Parameters are usually set for the system to follow during transactions. This page allows you to set OU level parameters for the “Purchase and Subcontract” business process chains. You can set the process parameters as well as the functional default values for the “Purchase and Subcontract” BPCs.
Select the “Set Parameters – Purchase” link from the “Org. Unit Parameter Setup” business component.
The “Set Parameters – Purchase” page appears.
Enter the following fields in the “Process Parameters” group box:
Auto update Supplier Item information from PO/SCO |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the item details that have been mapped to a supplier in the Supplier master can be automatically updated based on a Purchase Order, Release Slip, Subcontract Order or Subcontract Release Slip for the items in these transactions that are not already mapped to the transaction supplier in the supplier master. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Buyer Control needed |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the procurement of items have to be subjected to buyer control and also check transactions based on the buyer code and the items specified. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
PO/BPO Amended Rate different from Supplier Rate |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the amended item rate specified in a purchase order or a blanket purchase order can be different from the rate specified in the Supplier master for the transaction supplier You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Allow PO/BPO Rate different from Supplier Rate |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the item rate specified in a purchase order or a blanket purchase order can be different from the rate specified in the Supplier master for the transaction supplier. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Allow PO/BPOs only for approved Suppliers |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether purchase orders and blanket purchase orders can be raised only for supplier whose attribute has been set to “Approved” in the Supplier master. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Include Capital POs in Supplier Rating |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether “Capital” Purchase Orders and Release Slips that are raised for a supplier affects the supplier rating. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
Mod. Receipt details specified in PR/SCR in Orders |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the receipt details that are specified in a purchase order or a Subcontract Order, that has been raised covering a purchase request or a subcontractor request respectively can be modified. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Online Disposition postings - Orders |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether disposition Postings have to be done by Orders (Purchase Order or Release Slip or Subcontract Order or Subcontract Release Slip) upon their final approval. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Use Supplier Calendar |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the supplier calendar can be used while raising orders for that supplier. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Include Service POs in Supplier Rating |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the Service items in Purchase Orders and Release slips on a supplier would affect the supplier rating. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
Enable Supplier Rating |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the supplier rating feature must be enabled. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
Weightage for early delivery |
The weightage in percentage given to the supplier rating for early delivery of goods (Decimal). The value entered in this field must be between 0 and 100. |
Note: This field should not be left blank if the “Enable Supplier Rating” field has been set to “Yes”.
Payables Management - Implemented |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the “Payables Management” BPC has been deployed in the organization unit. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Restrict Order currency to Supplier currencies |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the currency of transaction specified in the Blanket Purchase Order, Purchase Order, Release Slip, Blanket Subcontract Order, Subcontract Order or Subcontract Release Slip must be one of the currencies that has been mapped to the supplier in the Supplier master. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Override Supplier-Item Mapping |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the items other than those that have been mapped for the transaction supplier in the supplier master can be specified in the transactions. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Override Supplier Terms and Conditions |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the terms and conditions that have been specified for a supplier in the Supplier master can be overridden with a different set of values in the transactions. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Action for Order Qty – Order Multiple Mismatch |
Use the drop-down list box to specify the action to be done when the ordered quantity of items does not match the order multiple specified for the item in the supplier master. You can select from “Block Transaction”, “Round Up to nearest multiple” or “Round Down to nearest multiple”. The system displays “Block Transaction” by default on launch of the page. |
Allow PO/BPOs for One Time Suppliers |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether purchase orders and blanket purchase orders can be raised for one-time suppliers. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Default details from Supplier master |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether details must be defaulted from the Supplier master in all the requesting and ordering transactions of “Purchase” and “Sub-contract” BPCs. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Integration with Fixed Assets Management |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the “Purchase” and “Sub-contract” BPC is integrated with the “Fixed Assets Management” BPC. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Integration with MAC |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the “Purchase” and “Subcontract” BPCs are integrated with “Management Accounting” BPC. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
Discrete Production - Implemented |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the “Discrete Production” BPC has been deployed in the organization unit. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
Maintenance Operations - Implemented |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the “Enterprise Asset Management” BPC has been deployed in the organization unit. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
Inventory Management - System Implemented |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the “Inventory” BPC has been deployed in the organization unit. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Process Planning Implemented |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the “Process Planning” BPC has been deployed in the organization unit. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Sales Order Management - System Implemented |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the “Sales” BPC has been deployed in the organization unit. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Posting to Book Keeping |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether financial postings can be made from the “Purchase” as well as “Sub-contract” business components to the “Book Keeping” BPC. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
