Entering and releasing order holds

You can place an order on hold to prevent it from being processed. You might place an order on hold for reasons such as:

  • You have yet to settle prices and terms with the supplier
  • You are not sure whether you want to use the supplier
  • The supplier's minimum order amount is not being met
  • The order exceeds the budget

Getting ready

  • You should set up processing options for the Held Order Release program (P43070) in order to release the order hold.

How to do it...

  1. Access the G43A13 menu from the Fast Path, click on the arrow for Release Held Order, and then click on Values.
    How to do it...
  2. On the Default tab, enter the Order Type from UDC 00/DT that identifies the type of document.
  3. On the Default tab, enter the appropriate Release Code to specify the release code at the time the held order was released.
  4. On the Display tab, enter 1 to display SOs, or leave the field blank to display POs.
  5. On the Display tab, enter Y to display previously-released orders.
  6. The processing options on the Versions tab control which version the system uses when you call other programs from the Held Order Release program. You can define different versions in accordance with the business processes. If left blank, ZJDE0001 will be used.

How it works...

When you place an order on hold, you prevent it from being processed. You might want to put an order on hold if you have yet to reach price negotiations with the supplier or if the order exceeds budget. To have the system process an order that has been put on hold, you must release the hold. You can review all holds on a certain order and select the holds that you want to release. For budget holds, you can review the budget before releasing budget hold orders by accessing Trial Balance/Ledger Comparison from the Release Held Orders (Budget) program. Note that you cannot use Release Held Orders (Budget) to release an order on budget hold if the order is assigned an approval route. In that case, you must use the Approval Review program to approve and release the order.

Note

There are two types of order holds: budget holds and regular holds. Budget holds are for orders that exceed the budget. Regular holds are for all other holds.

There's more...

You cannot print or receive orders that are on hold. You must release the hold to continue processing the order. To release an order on hold, you must have the correct password.

See also

  • Setting up purchase orders in Chapter 4,Understanding and Setting up Procurement
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