| # Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400) Use this session to maintain sales order parameters that determine how the sales order and sales order history business objects operate. Click Print on the toolbar to print and compare the parameter settings in the Print SLS Parameters (tdsls0400m000) session. Note You can only maintain the parameters that are related to sales orders in this session. Use the Initialize Parameters (tcmcs0295m000) session to set the default values of the parameters for the whole package. Related topics Overview of sales order handling Description A user-defined name that identifies the parameter settings. Effective Date The date and time the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid until the effective date of a more recent parameter setting. Modifying EDI Orders Allowed If this check box is selected, you can manually modify orders with the origin EDI. Note ERP LN cannot create freight orders for sales orders that originate from EDI. Related topics Electronic Data Interchange Integration Sales and Freight Management Generate Projects from Internal EDI Orders If this check box is selected, projects received by means of intercompany order exchange are generated in the receiving company. ERP LN only generates the project if this is received in combination with product variant data. If this check box is cleared, ERP LN does not generate the project code, but prints a list. To generate a project automatically, you must start the Generate (Project) Structure for Sales Orders (tdsls4244m000) session from the Sales Order - Lines (tdsls4100m900) session, or the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session. Confirm Back Orders automatically If this check box is selected, back orders are confirmed automatically. Back orders can be automatically confirmed when: Deliveries are reported back from Warehouse Management, and if the Shipping Constraint field in the Ship-to Business Partners (tccom4111s000) session is None. Deliveries are reported back from Purchase Control with the Update Sales / Service Order with Delivery Information (tdpur4222m000) session. This applies if the sales order has a linked direct delivery purchase order. Related topics Back order handling for sales orders Direct delivery sales orders Release Back Orders automatically to Warehousing If this check box is selected, back orders are released automatically to Warehouse Management after confirmation. If this check box is cleared, the order type determines whether the back order is released automatically to Warehouse Management or must be manually released after confirmation. For more information, refer to Flexible sales order processing. Related topics Back order handling for sales orders Convert Purchase Advice automatically to Purchase Order If this check box is selected, ERP LN automatically converts purchase order advices to purchase orders. If this check box is cleared, you must manually confirm and transfer purchase order advices to purchase orders in the Confirm Purchase Order Advice (whina3211m000) session and the Transfer Purchase Order Advice (whina3212m000) session. Note Purchase order advices are generated in the Generate Purchase Order Advice for Sales Order (tdsls4240m000) session. Related topics Direct delivery sales orders Release Additional Cost Lines automatically to Invoicing If this check box is selected, and a sales order contains order based additional cost lines, these lines are automatically released to Central Invoicing if another line of the same sales order is already released to Central Invoicing. Note If this check box is selected, ERP LN cannot release additional cost lines to Central Invoicing before a normal sales order line on the same sales order is released. Related topics Additional costs - order based Margin Control If this check box is selected, the margin control function is enabled. ERP LN checks whether the sales price of an item on a sales order line or quotation line differs too much from the target price. You can determine the action to be taken (blocking, signaling, or logging) in the Margin Control Parameters (tdsls0120m000) session. The target price is determined by the Target Price for Margin Control field in the Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400) session. Note For margin control, the allowed deviation from the target price by upper and lower margins can be defined in the Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000) session. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Sales order checks. Related topics Overview of margin control Gross Margin Check Headers If this check box is selected, ERP LN performs gross margin checking on the sales order header. ERP LN only performs gross margin checking if: The Margin Control check box in the Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400) session is selected. The Gross Margin Control check box in the Sales Order Types (tdsls0594m000) session is selected. The margin base (target price) is the cost price of the item, expressed in the reference currency. Note For gross margin control on header level, the allowed deviation from the target price by upper and lower margins can be defined in the Sold-to Business Partners (tccom4110s000) session. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Sales order checks. Related topics Overview of margin control Gross Margin Check Lines If this check box is selected, ERP LN performs gross margin checking on the sales order line or quotation line. ERP LN only performs gross margin checking if: The Margin Control check box in the Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400) session is selected. The Gross Margin Control check box in the Sales Order Types (tdsls0594m000) session is selected. The margin base (target price) is the cost price of the item, expressed in the reference currency. Note For gross margin control on line level, the allowed deviation from the target price by upper and lower margins can be defined in the Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000) session. