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Assignment Scope	Global Sourcing Rule*	Local Sourcing Rule	Bill of Distribution
Global	Yes	No	Yes
Organization	No	Yes	No
Category of Item	Yes	No	Yes
Category of Items in an Organization	No	Yes	No
Item	Yes	No	Yes
Items in an Organization	No	Yes	No
Table 1 - 46. Sourcing Rules vs. Bill of Distribution Assignments

*A global sourcing rule has an unspecified receiving organization.

Since not all assignment types are valid for both sourcing rules and bills of distribution, the effect of the Sourcing Rules vs. Bill of Distribution Assignments table is illustrated in a linear hierarchy in the following table. The rows below override rows above them.

Assignment Scope	Sourcing Mechanism
Global	Global Sourcing Rule
Global	Bill of Distribution
Organization	Local Sourcing Rule
Category of Item	Global Sourcing Rule
Category of Item	Bill of Distribution
Category of Items in an Organization	Local Sourcing Rule
Item	Local Sourcing Rule
Item	Bill of Distribution
Items in an Organization	Local Sourcing Rule
Table 1 - 47. Assignment to Levels

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