| # Purchase Releases (tdpur3120m000) Use this session to create, view, maintain, and delete purchase release headers. Note You can maintain release headers as long as no release lines are present in the Purchase Release - Lines (tdpur3121m000) session. Before you can delete a purchase release header, ERP LN first deletes linked release lines in the Purchase Release - Lines (tdpur3121m000) session. The way in which ERP LN creates purchase releases depends on whether: The purchase schedule is a non-referenced schedule or a referenced schedule. A purchase release already exists and what the status of the existing purchase release is. On the Specific menu, you can choose Lines to start: For material releases and shipping schedules, the Purchase Release - Lines (tdpur3121m000) session, in which you can view the purchase schedules that are stored under a specific purchase release. For sequence shipping schedules, the Production Synchronous Calls (tdpur3523m000) session, in which you can view the sequence shipping schedule (lines) that are stored under a specific purchase release. Note If the release type is Sequence Shipping Schedule, no purchase release lines are created in the Purchase Release - Lines (tdpur3121m000) session. The reason for this is that items in a sequence shipping schedule are required for a combination of vehicle number (VIN), line station, and assembly kit. For this reason, a link exists between the release header in the Purchase Releases (tdpur3120m000) session and the release lines in the Production Synchronous Calls (tdpur3523m000) session. On the Specific menu, you can choose: Create New Revision, to create a new release revision for a purchase release whose last release revision has the status Sent. In case the purchase release contains only referenced schedules, the new release revision receives the status Scheduled. In case the purchase release contains only non-referenced schedules, the new release revision receives the status Preview. Last Revisions, to only display the last revision of a purchase release. All Revisions, to display all revisions of a purchase release. Delete Purchase Revisions, to delete a purchase release's old revisions in the Delete Purchase Revisions (tdpur3222m200) session. If the purchase release contains only non-referenced schedules, the moment that a purchase release is sent is determined by the schedule issue date, which is calculated by the issue pattern as stored in the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session and/or the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session. If the purchase release contains only referenced schedules, the release is not sent based on schedule issue date. For this reason, select the Release EDI Message Directly check box in the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session and/ or the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session. If you select this check box, ERP LN automatically generates EDI messages for Scheduled purchase releases, which Electronic Commerce sends to the supplier. Related topics Using segment sets Purchase schedule release types Purchase releases To cluster purchase schedule lines Overview of purchase schedule handling Push schedules Pull forecast schedules Pull call-off schedules To create and update sequence shipping schedule lines Release Type The purchase release's release type. A release can be of the following types: Material Release A material release can contain push schedules or pull-forecast schedules. Shipping Schedule A shipping schedule can contain push schedules or pull call-off schedules. Sequence Shipping Schedule A sequence shipping schedule can only contain pull call-off schedules. You can define schedule release types in the Release Type field of the Purchase Contract Line Logistic Data (tdpur3102m000) session and/or the Release Type field of the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session. Related topics Push schedule Pull schedule Purchase schedule release types Overview of purchase schedule handling Issue Date For non-referenced schedule, this is the (next) schedule issue date. For referenced schedule, this is the date on which the purchase release is created for the first time. Warehouse The code of the warehouse where the goods must be delivered. Note For non-referenced schedules, ERP LN retrieves the warehouse from the Warehouse field in the Purchase Schedules (tdpur3110m000) session. For referenced schedules, ERP LN retrieves the warehouse from the Warehouse field in the Purchase Schedule - Lines (tdpur3111m000) session, which can differ from line to line. As a result, the schedule lines of the same pull call-off schedule can be stored under different purchase releases. Communication Channel The method that is used to communicate the purchase release to the buy-from business partner. Forecast Horizon Start The oldest start date and time of all schedule lines in a purchase release. Note If the status of a purchase release detail line becomes Scheduled, the value of the Start Date field in the Purchase Release Line - Details (tdpur3522m000) session is compared to the current field. If the start date in the Purchase Release Line - Details (tdpur3522m000) session falls before the date stored in the current field, the Forecast Horizon Start field is overwritten with the value of the Start Date field in the Purchase Release Line - Details (tdpur3522m000) session. Related topics