1. Data Interface for Electronic Data Interchange Implementation Guide
  2. Understanding Inbound Requests for Quotes

Understanding Inbound Requests for Quotes

When a customer sends you requests for quotations (840/REQOTE), the translator software maps the data to a flat file, and the Inbound Conversion program copies them to the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) inbound interface tables. After the data is in the EDI inbound interface tables, you must copy it to the sales order management application tables so that the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Order Management system can process the purchase orders.

To copy the data, run the Inbound Edit/Update program from the Request for Quote (RFQ) Sales menu (G47211). The Inbound Edit/Update program retrieves the data from the EDI inbound interface tables and copies it to the Sales Order Management application tables.

Note: When you run the Inbound Edit/Update program, the Sold To and Ship To address data in the EDI inbound interface tables must be valid address book numbers. If the trading partner's ID differs from their address book number in the system, use the translator software's cross-reference feature to convert the ID number to the address book number.

When the Inbound Edit/Update program copies the data into the sales order management application tables, the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Order Management system:

  • Reads the order header EDI interface tables for order header information.

  • Retrieves order detail information from the order detail inbound EDI interface tables.

  • Edits order information.

  • Creates quote orders.

  • Sends a message to the message center if errors occur.

  • Prices the order.

  • Checks order hold conditions.

  • Creates a transfer cost transaction and a warehouse management request.

The process for receiving inbound requests for quotation is similar to the process for receiving purchase orders, except that you do not have to commit inventory.