Start Automatic Distribution Order Release

Explanation

You can release many distribution orders at the same time using this activity. Criteria to be met by each distribution order that needs to be released can be specified. Using these criteria, distribution orders that should not be automatically released can be left out. 

The automatic distribution order release can be performed online, or different criteria can be set up and scheduled to run at recurring intervals. The scheduling possibilities provide an automatically handled standard procedure to determine which distribution orders should be released and when. The standard procedure should consider both the demand and supply sites' requirements regarding which distribution orders should be released and when.

The Default feature allows you to use the default settings when releasing the orders. Default settings are derived from the Database Tasks window set by the administrator.

Prerequisites

• Planned distribution orders must have been created.

System Effects

• The distribution order is stopped or released with a released customer order line and purchase order line connected to it.
• The distribution order is no longer possible to delete.
• A released distribution order is possible to reserve or cancel.
• Any errors that occur during the automatic distribution order release will be logged in the Background Jobs window.
• If you have scheduled the task as a background job, the task will be automatically performed based on the specified selection criteria. 

Window

Automatic Distribution Order Release

Related Window Descriptions

Automatic Distribution Order Release

Procedure

You can either perform the automatic distribution order release directly (procedure A), or schedule the task as a background job (procedure B).

A. To perform the automatic distribution order release directly: 

1. In the Automatic Distribution Order Release dialog box, enter a selection criteria. For example, your user coordinator in the Coordinator field, and a demand site and supply site you have used on a planned distribution order in the Demand Site and Supply Site fields respectively.
2. Click OK.

Note: Click Default if you want to use the default settings. 

B. To schedule the automatic distribution order release as a background job:

1. Click Schedule to open the New Database Task Schedule window. Set the scheduling parameters as desired and save. Scheduled tasks can be seen in Scheduled Database Tasks window.