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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/Priorities" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Using priorities</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1341532">
         <Level1>Priority</Level1>
         <Level2>using</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1341537">
         <Level1>Sourcing</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1341540">
         <Level1>Sourcing percentage</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000097" role="glossary">priority</Link> functionality
		enables you to add a certain rating to business partners who deliver the same
		item. If you want to order a specific item, LN assigns this order to
		the business partner with the highest priority (lowest number).</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>When a valid business partner is found with a specific
		  priority, LN stops
		  searching for business partners with lower priorities.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>There are only two reasons to continue searching for
			 business partners with a lower priority:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>The business partner is not effective on the supply date</ListItem>
            <ListItem>The business partner has a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000096" role="glossary">sourcing percentage</Link> of
			 0%</ListItem>
         </List>
      </Note>
      <Paragraph>If there are business
		partners with the same priority, but with minimum or maximum order quantities, LN also takes these
		quantities into account. If, for example, the minimum order quantity of a
		specific business partner is higher than the assigned order quantity, this
		business partner cannot deliver the item.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For examples of assigning order quantities to business partners
		based on sourcing percentages, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/SourPerc" role="manual">Using sourcing percentages</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/Sourcing" role="manual">Sourcing</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/SourPerc" role="manual">Using sourcing percentages</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>