1 Introduction to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Section 1.1, "JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management Overview"

• Section 1.2, "JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management Business Processes"

• Section 1.3, "JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management Integrations"

• Section 1.4, "JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management Implementation"

• Section 1.5, "Business Interface Integration Objects"

1.1 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management Overview

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system from Oracle supports the distribution and manufacturing industries. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system enables you to define multi-attribute style items, manage collections, forecast style item requirements, sell style items, procure materials, manufacture style items, allocate inventory, and deliver style items to customers.

With the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system, you can:

• Set up and manage multi-attribute style items and their related data.

• Define and manage collections.

• Forecast style item requirements.

• Price style items based on an individual item, collection, and distribution channel characteristics.

• Enter sales orders using matrix entry of style item information.

• Enter purchase orders using matrix entry of style item information.

• Generate a plan for the allocation of stock to orders for style items.

• Manage inventory of style items using matrix entry.

• Procure materials for the manufacture of style items with and without collections.

• Outsource all or part of the manufacturing processes for style items using outside operations.

• Set up and manage manufacturing functions such as bills of material, routings, and work orders for style items.

1.2 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management Business Processes

The following process flow illustrates the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management business processes:

Figure 1-1 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management business process flow

Description of "Figure 1-1 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management business process flow"

We discuss these business processes in the associated business process chapters in this implementation guide.

1.3 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management Integrations

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management is an integrated solution that supports JD Edwards EnterpriseOne base functionality. The system is integrated to support the distribution and manufacturing industries.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management integrates with these JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products from Oracle:

Figure 1-2 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system integrations

Description of "Figure 1-2 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system integrations"

We discuss integration considerations in the implementation chapters in this implementation guide.

1.3.1 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financials

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financials product from Oracle provides a versatile, cost-effective, and timesaving solution for managing your financial information. You use the systems that make up the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financials product to track information that financial users typically share.

1.3.2 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management system from Oracle stores item information, sales and purchasing costs, and quantities that are available by location. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system uses the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management system to set up style items. Programs in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management system define item information, such as how an item is identified and stocked.

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management enables you to track materials between inventory or storage locations and the shop floor. You can manage inventory issues and commitments, complete orders, and track order quantities throughout the production process.

1.3.3 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Manufacturing Management

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Manufacturing Management product from Oracle contains several JD Edwards EnterpriseOne systems including Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Data Management (PDM) and Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Shop Floor Management (SFM) systems.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Data Management system enables you to organize and maintain information about each item that you manufacture through the definition of bills of material and routings.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Shop Floor Management system enables you to control the flow of materials inside and outside the plant by managing and tracking manufacturing work orders. It provides an effective way to maintain and communicate information that the system requires to complete production requests.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Costing and Manufacturing Accounting systems from Oracle work with other JD Edwards EnterpriseOne systems to ensure that all product and manufacturing costs are tracked and transacted. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Costing system enables you to store and retrieve cost information. After you establish costs in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Costing system, the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Manufacturing Accounting system tracks the costs, reports variances, and posts manufacturing transactions to the general ledger.

1.3.4 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement and Subcontract Management

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement and Subcontract Management product from Oracle contains several JD Edwards EnterpriseOne systems including the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system from Oracle.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system controls all aspects of purchasing activities. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement enables you to generate blanket and purchase orders for raw materials to use in manufacturing style items. You can also automatically generate purchase orders for outside operations based on the routing instructions for style items.

1.3.5 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Requirements Planning

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Requirements Planning system from Oracle uses sales orders and forecasts to pass demand for items down through the bills of material to the components. The system also uses bills of material to determine component requirements for planned orders and work orders without a parts list.

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Distribution Requirements Planning, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Master Production Schedule, and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Material Requirements Planning provide suggested purchasing and manufacturing orders that are required to maintain a valid production schedule.

1.3.6 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Order Management

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Order Management (SOM) system from Oracle controls all aspects of processing sales orders. The system enables price list definition, matrix entry of style item information, and collection management.

1.3.7 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system from Oracle integrates with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system to provide carrier and shipment functionality.

At load and delivery confirmation, the system retrieves cost information and relieves inventory from the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management system. The cost retrieval information is based on any sales orders that are load and delivery confirmed as reported by the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system.

In addition, the system updates the general ledger.

1.3.8 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Warehouse Management

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Warehouse Management is an integral part of the manufacturing and distribution processes. It works in conjunction with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Shop Floor Management systems to manage inventory and the products that companies produce and ship.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Warehouse Management system controls many aspects of warehouse operations, from receiving and storing items to retrieving and shipping them.

1.4 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management Implementation

This section provides an overview of the steps that are required to implement the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system.

In the planning phase of your implementation, take advantage of all Oracle sources of information, including the installation guides and troubleshooting information.

When determining which electronic software updates (ESUs) to install for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system, use the EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant. EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant, a Java-based tool, reduces the time required to search and download ESUs by 75 percent or more and enables you to install multiple ESUs at one time.

See JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Software Updates Guide.

1.4.1 Global Implementation Steps

This table lists the suggested global implementation steps for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system:

• Set up global user-defined code (UDC) tables.

  See "Working With User Defined Codes" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools System Administration Guide.

• Set up fiscal date patterns.

  See " Setting Up Fiscal Date Patterns" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Financial Management Fundamentals Implementation Guide.

• Set up companies.

  See "Setting Up Companies" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Financial Management Fundamentals Implementation Guide.

• Set up business units.

  See "Setting Up Business Units" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Financial Management Fundamentals Implementation Guide.

• Set up next numbers.

  See "Setting Up Next Numbers" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Financial Management Fundamentals Implementation Guide.

• (Optional) Set up accounts and the chart of accounts.

  See "Setting Up Accounts" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Financial Management Fundamentals Implementation Guide.

• Set up General Accounting constants.

  See "Setting Up Constants for General Accounting" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications General Accounting Implementation Guide.

• Set up multicurrency processing, including currency codes and exchange rates.

  See "Preface" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Multicurrency Processing Implementation Guide.

• (Optional) Set up ledger type rules.

  See "Setting Up Organizations" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Financial Management Fundamentals Implementation Guide.

• Set up address book records.

  See "Entering Address Book Records" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Address Book Implementation Guide.

• Set up default location and printers.

  See "Working with Report Printing Administration" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Report Printing Administration Technologies Guide.

• Set up branch/plant constants.

  See "Defining Branch/Plant Constants" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Inventory Management Implementation Guide.

• Set up Manufacturing/Distribution automatic accounting instructions (AAIs).

  See "Setting Up AAIs in Distribution Systems" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Inventory Management Implementation Guide.

• Set up document types.

  See "Setting Up Document Type Information" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Inventory Management Implementation Guide.

• Set up shop floor calendars.

  See "Setting Up Shop Floor Calendars" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Shop Floor Management Implementation Guide.

• Set up manufacturing constants.

  See "Setting Up Manufacturing Constants" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Product Data Management Implementation Guide.

1.4.2 Apparel Management Implementation Steps

This table lists the suggested application-specific implementation step for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system:

• Activate the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system.

  See Activating the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management System.

• Set up next numbers for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system.

  See Setting Up Next Numbers for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management System.

1.5 Business Interface Integration Objects

A business interface is a set of components that implementation teams can use to create an integration between JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and an external system. Business interfaces can include one or more of these business interface components:

• Business Services

• Real-Time Events

• Batch Import and Export Programs

For additional information about business interfaces, and the business objects available for this product area, see these topics in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Business Interface Reference Guide:

• Business Interfaces Overview

• Style Item Creation