Release Orders and Backorders Typical Cycles

Release orders and backorders:

  1. P/O Receipt & In Transit Entry (PO60)
    • Used to receive product into warehouse and into PointForce Enterprise (PFE).
    • Enter landing factors on the Landing Factors folder of PO60.
    • "Update batch" to put stock into inventory.

  2. P/O Receiving Register Print (PO64)
    • Printout used to summarize all products received (quantities, costs, landing factors, etc.).
    • Must be kept in safe place for future reference.
    • Usually printed once per day (as part of day-end routine).

  3. Release Backorders (OE61)
    • Used to release backorders by customer, by product, by order or by order line.

  4. Future Order Release (OE64)
    • Used to release future dated orders.
    • Future dated orders are released if the system run-date plus the "No. of Days for Future Orders" (set up in CC00/Order Entry) is greater than the order's release date.

  5. Future Order Release Audit Print (OE66)
    • Prints an audit report of the future dated orders that were released in OE64.

  6. Order Autoprint Processor (OE33)(in lieu of OE32/34)
    Schedule Orders & Print Shipping Documents
    • Used to schedule and organize sales orders for shipping.
    • Prints picking tickets for warehouse.
    • Enter acceptance codes upon completion of printing.

  7. Scheduled Order Recall (OE67)
    • Used to recall a previously printed sales order (picking ticket) for changes and re-printing.
    • Ensure old picking ticket is destroyed before new one is printed.

Supporting Inquiries:

  1. Product Consolidated Inquiries (IC45)
    • Used to query inventory items, on hand quantities, costs, open orders, invoice history.

  2. Customer Consolidated Inquiries (SU45)
    • Used to query customers, open orders, invoice history, AR balances, names & addresses.

  3. Order & Quote Consolidated Query (OE45)
    • Used to query open sales orders, products, sell prices.

  4. Invoice History Consolidated Query (IN45)
    • Used to query invoices from history, products, sell prices.

 
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