocated to the freight order with the matching delivery date. If order line data, such as the quantities are changed on the originating order lines, the corresponding freight order lines and cluster lines are changed accordingly. If the data, such as the transport means group, of a freight order line related to a cluster line is changed, the related cluster line is removed from its cluster and added to a cluster that match the properties of the changed cluster line. If no matching cluster exists, a new cluster is created for the cluster line. ERP deletes cluster/cluster lines Cluster lines related to deleted freight order lines are also deleted if the cluster lines belong to a Clustered, Actual, or Closed cluster. If a cluster has no cluster lines left, the entire cluster is deleted. If cluster lines of Actual clusters are deleted, the Cluster Changed check box is selected for the cluster, in which case you are advised to check the cluster contents and consider rerunning the clustering process. Freight order lines that are allocated to another freight order with matching data are not clustered. ERP changes cluster lines If order line data, such as the item, is changed on an originating order, the item of the corresponding freight order line and the related cluster line is changed accordingly. Clusters and cluster lines with the Clustered status If the data, such as the transport means group, of a freight order line related to a cluster line is changed, the related cluster line is removed from its cluster and added to a cluster that match the properties of the changed cluster line. If no matching cluster exists, a new cluster is created for the cluster line. Clusters and cluster lines with the Actual status If a cluster line of an Actual cluster is changed, the cluster line is removed from its cluster and added to an Actual cluster that match the properties of the changed cluster line. If the Actual cluster is changed, the Cluster Changed check box is selected for the cluster. If no Actual cluster matches the properties of the changed cluster line, the cluster line is added to a Clustered cluster with matching properties. If no matching Clustered cluster exists, a new Actual cluster is created for the cluster line. If a Clustered, Actual, or Subcontracted cluster is changed, LN recalculates the freight costs according to the setting of the Recalculation of Freight Costs parameter in the Freight Rates and Costs Parameters (fmfrc0100m000) session. After a cluster line is added or removed from a cluster, the loading and unloading time windows are recalculated for the cluster. |