Purchase releases Forecast Horizon End The latest start date and time of all schedule lines in a purchase release. Note If the status of a purchase release detail line becomes Scheduled, the value of the End Date field in the Purchase Release Line - Details (tdpur3522m000) session is compared to the current field. If the end date in the Purchase Release Line - Details (tdpur3522m000) session falls after the date stored in the current field, the Forecast Horizon End field is overwritten with the value of the End Date field in the Purchase Release Line - Details (tdpur3522m000) session. Related topics Purchase releases Shipment/Delivery Based This field indicates whether the schedules in the purchase release are Delivery Based or Shipment Based. Default value Whether a schedule is Delivery Based or Shipment Based is defaulted from the Shipment/Delivery Based field of the Purchase Schedules (tdpur3110m000) session. Release Text If this check box is selected, a text is present. Release The number of the purchase release. Note You can determine the default number group for schedule releases in the Purchase Contract Parameters (tdpur0100m300) session. You can determine the default series for the schedule release number group in either: The Purchase Offices (tdpur0112m000) session. The Purchase User Profiles (tdpur0143m000) session. Release Revision A number that uniquely identifies the revision of the release. The release revision number indicates the updates that are sent to the business partner. The release revision number of the first purchase release is always 0. ERP LN provides every revised purchase release with a new release revision number, which is one number higher than the previous revision number. Note If a release(line) is changed, and the status of the purchase release is Sent, every change in a released schedule or schedule line results in a new revision number. Related topics Purchase releases Purchase schedule release types Release Status The purchase release's status. A purchase release can have the following statuses: Preview. Scheduled. Sent. Related topics Purchase releases EDI Release Number A number used by Electronic Commerce that represents a combination of purchase release number and release revision number. Note You can determine the default number group for EDI release numbers in the EDI Release Series field of the Purchase Contract Parameters (tdpur0100m300) session. The generated EDI release number is defaulted to the Number field of the Messages to be Generated (ecedi7100m000) session. Related topics Purchase releases Purchase schedule release types Release Planner The planner who is responsible for this purchase release. Note You can only enter a release planner when the status of the purchase release is Preview or Scheduled. Buy-from Business Partner The business partner from whom you order goods or services; this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, terms of delivery, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner. Ship-from Business Partner The business partner that ships the ordered goods to your organization. This usually represents a supplier's distribution center or warehouse. The definition includes the default warehouse at which you want to receive the goods and if you want to inspect the goods, the carrier that takes care of the transport, and the related buy-from business partner. Ship-to Address The address to which the goods must be shipped. Note If the warehouse has dock (receipt) locations, which you can define in the Warehouse - Dock Locations (whwmd2120m000) session, ERP LN checks whether an address is defined for the relevant receipt location. If yes, this receipt address is displayed by default. Otherwise, the warehouse address, as defined in the Purchase Schedule - Lines (tdpur3111m000) session, is displayed. Generate Release per Vehicle If this check box is selected, the requirements on this purchase release are grouped by vehicle. If this check box is selected, the value of the Generate Release per Item check box in the Purchase Contract Parameters (tdpur0100m300) session determines whether the requirements on this purchase release are grouped by item or by business partner. Note This check box is only relevant for sequence shipping schedules. Default value The setting of this check box is defaulted from the Generate Release per Vehicle check box in the Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4120s000) session and cannot be changed. Generate Release per Item If this check box is selected, the requirements on this purchase release are grouped by item. If this check box is cleared, the requirements on this purchase release are grouped by business partner. Note For sequence shipping schedules, the requirements can also be grouped by vehicle. This is determined by the Generate Release per Vehicle check box in the Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4120s000) session. If the Generate Release per Vehicle check box is selected, the setting of the current check box is no longer relevant. Default value The setting of this check box is defaulted from the Generate Release per Item check box in the Purchase Contract Parameters (tdpur0100m300) session and cannot be changed. Create New Revision Creates a new purchase release revision, only for revisions with the status Sent. Last Revisions Displays only the last revisions of the releases. All Revisions Displays all revisions of the releases. |