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Sales order checks. Related topics Overview of margin control Check on Actual Sales Quotations If this check box is selected, and sales quotations for the item and the sold-to business partner exist, ERP LN displays a warning during order input. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Disable unused concepts and Sales order checks. Time-Phased Inventory Check If this check box is selected, ERP LN performs a time-phased inventory check on the availability of sufficient inventory during the item's order lead time. ERP LN does not consider the difference between the inventory on hand and the allocations at order entry. Instead, ERP LN considers the difference between the inventory on hand and all planned inventory transactions during the entire order lead-time. Note If the CTP Check for Sales check box is selected in the EP Parameters (cprpd0100m000) session, no time-phased inventory check, but a CTP check is executed for the planned item. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Sales order checks. Related topics Time-phased inventory check Extended Inventory Check If this check box is selected, an extended check on available inventory for sales order lines and sales order component lines can be performed. Whether or not this functionality is applicable for a sales order, depends on the setting of the Extended Inventory Check check box in the Sales Order Types (tdsls0594m000) session. If this check box is selected, a sales order's (component) lines receive an order promising status based on which delivery of the lines can or cannot be promised to the customer. Related topics Inventory shortage handling Extended Kit Handling Implemented If this check box is selected, extended functionality for the inventory handling of components is implemented, which enables you to handle components by means of component lines. If you handle components by means of component lines, the following is applicable: Overall visibility is provided on the entire structure of the sales order items and their components. Individual components can be shipped. For each component an outbound order line is created. Individual components can be directly delivered. For each component a purchase order line is created. BOM changes can be processed during the order lead time. Invoices are created for completed sales order line items or for surplus. If this check box is cleared, limited functionality for the inventory handling of components is implemented. You cannot handle components by means of component lines. Related topics Overview of kit handling in Order Management Confirm Component Back Orders automatically If this check box is selected, back orders for component lines are automatically confirmed. Back orders can be automatically confirmed when: Deliveries are reported back from Warehouse Management, and if the Shipping Constraint field in the Ship-to Business Partners (tccom4111s000) session is None. Deliveries are reported back from Purchase Control with the Update Sales / Service Order with Delivery Information (tdpur4222m000) session. This applies if the sales order has a linked direct delivery purchase order. Related topics Overview of kit handling in Order Management Back order handling for sales orders Direct delivery sales orders Log Component History If this check box is selected, history data for sales order component lines is logged. If this check box is selected, history is written to the Sales Order Line Components History (tdsls4553m000) session. If the Log Actual Order Delivery History check box is also selected in this session, history is also written to the Sales Order Line Component Actual Deliveries History (tdsls4557m000) session. The following is logged for component lines: Creation of lines. Manual changes and modifications due to BOM changes. Termination and cancellation of lines. Finalization of lines. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Log history data. Related topics Overview of kit handling in Order Management Reopen Closed Sales Orders Allowed If this check box is selected, you can reopen sales orders with the Closed status and update these orders. When you reopen a Closed sales order, its status changes to Modified. As a result, you can add new order lines and/or you can change the sales order header. Note If this check box is selected, the Reopen Closed Sales Order command is available on the Specific menu of the Sales Order - Lines (tdsls4100m900) session. Number Group Sales Orders / Sales Schedules The number group for sales orders and schedules. Related topics To use number groups and series Step Size for Sales Order Lines The step size of position numbers of a sales order line. First Position Number for Additional Costs Sets The first position number of an order line that is used for order based additional cost sets. This is the first position number for a sales order line with additional costs. Note In the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session, you cannot enter position numbers that are equal to or greater than the value indicated in the First Position Number for Additional Costs Sets field. In the Sales Additional Cost Set Items (tdsls0528m000) session, you cannot enter position numbers that are lower than the value indicated in the First Position Number for Additional Costs Sets field. Related topics Additional costs - order based Recalculation of Additional Costs You can indicate whether or not additional costs must be recalculated after modification of an order or shipment. No The additional costs are not recalculated. You can manually maintain additional costs. Interactive ERP LN asks you whether the additional costs must be recalculated. You can still manually maintain the additional costs, but if you let ERP LN recalculate the additional costs, the manual changes can be lost. Automatic You cannot maintain the additional costs. The additional cost are automatically recalculated. Order based additional costs Additional costs can be recalculated in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session when you approve the order. Shipment based additional costs Additional costs can be recalculated in the Shipment (whinh4630m000) session when you freeze or confirm the shipment. Note You must define additional costs in a cost set. To define additional cost sets, use the Sales Additional Cost Sets (tdsls0124m000) session. