Examples of Below Minimum Order Value Holds

Here are the rules for putting new orders on Below Minimum Hold (in this dialog, Min. Order Method is set to 'Total Outstanding Value' in CC00/Order Entry and Minimum Order Value = $20):

  1. If total order value = 0.00 but there is something shippable, the order will not be held and a picking slip will be printed. This test is to accommodate shipment of samples that go out no charge.

  2. Similarly, if the total order value is > $20 and the only item that is shippable has a value = 0 then a picking slip will print for the shippable product.

  3. In OE30 if the total order value is > 0 but < $20 then you get a warning message and an option to Put On Hold/Add to Order/Override Hold.

  4. If the total order value is > $20 but the shippable is < $20 you get no message in OE30. However, when OE32 sees that the shippable value is < $20 it puts the order on Below Minimum Order Hold. This is done to avoid INITIAL shipments of very low value without someone first having a chance to approve the shipment. Backorders of very low value are caught by the Below Minimum B/O Value test, but if OE32 didn't do this test for shipping document 01 then a low-value initial shipment would slip through.

The following examples demonstrate the 4 scenarios above:

TEST 1: Simulate shipment of samples at no charge

  • Order=1
  • B/O=0
  • Ship=1
  • Price=0.00

    Result: No warning in OE30; picking slip printed in OE34.

TEST 2: Simulate shipment of sample at no charge when other products are on backorder:

    LN001:
    • Order=1
    • B/O=1
    • Ship=0
    • Price=500.00

    LN002:
    • Order=1
    • B/O=0
    • Ship=1
    • Price=0.00

    Result: Picking slip will print for LN002.

TEST 3: Total order value below $20

  • Order=1
  • B/O=0
  • Ship=1
  • Price=1.00

    Result: Warning in OE30; order was put on hold; no picking slip printed.

TEST 4: Total order value > $20 but shippable < $20

  • Order=10
  • B/O=7
  • Ship=3
  • Price=5.00

    Result: Total order value > $20 but shippable < $20. No warning in OE30 but OE32 puts 1st shipment on hold.