Understanding Lot Configuration
Many builders begin construction on houses that are not yet sold. These houses are commonly referred to as specification homes. Other builders deal only with presale houses, in which construction begins upon the sale of the house. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Homebuilder Management system enables you to configure a lot for either of these scenarios.
You set up lot configuration information in the Sales Workbench program (P44H500). Configuring a lot includes selecting the plan, elevation, and swing from a list of predefined choices for the chosen community and phase. The system updates this lot configuration information in the Sales Master (F44H501) and Lot Sales History (F44H501H) tables.
You can also add buyer information in the P44H500 program. The system stores the contact information for the buyer in the Address Book-Who's Who table (F0111).
In addition to selecting a plan and elevation, configuring a lot also involves choosing options. Options are features that a buyer can add to a base house to customize it. Option packages are groups of options that are predefined and sold as a package. Options and option packages are stored in the Option Master table (F44H401). The system tracks the revenue and cost variances between individual options and the combination of these options when they are included in an option package.
When the buyer is selecting options, the system displays only those options that are available in the specific area, community, phase, plan, and elevation of the lot. You can use the Select Options form to review available options. After a buyer selects options, you can review the choices and make changes, as necessary. This information might be of interest to members of the sales, purchasing, construction, accounting, customer service, and warranty departments. You can also review the option selection history on the Work with Option Selection History form.
See Setting Up Options.