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Recalculate additional costs. Related topics Additional costs for sales orders and schedules Target Price for Margin Control You can determine which price will be used as a target price in margin control. This field does not apply to gross margin control. For gross margin control, the target price always is the item's cost price, as recorded in the Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000) session, or if an effectivity unit is involved, as recorded in the Effectivity Unit (tcuef0102m000) session. Note You can only define this field if you have selected the Margin Control check box. If the item is an effectivity unit, upgrade prices are included in the sales price, the suggested retail price, and the selling price. You can view the upgrade prices for a specific effectivity unit in the Effectivity Unit (tcuef0102m000) session. Allowed values Price Used for Margin Control Related topics Overview of margin control First Position Number for Promotion Premium You can define a position number that will be used on sales orders for premiums. Related topics Promotion scenarios in ERP Blocking Block if Credit Limit is Exceeded If this check box is selected, and the credit limit defined in the Invoice-to Business Partners (tccom4112s000) session is exceeded, the sales order procedure is blocked. Related topics Credit rating Order blocking Signal if Credit Limit is Exceeded If this check box is selected, ERP LN displays a warning message if you create a sales order that exceeds the credit limit defined in the Invoice-to Business Partners (tccom4112s000) session. Related topics Credit rating Block if Invoice is Overdue If you create a sales order, ERP LN checks whether or not the invoice-to business partner has overdue invoices. If this check box is selected, and the invoice-to business partner has overdue invoices, the sales order is blocked for the activity recorded in the Block As of Activity field in the Sales Order Types (tdsls0594m000) session. Note If this step is not defined in the order type used on the sales order, the order is not blocked. Signal if Invoice Is Overdue If you create a sales order, ERP LN checks whether or not the sales order has overdue invoices. If this check box is selected, and the invoice-to business partner has overdue invoices, ERP LN displays a warning message for the activity recorded in the Block As of Activity field in the Sales Order Types (tdsls0594m000) session. Note If this step is not defined in the order type used on the sales order, the order is not blocked. Block if Customer is Doubtful If this check box is selected, the sales order is blocked for an invoice-to business partner that is characterized as Doubtful. Note You can indicate that a business partner is Doubtful in the Invoice-to Business Partners (tccom4112s000) session. The order is only blocked if a point in the procedure is specified in the Block As of Activity field in the Sales Order Types (tdsls0594m000) session. Signal if Customer is Doubtful If this check box is selected, and you create a sales order for an invoice-to business partner that is characterized as Doubtful, ERP LN displays a warning message. Note You can indicate that a business partner is Doubtful in the Sold-to Business Partners (tccom4110s000) session. Block if Inexperienced Operator If this check box is selected, the sales order is blocked if the user is characterized as an inexperienced operator in the Sales User Profiles (tdsls0139m000) session. Block if Credit Review Is Overdue If this check box is selected, the sales order is blocked if the invoice-to business partner's credit review is overdue. Related topics Credit control Signal if Credit Review Is Overdue If this check box is selected, and you create a sales order and the invoice-to business partner's credit review is overdue, ERP LN displays a warning message. Related topics Credit control Block if ZIP Code Cannot be Found If this check box is selected, and ERP LN cannot recognize the ship-to business partner 's ZIP code, the sales order is blocked. Signal if ZIP Code Cannot be Found If this check box is selected, and a ZIP code cannot be found, ERP LN displays a warning message. Block if ZIP Code Is Flagged as Doubtful If this check box is selected, and the ZIP code is characterized as doubtful, the sales order is blocked. You can indicate that a ZIP code is doubtful in the ZIP Codes/Postal Codes (tccom4136s000) session. Signal if ZIP Code Is Flagged as Doubtful If this check box is selected, and you create a sales order and the ZIP code is characterized as doubtful in the ZIP Codes/Postal Codes (tccom4136s000) session, ERP LN displays a warning signal. Refuse Blocked Direct Deliveries If this check box is selected, and the sales order is blocked, ERP LN cannot generate a purchase order for a direct delivery. You must first unblock the sales order. Related topics Direct delivery sales orders Allow Inventory Commitment If this check box is selected, inventory commitment can occur when a sales order line is blocked. Note You can only commit an order if blocking is not allowed during the commitment step, which you can define in the Sales Order Types (tdsls0594m000) session. Acknowledge Blocked Order Lines on Ship Complete Order When producing a sales order acknowledgment, you can indicate the printing procedure for order lines that are blocked as a result of a ship complete order. Maximum Holding Days The maximum number of days that an order can be on hold. This field is used to determine the expected release date for a blocked order (line).
