Demand Interface
The Demand Interface places demand for shipments in batch mode rather than online. Oracle Manufacturing products use this information for forecasting and planning product and schedule requirements. Demand placed through the Demand Interface is immediately available to all Oracle Manufacturing processes, reports, and windows that display demand. It is not necessary to run the Oracle Inventory Demand Manager to process batch demand.
Profile Options
The following profile option affects the operation of the Demand Interface:
- OE: Source Code - three key fields are interfaced to Oracle Inventory to identify each demand transaction uniquely: Order Number, Order Type, and Source Code.
Item Attributes
The following item attributes affect the operation of the Demand Interface:
- Assemble to Order - if this attribute is set to Yes, ATP is only successful as long as any components with the BOM attribute Check ATP set to Yes are available on the date requested.
- ATP Components - if an item has this attribute set to Yes, the Demand Interface searches for components of the bill with Check ATP set to Yes to include in an ATP inquiry. Oracle Order Entry/Shipping continues searching down the bill structure until it reaches a level where all items have the BOM Item Type attribute of Standard or the ATP components attribute is set to No.
- Check ATP - if an item has this attribute set to Yes, then Oracle Order Entry/Shipping automatically performs an ATP inquiry on the item before placing demand.
If the item is ordered as a component in a bill of material, Oracle Order Entry/Shipping considers the bill of material attribute Check ATP, instead of the item attribute, to determine when an ATP inquiry is required.
- OE Transactable - any item with this attribute set to Yes can have demand placed.
- Ship Model Complete - if this attribute is set to Yes on a PTO model or kit, ATP is only successful if all the components with the BOM attribute Check ATP set to Yes are available on the date requested.
Batch Demand
The Demand Interface places demand for any eligible order line or order line detail for a transactable item. An order line is eligible for demand when all prerequisite cycle actions have been successfully completed, based on your individual order cycles. You include the Demand Interface action in your order cycles for those types of orders where you generally place demand in batch. If you happened to place demand online for an order line in a cycle with Demand Interface as an action, the Demand Interface will recognize that demand already exists for the order line and automatically set the status to Interfaced.
Changes to Demanded Order Lines
If demand has already been placed by the Demand Interface, but you need to modify the quantity, warehouse, or schedule date, use the Scheduling alternative region on the Sales Orders window. Once your changes are committed, demand is immediately updated to reflect your changes.
Holds Effect on Eligible Order Lines
If you have defined any holds that are not specific to a particular cycle action (which would normally prevent the order from processing through any cycle actions), the Demand Interface still processes the order lines. Only holds that specify the Demand Interface in the Cycle Action field of the Holds window prevent the Demand Interface from processing the records. The Demand Interface ignores all other holds, including those for credit checking.
Available to Promise Checking
Oracle Order Entry/Shipping automatically performs an ATP inquiry (Available to Promise) on an order line for any item where the inventory item attribute or bill of material attribute Check ATP is set to Yes. When the item is ordered as a component in a bill, the bill of material attribute takes precedence. Order Entry/Shipping uses the order line or schedule detail line quantity and schedule date as the requested quantity and date. If the ordered item is a configuration or kit with additional ATP items in the bill structure, these items are also considered in the ATP evaluation. If your ordered item is a model or kit that must be shipped together, then the latest date for all components is considered the ATP date; or, if a group of order lines is in a ship set, the latest date for all lines in the ship set is the ATP date.
If the quantity you ordered is available on the date you requested:
- The Demand Interface cycle action is updated with a result of Interfaced.
- The order line Schedule Status field is updated to Demanded.
If the quantity you ordered is not available on the date you requested:
- The Demand Interface cycle action remains Eligible.
- The order line Schedule Status field remains blank.
- A message is recorded in the exceptions table identifying which component failed.
Cycle Action Results
The following cycle action results are possible for the Demand Interface:
- Eligible - the order line has passed all other cycle actions required to be eligible for Demand Interface, or the quantity you ordered is not available on the date you requested.
- Interfaced - demand has been placed for the full order line quantity.
- Partial - demand has been placed for a partial quantity of an order line with multiple schedule details.
Exception Handling
Any errors that occur, such as ATP failed, are recorded in the process exceptions table (SO_EXCEPTIONS). Use the Process Exception Report to report all the errors for the Demand Interface.
The Demand Interface program is only applicable for order cycles that include the Demand Interface cycle action.
Suggestion: Use the View Orders window to view orders' and order lines' cycle statuses.
Prerequisites
Before using this program to place demand, you should:
- Satisfy any other order or order line prerequisites that you have defined for the order cycle.
Submission
In the DEMAND INTERFACE window, enter Demand Interface in the Name field.
Parameters
The Demand Interface program does not have any parameters.
See Also
Order Cycles
Holds
Defining Order Cycles
Defining Holds
