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Order Tracking Site Setup

The system defaults for order tracking are set up using ‘Order Tracking Parameters/System Parameters’. This is where the default order tracking type is defined. This can be overridden at the customer level.

 

Field Name

Description

Validation

Default

Company Name

Company Name from Administration>Company Details

N/A

N/A

Order Tracking

None,

Order or

Part

Mandatory

Blank

Header/Part Level

These options change dependent on the Order Tracking type

Mandatory

Blank

Default Freight Forwarder

Enter the code for the Freight Forwarder where Orders are created for this site

Optional

Blank

Default Customs Broker

Enter the code for the Customs Broker where Orders are created for this site

Optional

Blank

Validate Parts Classified in Orders

Select whether parts are required to be classified before they are used in Orders

Optional

Yes

Created By/On

This is the user to first entered the Order Tracking details for the client and when

N/A

System Generated

Modified By/On

This is the user who last updated the Order Tracking details for the client and when

N/A

System Generated

The following is a description of the different order level tracking type processes: 

Order Tracking

Level

Description

Advantages/Disadvantages

Order

Shipment

User enters/loads order header.

User enters/loads shipment header.

 

User creates the job.

 

Order status is updated based on order header milestones.

 

Shipment related milestones are updated from the shipment until the job is created.

Advantage: Tracking of order prior to job creation.

Disadvantage: More Data Entry

Order

Job

User enters/loads order header.

 

User creates the job.

 

Order status is updated based on order header milestones.

 

Shipment related milestones are updated from the job once it is created.

 

A link is created to the order from the job.

Advantage: Less Data Entry

Disadvantage: Tracking of order shipment status from job entry only.

Part

Shipment Line

User enters/loads order header.

User enters/loads order lines.

 

User enters/loads shipment header.

User enters/loads shipment lines.

 

User creates the job.

 

Order status is updated based on order header and line milestones.

 

Shipment related milestones are updated from the shipment until the job is created. Order line quantities are updated from the shipment lines.

 

A report is used to highlight discrepancies between the order line quantities and the supplier’s invoice.

Advantage: Tracking of order prior to job creation.

Ability to track parts at container level.

Disadvantage: More Data Entry

Part

Shipment

Advantage: Tracking of order prior to job creation.

Ability to track parts at container level.

Disadvantage: More Data Entry

Advantage: Less Data Entry

Disadvantage:

Tracking of order line shipment status from suppliers invoice entry only.

Part

Job

User enters/loads order header.

User enters/loads order lines.

 

User DOES NOT enter shipment header.

User DOES NOT enter shipment lines.

 

User creates the job.

A link is created to the order from the job.

 

Order status is updated based on order header and line milestones.

 

Shipment related milestones are updated from the job. Order line quantities are updated from the suppliers invoice.

Advantage: Less Data Entry

Disadvantage: Tracking of order shipment status from job entry only.

Tracking of order line shipment status from suppliers invoice entry only.

 

Default

 

Please refer to Order Tracking System Parameters Screen

 

Updated: February 8, 2016 — 5:05 am
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