    Expected release date = blocking date + Maximum Holding Days.
Installments Method of Releasing Installment Lines You can indicate how installment lines are released to Central Invoicing. Allowed values See Method Releasing Instalment Lines Related topics Installments Item for Advance Payment Installments The fictitious item to which all installment orders are posted of the Advance Installment Type. This item must be a cost item, which you can define in the Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000) session. Such a fictitious item is required for two reasons: The sales history and sales statistics are entirely item-based. As a result, invoice installments must be linked to an item code in order to be included in the sales history and sales statistics. This enables sales statistics to give insight in the invoiced installment turnover. If the interface between the Sales Control module and Central Invoicing is implemented, the invoiced installment turnover will be posted to the latter. This interface, too, is item-based. Note In advance payment installments must be invoiced and paid by the business partner before goods can be delivered. Related topics Installments Item for Normal Installments The fictitious item to which all installment orders are posted of the Normal Installment Type. This item must be a cost item, which you can define in the Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000) session. Such a fictitious item is required for two reasons: The sales history and sales statistics are entirely item-based. As a result, invoice installments must be linked to an item code in order to be included in the sales history and sales statistics. This enables sales statistics to give insight in the invoiced installment turnover. If the interface between the Sales Control module and Central Invoicing is implemented, the invoiced installment turnover will be posted to the latter. This interface, too, is item-based. Note Normal installments are invoiced before or at the delivery of goods. Related topics Installments Item for Guarantee Installments The fictitious item to which all installment orders are posted of the Guarantee Installment Type. This item must be a cost item, which you can define in the Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000) session. Such a fictitious item is required for two reasons: The sales history and sales statistics are entirely item-based. As a result, invoice installments must be linked to an item code in order to be included in the sales history and sales statistics. This enables sales statistics to give insight in the invoiced installment turnover. If the interface between the Sales Control module and Central Invoicing is implemented, the invoiced installment turnover will be posted to the latter. This interface, too, is item-based. Note Guarantee installments can only be invoiced after all the nonguarantee installments are invoiced and all the goods are delivered. Related topics Installments Link Installments to Projects If this check box is selected, installment turnover is displayed by project. All order lines of the same installment are linked to the same project. If this check box is cleared, you cannot link installments to a project. Related topics Installments Apply Tax to Installments If this check box is selected, tax is charged on installments. The tax amount charged on installments is deducted from the tax charged on the goods during invoicing. Related topics Installments Reasons Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Doubtful Customer You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because an invoice-to business partner is characterized as Doubtful. Note You can use the Invoice-to Business Partners (tccom4112s000) session to indicate whether a business partner is Doubtful. Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Credit Limit You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because an invoice-to business partner has exceeded a defined credit limit. Note The hold reason category of the predefined hold reason code for credit limit must be Credit Check. You can define hold reasons in the Hold Reasons (tdsls0190m000) session. You can define a credit limit for an invoice-to business partner in the Invoice-to Business Partners (tccom4112s000) session. Related topics Credit rating Order blocking Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Margin Control You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because a sales order line fails a margin control check. Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Overdue Invoices You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because an invoice-to business partner has overdue invoices. Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Inexperienced Operator You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because the user is characterized as an inexperienced operator in the Sales User Profiles (tdsls0139m000) session. Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Overdue Credit Review You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because an invoice-to business partner's credit review is overdue. Related topics Credit control Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Can't Find Zip Code You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because ERP LN cannot recognize a ZIP code. Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Doubtful Zip code You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because the ZIP code is characterized as Doubtful in the ZIP Codes/Postal Codes (tccom4136s000) session. Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Gross Margin Check You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because the sales order fails the gross margin check on the sales order header or the sales order line. Pre-Defined Hold Reason - Item Signal Code You can select a predefined hold reason code for a sales order (or component line) that is blocked because it has a signal code attached which indicates block order, or order line. Pre-Defined Hold Reason - EDI Originating Order You can select a predefined hold reason code for sales orders that are blocked because they originate from electronic data interchange (EDI). Pre-Defined Cancellation Reason for Ship/Cancels The predefined cancellation reason to be used when the delivery constraints are Ship Line & Cancel. Note that this reason code determines how the canceled quantity is recorded in ERP LN. Pre-Defined Credit Rating Code You can select a predefined credit rating code that will be used if the invoice-to business partner has overdue invoices. Note You can define and modify credit ratings in the Credit Ratings (tcmcs0164s000) session. You can link credit ratings to an invoice-to business partner in the Invoice-to Business Partners (tccom4112s000) session. Related topics Credit rating Order blocking Change Customer's Credit Rating If the invoice-to business partner has overdue invoices, you can indicate whether credit ratings must be changed into a predefined credit rating, as defined in the Pre-Defined Credit Rating Code field. Allowed values See Change Customer's Credit Rating for Overdue Invoices Related topics Order blocking Changes Mandatory Entry of Change Codes Use this field to specify whether or not ERP LN prompts you to enter change code information whenever you cancel or make changes to a sales order header in the Sales Orders (tdsls4100m000) session, to a sales order line in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session, or to a delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Change Codes Mandatory If this check box is selected, and you add, change, or cancel a sales order line, it is mandatory to enter change code information on the order line. This applies to lines that are linked to a sales order with the In Process status. Automatic Assignment of Change Order Sequence Numbers If this check box is selected, a change order sequence number is automatically generated when a sales order is (re)printed or (re)generated by means of EDI, after which the number can be selected on a changed sales order (line). If this check box is cleared, you must manually enter change order sequence numbers, which can be selected on a changed sales order (line). Note The change order sequence numbers are available in the Sales Order - Change Order Sequence Numbers (tdsls0153m000) session. Default Change Reason Code for Add Order Line The change reason that is defaulted to the sales order (delivery) line when you add a sales order (delivery) line to the sales order. When you split a delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session, ERP LN defaults this change reason to the Change Reason Lines field of the new delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Note You can overwrite this code in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session and the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Related topics Cross-docking and splitting deliveries Default Change Type for Add Order Line The change type that is defaulted to the sales order (delivery) line when you add a(n) (delivery) order line to the sales order. When you split a delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session, ERP LN defaults this change type to the Change Type Lines field of the new delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Note You can overwrite this code in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session and the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Related topics Cross-docking and splitting deliveries Default Change Reason Code for Change Order Line The change reason that is defaulted to the sales order (delivery) line when you change a sales order (delivery) line, or when a back order is created in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. When you split a delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session, ERP LN defaults this change reason to the Change Reason Lines field of the split delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Note You can overwrite this code in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session and the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Related topics Cross-docking and splitting deliveries Default Change Type for Change Order Line The change type that is defaulted to the sales order (delivery) line when you change a sales order (delivery) line, or when a back order is created in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. When you split a delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session, ERP LN defaults this change type to the Change Type Lines field of the split delivery line in the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Note You can overwrite this code in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session and the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Related topics Cross-docking and splitting deliveries Default Change Reason Code for Cancel Order Line The change reason that is defaulted to the sales order (delivery) line when you cancel a sales order (delivery) line. Note You can overwrite this code in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session and the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Default Change Type for Cancel Order Line The change type that is defaulted to the sales order (delivery) line when you cancel a sales order (delivery) line. Note You can overwrite this code in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session and the Sales Order Delivery Lines (tdsls4101m100) session. Retrobilling Retro-Billing Implemented If this check box is selected, the retrobilling functionality is available. Note If you select this check box, you must save the parameter settings before you can define the Order Type Retrobilling field. Retro-Billing Cost/Service This field determines whether or not the price of cost items and/or service items can be influenced during the retrobilling process. Related topics Retrobilling Order Type Retrobilling The default sales order type that is used for new sales orders that are created during the retrobilling process. Related topics Retrobilling Order Type Retrobilling The default sales order type for sales orders that are created during the