1. Sales Order Management Implementation Guide
  2. Recommitting Future Sales Orders

Recommitting Future Sales Orders

When you recommit future orders, you can specify that the system:

  • Check customer credit limits on future sales orders.

  • Hard-commit items on future sales orders.

  • Put future sales orders on hold for review.

When you recommit future sales orders, the system compares the scheduled pick date in the F4211 table to today's date plus the number specified as commitment days in the Branch/Plant Constants program (P41001). For example, if you enter a sales order for a bike on June 5 and specify the promised date as June 12, with five commitment days in the branch/plant constants, the system performs this calculation:

June 12 > (June 5 + 5 days) = future commit

Because the item promised date (June 12) is greater than the sales order entry date (June 5) plus the number of commitment days specified in the Branch/Plant Constants program (that is, 5), the system future commits the order. When the promised date of the item equals the sales order entry date plus the number of commitment days, the system relieves the future-committed order.

When the recommit procedure is complete, you can print a report that lists each detail line that has future-committed items. This report is helpful if you want updated information about future commitments.