SO/PR/SCR Coverage mandatory |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the quantity of an item in Purchase Order, Purchase Release slip, Subcontract Order or Subcontract Release slip should be covered against requested quantity in purchase request or subcontract purchase request or sale order with processing action as “Buy” or “Dropship”. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Quotation rate modifiable in Order |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the item rate that is quoted in the Quotation can be modified in the ordering transactions that is, Purchase Order, Blanket Purchase Order, Subcontract Order, Blanket Subcontract Order referring to that quotation. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Auto update Supplier Item details from Quotation |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the item details that have been mapped to a supplier in the Supplier master can be automatically updated for the items in the quotation that are not already mapped to the supplier in the supplier master. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Shortclose SCO irrespective of Issues |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether a Subcontract Order or Subcontract Release Slip can be shortclosed irrespective of any Subcontracting issues that have been made to the subcontractor with reference to the Subcontract Order or Subcontract release Slip. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Attempt reservation on SCO Authorization |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether materials from inventory must be reserved through disposition postings upon the authorization of a subcontract order or a Subcontract release Slip. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
Modify issue/receipt details for External SCRs |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the details of the issue list or receipt list in external SCRs can be modified. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Allow cancellation of External PR/SCRs |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the login user can cancel an external subcontract request or an external purchase request. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Allow modification of External PR/SCRs |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the login user can modify the details of an external subcontract request or an external purchase request. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Note: External purchase requests or external subcontract requests are the requests raised in BPCs other than the Purchase or Subcontract BPCs respectively.
Allow Item association for multiple buyer codes |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the same item code can be mapped to multiple buyer codes in the Supplier master. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Allow GR for Suspended vendors |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether a goods receipt can be raised for materials sent by a supplier whose current status is “Inactive”. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Modify Inspection Type in GR |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the inspection type that has been specified in the Purchase Order, Purchase Release Slip, Subcontract Order or Subcontract Release slip can be modified in the goods receipt referring to the corresponding Order document. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Modify T/C/D Type in GR |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the tax, charges and discounts that have been specified in the Purchase Order, Purchase Release Slip, Subcontract Order or Subcontract Release slip can be modified in the goods receipt referring to the corresponding Order document. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Default ordering Doc T/C/D on GR creation |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the tax, charges and discounts details must be defaulted from the Purchase Order, Purchase Release Slip, Subcontract Order or Subcontract Release slip while creating the goods receipt referring to the corresponding Order document. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Allow GR for Advanced Delivery (Days) |
The number of days earlier than the need date specified in the Order document for which a goods receipt can be raised for an advanced delivery (Integer). The value entered here must be greater than zero. |
Allow GR for Delay Delivery (Days) |
The number of days later than the need date specified in the Order document for which a goods receipt can be raised for a delay delivery (Integer). The value entered here must be greater than zero. |
Allow receipt of shelf-life expired Items |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the items whose shelf-life has been expired can be accepted in Goods Receipt. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page. |
Shelf-life Tolerance (%) for Items Receipts |
The percentage of tolerance to the shelf-life of the items within which the shelf-life expired items can be accepted in Goods Receipt (Integer). The value entered here must be greater than zero. |
Note: This field should not be left blank if the “Allow receipt of shelf-life expired Items” field has been set to “No”.
No. of stages to do Freeze Receipt |
Use the drop-down list box to specify the number of stages of Freeze Receipt a receipt document (In the case of Document Level freeze receipt) or selected line(s) of a receipt document (In the case of Line Level freeze receipt) should go through to attain the status “Freeze Receipt”. You can select from “One” or “Two”. The system displays “One” by default on launch of the page. |
Default supplier’s Lot No. |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the supplier’s Lot number that has been specified as source lot number in the Goods receipt document would be used as the internal Lot number. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Default supplier’s Sub-Lot No. |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the supplier’s Sub-Lot number that has been specified as source Sub-Lot number in the Goods receipt document would be used as the internal Sub-Lot. number. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Default supplier’s Serial No. |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the supplier’s serial number that has been specified as source serial number in the Goods receipt document would be used as the internal serial number. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Assign Lot no. at Inspection/ Movement |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether lot numbers must be assigned to items at the time of inspection or movement of goods. You can select from “Inspection” or “Movement”. The system displays “Inspection” by default on launch of the page. |
Allow CC Usage modification at Movement |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether cost center usage defaulted from the referred order document in the Goods Receipt document can be modified at the time of movement of goods. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Rejection details mandatory |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether appropriate reason code must be specified for the items rejected during inspection. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default on launch of the page. |
Click the “Set” pushbutton to save the parameters for Purchase.
The system saves the OU level process parameters set.
To proceed, carry out the following
Select the “Set Function Defaults” link to set the functional default values.