retrobilling process. Related topics Retrobilling Number Group Retro-Billing The default number group for sales orders that are created during the retrobilling process. Related topics To use number groups and series Retrobilling Number Group Update The default number group for the retrobilling update process when you run the Generate Retrobilled Price Change Advice (tdsls3270d000) session. Related topics To use number groups and series Retrobilling Date for Generating Retrobilled Advice This field determines which date is used for the selection range in the Generate Retrobilled Price Change Advice (tdsls3270d000) session. You have the following options: Delivery Date The original sales order's planned delivery date is used for the price change calculation. Transaction Date The original sales order's transaction date is used for the price change calculation. Invoice Date The original sales order's invoice date is used for the price change calculation. Note The default value is Transaction Date. Related topics Retrobilling Miscellaneous Method of Printing Discount on Order Acknowl. You can determine how amounts and discounts are printed on order acknowledgments. Allowed values See Print Goods Amount and Discount on Purchase Notes Example The order discount for a sales order is 10%
Quantity | Price | Discount
1 | 100 | 5%
2 | 100 | 10%
    Gross goods amount           = 300.00
    Order line discount (amount) = 5 + 20 = 25.0
    Order discount (amount)      = 10% of 275.0 = 27.5
    Total discount (amount)      = 52.5
    Net goods amount             = 247.5
Commitment Lead Time Factor The commitment date is calculated during inventory commitment. Part of this calculation is the item's commitment lead time. This lead time can be a factor times the item's normal lead time plus a constant. In this field you define the value of the factor in the following formula:
    Commitment lead time = factor * order lead time + constant
Commitment Lead Time Constant (Hours) The commitment date is calculated during inventory commitment. Part of this calculation is the item's commitment lead time. This lead time can be a factor times the item's normal lead time plus a constant. In this field, you define the value of the constant in the following formula:
    Commitment lead time = factor * order lead time + constant
Order Priority Method You can select the method that is used to determine the order priority. You have the following options: Simulation The priority is calculated based on the values of the fields defined in the simulation code. Delivery Date The priority is calculated based on the delivery date. Note You can define simulation codes in the Priority Simulations (tdsls4524m000) session. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Sales order priority method. Related topics Order priority (simulations) Constant 1 for Back Order Priority ERP LN uses this parameter to assign a higher priority to back orders. When back orders are confirmed, the priority is changed according to the following formula:

    np = op ÷ (nbo * co1) - co2
    npNew priorityopold priorityco1contant 1co2contant 2nbonumber of back orders
If constant 1 is zero, the formula is as follows:
    New priority = old priority - constant 2
Constant 2 for Back Order Priority Use this parameter to assign a higher priority to back orders. When back orders are confirmed, the priority is changed according to the following formula:

    np = op ÷ (nbo * co1) - co2
    npNew priorityopold priorityco1contant 1co2contant 2nbonumber of back orders
If constant 1 is zero, the formula is as follows:
    New priority = old priority - constant 2
Profit Calculation Based on Cost Price or Sales Price You can determine how the profit percentage is calculated. Note You can only define this field if you have selected the Gross Margin Check Headers check box and/or the Gross Margin Check Lines check box. Allowed values See Profit based on Cost Price/Selling Price Related topics Overview of margin control Method of Deleting Order Data The way in which order/schedule data is removed. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Delete order data. Allowed values Method of removing orderdata Method of Deleting Order History Data The way in which order/schedule history data is removed. Note You can delete order/schedule history data in the Archive/Delete Sales Order/Schedule History (tdsls5201m000) session. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Delete history data. Allowed values Method of removing orderdata Log Order History If this check box is selected, history must be logged for sales orders. If this check box is selected, sales order history is logged in the following sessions: Sales Order History (tdsls4550m000) Sales Order Line History (tdsls4551m000) The sales order history consists of the following transaction data: Intake Each addition or change to a sales order line or deletion of a sales order line. Cancellation Each cancellation of a sales order line. Turnover Each processed sales order line. Important! Sales order history is not only used for future analysis, but also for reconciliation, commissions and rebates, and statistics. Reconciliation, which is based on the sales order actual delivery line history in the Sales Order Actual Delivery Line History (tdsls4556m000) session and the sales order line history in the Sales Order Line History (tdsls4551m000) session, can only be applied if you select this check box. To always use the same parameter history setting for a specific sales order, the current parameter setting is defaulted to the Log Order History field in the Sales Orders (tdsls4100m000) session at the moment the sales order is created. During the life cycle of the sales order, this field cannot be changed. