Simultaneous Online and Batch Demand
On-line and batch demand can be used simultaneously by including the Demand Interface in your order cycle and placing demand through the Sales Orders or Schedule Orders windows. For example, you can have an order cycle that has Demand Interface as the cycle action between Enter and Pick Release. For orders that use that order cycle, you place demand on-line so that you can give the customer a promise date over the phone. The result of the cycle action Demand Interface remains Eligible, waiting for the Demand Interface to process the order line. When the interface program processes the eligible demanded order lines, it recognizes the existing demand and does not place additional demand. Instead, it sets the result for the cycle action to Interfaced.
See Also
Overview of Order Scheduling
Scheduling an Order or Order Line
Placing Demand
Demand Interface
