10 Processing Special Orders

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Section 10.1, "Understanding Special Orders Processing"

10.1 Understanding Special Orders Processing

A special order requires different handling than a regular order. In many instances, a special order is a prerequisite to an actual order. Examples of special orders include:

• Requisitions – preliminary requests for items and services.

• Blanket Orders – large orders for which you want to receive periodic disbursements.

• Quote Orders – requests for supplier price quotes.

• Order Revisions – orders for which the system tracks modifications to orders.

You enter most special orders in the same way that you enter orders. You distinguish a special order by its order type. For example, when you work with a requisition, you usually enter an order type of OR (requisition orders). When you work with a blanket order, you usually enter an order type of OB (blanket order), and so forth.

Based on the line types, activity rules, and status codes that you set up for special orders, each special order type follows a different process cycle in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system or the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Subcontract Management system.

Note: Subcontract orders created directly in P4310 provide access to the user-defined fields on the Additional Properties and Category Codes tabs on the Contract Header form or the Contract Detail form. Purchase orders not created directly in P4310, such as transfer orders, direct ship orders, and order generation programs, do not provide access to the user-defined fields or order clauses. When the purchase order is generated, you can then access the order in P4310 to enter values in the user-defined fields.

Note: Blanket orders released by the P4310 program do not carry over the values in the user-defined fields on the Additional Properties and Category Codes tabs on the Contract Header form or the Contract Detail form.

You can enter service unit information for services contract order lines during the contract order receipt process. Service units are informational only, so the system does not perform any validation against the values.

See Also: "Understanding Special Order Processing" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Procurement Management Implementation Guide. "Working with Requisitions" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Procurement Management Implementation Guide. "Working with Blanket Orders" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Procurement Management Implementation Guide. "Working with Quote Orders" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Procurement Management Implementation Guide. "Working with Order Revisions" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Procurement Management Implementation Guide. "Setting Up Order Activity Rules" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Procurement Management Implementation Guide. "Working with Special Order-Entry Features" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Procurement Management Implementation Guide. "Creating Orders from Price Quotes" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Procurement Management Implementation Guide.