Understanding the Lot Start Workfile Generation Program (R44H700)
To begin the Lot Start process, you must first run the Lot Start Workfile Generation program (R44H700) to generate records in the Lot Start Workfile (F44H711). The workfile records contain detail by lot, cost code, and contract number and specify whether the price was determined by national purchasing. You can use the Work with Lot Start Workfile form to manage budgets and commitment generation.
You can run the R44H700 program in one of these three modes:
Prestart
Prestart mode creates lot job master records and accounts, which are copied from the area job for a specified cost code range. Prestart mode also creates invoices and payments for administrative cost codes, such as permits. Prestart mode does not generate workfile records in the F44H711 workfile or create budgets or commitments.
Proof
Proof mode allows you to verify contracts prior to committing a lot. Proof mode creates lot job master records if they were not previously created, copies template accounts, and creates records for verification in the Lot Start Generation Workfile (F44H71W1). Subsequently, the Lot Start Workfile Generation program (R44H700) uses data from the F44H71W1 table and creates a report. Proof mode does not save records in the F44H711 workfile. It does not create budgets, regardless of the processing option settings related to budget creation, nor does it retrieve purchase order numbers.
Final
Final mode creates lot job master records if they were not previous created, copies template accounts, optionally copies template budgets, and creates commitments and budgets in the F44H711 workfile. You can set processing options to specify if commitments and budgets are created in final mode.
When you generate the F44H711 workfile, the system integrates the following information from other tables in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Homebuilder Management system:
Bid information from the Bid Header table (F44H601) and the Bid Details (F44H611) table.
Takeoff information from the Takeoff Master table (F44H602).
Item pricing information from the Material Item Pricing table (F44H603).
Options from the Option Selections table (F44H511).
Commitment start date from the Lot Master table (F44H201).
Supplier assignment from the Vendor Assignment table (F44H604).
During the initial workfile generation, the system uses this information:
The plan, elevation, and swing from the lot configuration (when you run the R44H700 program in proof or final mode).
The account structure from the cost code template that is identified in the plan or overridden in the Lot Master (F44H201).
The start date and contract release-through phase from processing option settings or from the F44H201 table.
The unprocessed options in the F44H511 table.
The R44H700 program will not select options that have been included in a previous workfile generation.
You must specify a commitment start date in the processing options before you run the R44H700 program. You can either enter a date or specify that the system uses the date that appears in the Lot Master table (F44H201).
When you run the R44H700 program, the system assigns a lot start generation number to each record that is created. You can use this number to search for a workfile record in the Lot Start Generation Workfile (F44H71W1). The system will enter a flag next to each bid and takeoff record that uses the national purchasing s. Each record also has a lot construction sequence number in the Lot Master (F44H201). You can either manually preassign that number or let the system automatically assign the next available sequence number. The system maintains lot construction sequence numbers within each community only.