Branch/plant constants enable you to configure the processing of daily transactions for each branch/plant in the supply chain management systems. Branch plant setup is critical, and each option is significant.
Before setting up branches/plants, you must set up branches/plants in the business unit | application Work With Business Units (P0006).
Select EnterpriseOne menus: EnterpriseOne menu | Inventory management | Daily processing | Inventory Management Set up | Branch Plant Constants and enter the branch/plant information as shown in the following image:
A Short item number is an eight-character number that you use when you do not want to use it as the primary item number. The short number is a system-generated number that is generated automatically through the next number application. Leave this field blank to indicate that you want to use this item number as the primary number. That is, you use it most often to enter or review information. If this is not the primary number, you must enter a special symbol to identify it. Use a symbol that is not significant for any other purposes of entry, such as /, *, or&.
Make sure that you do not use a period or a comma as a symbol. The JDE system allows only the characters already described.
In the Branch Plant Constants setup, if you leave the second item number field blank then this indicates that you want to use this item number as the primary number. If the second item number is not the primary number, a special symbol should be used to identify it.
The Third item number is a number of up to 25 characters in length for when you do not want to use it as the primary number. A blank field indicates that you want to use this item number as the primary number. If this is not the primary number, you must enter a special symbol to identify it. Use a symbol that is not significant for any other purposes of entry such as /, *, or &.
When you enter a number preceded by this character, the system recognizes the number as the customer's or supplier's number. The system then uses the cross-reference table to match the number to the item number. You must complete this field if you want the system to perform cross-referencing.
Setting up Cross Reference UDC 41/DT identifies the type of cross-reference setup for this customer. Examples of cross-reference types include substitutes, replacements, and customer and supplier item numbers.
The character or symbol will be used to separate segments within an item number based on the template that is associated with the item number. If this field is left blank, the system displays the segments as one string of characters.
Numbers from 1 — 14 identify the current accounting period. The system uses this number to generate error messages, such as PBCO (Posted Before Cut Off) and PACO (Posted After Cut Off).
Inventory commitment involves committing the inventory through sales orders, based on the Branch Plant constants setup. This value in days is added to the current date and compared with the promised ship date for the order line. If the promised date is greater than the calculated date, the order line is future-committed in the Item Location Table F41021 table.
It is suggested that you define how the system should calculate item availability for each branch/plant. Item availability affects how the system calculates back orders, cancellations, and customer delivery time. The following image shows the item availability definition setup.
Following are the User Defined Codes (UDC) used for the document type maintenance program P40040.