When Schedule Orders for Printing (OE32) or Auto-Print Processor (OE33) is run, the Required Date on each product line dictates whether or not the order should be scheduled. If all of the lines are future dated, the order will not schedule. The 'To Ship' and 'Backorder' quantities for the product line are set to zero.

You can update the Required Date for each product line independently of the header Required Date using the More Details functionality on the OE30/Lines folder.

Modifying the header Required Date allows you the opportunity to update all existing product line Reuqired Dates or just the header Required Date. When the header Required Date is adjusted, the following message displays: "Update the required date for all detail lines on the order? Yes/No". Select Yes to update the Required Date for all existing product lines or select No to update only the header Required Date.

Note: All orders will schedule (barring any order holds or un-preauthorized EFT payments) unless the entire order is future dated. Future order lines are released once the lines are no longer deemed to be future dated by executing the Release Future Orders (OE64) program. For more information on OE64, click here.

The header Required Date is passed to the Required Date at the product line level.

You cannot update the Required Date for the product line(s). The Required Date field in the More Details Data window is not accessible.

Modifying the header Required Date automatically updates all of the product lines.

Controlling your orders with Order Management does not use the Future Order functionality. All order lines on the OE30/Lines folder always display the appropriate 'To Ship' and 'Backorder' quantities prior to allocation.

Stock is allocated to the product lines through the Manual Allocation Override (OM30) program, and scheduled and printed through the Schedule/Print Orders (OM33) program.