Defining Configurator Constants

Access the Configurator Constants Revision form.

You define configurator constants by branch/plant.

Segment Delimiter

Enter a character separator that you use with configured items during order entry. This character must be the same for each branch/plant. The default character is /.

Although you can specify a different character, you should not use an asterisk (*) and you should not change the value of this character after you specify it.

For the segment delimiter, use a character that could never appear within an answer to a segment question.

Configurator Error Character

Enter a code that indicates an error in the calculation, for example !. This code is a single character value. The default value is 1.

Display Calculated Segments

Enter a setting that indicates whether the system displays calculated segments during order entry. Values are:

0: Does not display calculated segments when you enter an order; however, it stores the value of the segment in history. When you enter a multilevel configured item, the system does not display levels that have only calculated segments. The default value is 0.

1: Displays calculated segments.

Document Type List

Enter the document type from the Quote Document Type List UDC (32/QL) that is used to define valid document types for sales quotes. For example, you could define sales quote document types by branch/plant or by type of quote, such as corporate or seasonal quotes.

Cost Sales Quotes

Specify which costs accumulate when the order type matches one of the sales quote document types. If you select this option, the Order Processing program (R31410) calculates the cost of the configured item based on the P, Q, R, and X (cost) assembly inclusion rules. If you clear this check box, the program calculates the cost based only on the P and X assembly inclusion rules.

Check Availability

Enter a code that specifies whether the system verifies that a configured parent item is in stock during sales order entry. The default value is 1.

The system searches inventory for a configuration that matches the parent item during sales order update. If the system locates more than one item, a form displays all matching locations, lots, and their available quantities. From this form, you can select an item to hard-commit during the update. If the system locates only one item, the item is hard-committed to inventory during the update.

The check availability feature might negatively affect system performance.

Note: Checking the availability of the configured parent item only works for sales order entry.

In Stock Line Type

Enter a code that controls how the system processes lines in a transaction. This field controls the systems with which the transaction interacts, such as Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne General Ledger, Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Job Cost, Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Accounts Payable, Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Accounts Receivable, and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management. It also specifies the conditions under which a line prints on reports, and it is included in calculations. Values are:

S: Stock item

J: Job cost

N: Nonstock item

F: Freight

T: Text information

M: Miscellaneous charges and credits

W: Work order