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   To define a bill of distribution:

1. Navigate to the Bill of Distribution window.

2. Enter a unique bill of distribution name.

3. If the allocation percentage for this bill of distribution equals 100, Planning Active is checked. (See Step 7.)

Note: You cannot set the allocation percentage to less than or greater than 100 for sourcing rules that are already assigned in assignment sets.

4. Choose Copy From to copy the receiving and shipping organization information from another bill of distribution into this one.

5. Enter the effectivity dates for each receiving organization in this bill of distribution.

6. For each receiving organization, you can enter a number of shipping organizations. For each shipping organization, select a sourcing type to specify whether you make, buy, or internally transfer the item. You can also copy a list of shipping organizations from an existing bill of distribution.

Note: Suppliers and supplier sites must be predefined in Oracle Payables. See: About Suppliers.

7. Enter an allocation percentage for each shipping organization. Allocation percentage includes the number of planned orders issued to the part for the entire the planning horizon. Your total allocation may not exceed 100

If the allocation percentage for all the shipping organizations included within a range of effectivity dates equals 100, Planning Active is checked. If the sourcing rule is not planning active, the planning process will use the rule to assign planned orders.

Note: For bills of distribution that are already named in assignment sets, you cannot set the allocation percentage to less than or greater than 100.

8. Enter a numeric rank value to prioritize each sourcing type.

If you have two sources with the same allocation percentage, planned orders are sourced in rank order.

9. Select a shipping method, such as FEDEX, UPS, or rail. See: Defining Shipping Methods.

10. Save your work.

   To copy shipping organizations from an existing bill of distribution:

1. Select a sourcing type to specify whether you make, buy, or internally transfer the item.

2. Choose Copy Shipping Orgs From.

3. In the Find window, select a bill of distribution that includes the shipping organizations you want to duplicate in this new bill of distribution.

4. Choose OK.

   To purge a bill of distribution:

1. Select a bill of distribution name.

2. Choose Purge.

See Also

Viewing Sourcing Rules

Viewing Bills of Distribution

Viewing Sourcing Rule and Bill of Distribution Assignments

Viewing the Sourcing Assignment Hierarchy

Displaying an Indented Where Used

Displaying an Indented Bill

Defining Inter-Organization Shipping Networks

Defining Shipping Methods