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Log history data. Related topics Reconciliation - overview Overview of commissions and rebates Statistics Log EDI Order History If this check box is selected, history must be logged for sales orders that are generated through electronic data interchange (EDI). If this check box is selected, sales order history is logged in the following sessions: Sales Order History (tdsls4550m000) Sales Order Line History (tdsls4551m000) The sales order history consists of the following transaction data: Intake Each addition or change to a sales order line or deletion of a sales order line. Cancellation Each cancellation of a sales order line. Turnover Each processed sales order line. Note Sales order history is not only used for future analysis, but also for reconciliation, commissions and rebates, and statistics. Reconciliation, which is based on the sales order actual delivery line history in the Sales Order Actual Delivery Line History (tdsls4556m000) session and the sales order line history in the Sales Order Line History (tdsls4551m000) session, can only be applied if you select this check box. To always use the same parameter history setting for a specific sales order, the current parameter setting is defaulted to the Log EDI Order History field in the Sales Orders (tdsls4100m000) session at the moment the sales order is created. During the life cycle of the sales order, this field cannot be changed. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Log history data. Related topics Reconciliation - overview Overview of commissions and rebates Statistics Start Logging History at Indicate when you want the sales order history to be logged. Note To always use the same parameter history setting for a specific sales order, the current parameter setting is defaulted to the Start Logging History at field in the Sales Orders (tdsls4100m000) session at the moment the sales order is created. During the life cycle of the sales order, this field cannot be changed. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Log history data. Allowed values Start Logging History at Level of Intake Logging Indicate which sales order history must be logged for intake transactions. Note If this parameter is set to Last and you want to: Cumulatively update the commissions and rebates, you need information to counterpost the previous values. Therefore, after a relation is set to Processed in the Sales Order - Relations (tdcms0140m000) or Sales Order Line - Relations (tdcms0141m000) session, all intake transactions will be logged as history records. Update the statistics, you need information to counterpost the previous statistics. Therefore, after the Processed in Statistics check box is selected in the Sales Order Line History (tdsls4551m000) session, all intake transactions will be logged as history records. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Log history data. Allowed values Level of Intake Logging Log Actual Order Delivery History If this check box is selected, history must be logged for actual delivery data. If this check box is selected, sales order actual receipt history is logged in the following sessions: Sales Order Actual Delivery Line History (tdsls4556m000) Sales Order Line Component Actual Deliveries History (tdsls4557m000), if the Log Component History check box is also selected in this session. Note Reconciliation, which is based on the sales order actual delivery line history in the Sales Order Actual Delivery Line History (tdsls4556m000) session and the sales order line history in the Sales Order Line History (tdsls4551m000) session, can only be applied if you select this check box. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Log history data. Related topics Reconciliation - overview Rush Terms of Delivery Use this field to define the default terms of delivery for a rush order. Related topics Rush orders Rush Terms of Payment Use this field to define the default terms of payment for a rush order. Related topics Rush orders Availability Type An indication of the type of activity for which a resource is available. With availability types, you can define multiple sets of working times for a single calendar. For example, if a work center is available for production on Monday through Friday and available for service activities on Saturdays, you can define two availability types, one for production and one for service activities and link these availability types to the calendar for that work center. Note The availability type influences the lead time of a sales (rush) order. Related topics Availability types Rush orders Return Rejection Order Type The default return order type that is used when you reject delivered goods in the Sales Order Invoice Lines (tdsls4106m100) session and a return order must be generated for the rejected goods. Note This field is only available if the Customer Approval check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0500m000) details session. You can only select return orders of the Return Rejects type. Related topics Customer approval Consignment Invoicing Order Type The default order type that is used to invoice consigned inventory that is consumed. Related topics Inventory consumption - process overview Consignment in Order Management Consignment (owned) inventory Shipment Cost Order Series The series for sales orders with shipment based additional costs. Related topics Additional costs - shipment based Shipment Cost Order Type The default order type for sales orders with shipment based additional costs. Related topics Additional costs - shipment based Search Date for Terms and Conditions When a sales order or sales schedule is entered, this date is used to search for valid terms and conditions that can be defaulted to the order or schedule. Allowed values Search Date Type Related topics To retrieve terms and conditions Copy Templates Prompt for Copy Templates If this check box is selected, copy templates are used in the copy sales order (line) process. Note You can copy sales orders and sales order lines in the Copy Sales Order (tdsls4201s000) session. Related topics Copy templates Copy Template for Sales Orders The default copy template for sales orders that are copied in the Copy Sales Order (tdsls4201s000) session. Related topics Copy templates Copy Template for Sales Return Orders The default copy template for sales return orders that are copied in the Copy Sales Order (tdsls4201s000) session. Related topics Sales return orders Copy templates |