Understanding the Standard Commitment Process
The standard commitment process is a commonly used order process in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Order Management system. This diagram illustrates the Sales Order Management Commitment process:
You must select the Backorders Allowed option on the Branch/Plant Constants form to specify whether to allow backorders for a specific branch/plant. You can allow backorders by item using the Item Master (P4101) or Item Branch/Plant (P41026) program, by customer using the Customer Billing Instructions program (P03013), or by branch/plant using the Branch/Plant Constants program (P41001). You must select the Backorders Allowed option in all programs for the system to backorder an item on a sales order.
You must also set the Activate Availability Checking processing option on the Commitment tab of the Sales Order Entry program (P4210) to 1. The system then performs availability checking. If the quantity is unavailable, the system issues a warning that the quantity for this item exceeds the available quantity. The system automatically backorders or cancels any quantity that is unavailable based on backorder information that is set up in the Item Master, Item Branch/Plant, Branch/Plant Constants, and Customer Billing Instructions programs.
You enter sales orders using the Sales Order Entry program (P4210 and P42101). When the backordered quantity becomes available, you print pick slips using the Print Pick Slips program (R42520). You confirm shipments using the Shipment Confirmation program (P4205).
In some industries, no stock is available when sales orders are entered, particularly for seasonal items. Thus, the standard sales order entry commitment process does not fully support the requirements of these industries. You use the allocation and delivery proposal processes to distribute items when stock becomes available.