1. Sales Order Management Implementation Guide
  2. Setting Up Branch/Plant Constants

Setting Up Branch/Plant Constants

Access the Branch/Plant Constants form.

Short Item Number Identifier

Enter a symbol to identify the eight-character short item number when you do not want to use it as the primary number.

Leave this field blank to use this item number as the primary number. That is, you use it most often to enter or review information.

If this is not the primary number, you must enter a special symbol to identify it. Use a symbol that is not significant for any other purposes of entry, such as /, *, or &. Do not use a period or a comma as a symbol. When you enter this item number on any other form, you must include this symbol as the first character.

Note: Only one field for item number symbols (SYM1, SYM2, SYM3, or SYM6) can be blank to identify it as the primary number. All others must include a unique symbol.
Second Item Number Identifier

Enter a symbol to identify the 25-character second item number when you do not want to use it as the primary number.

Leave this field blank to use this item number as the primary number. That is, you use it most often to enter or review information.

If this is not the primary number, you must enter a special symbol to identify it. Use a symbol that is not significant for any other purposes of entry, such as /, *, or &. Do not use a period or a comma as a symbol. When you enter this item number on any other form, you must include this symbol as the first character.

Note: Only one field for item number symbols (SYM1, SYM2, SYM3, or SYM6) can be blank to identify it as the primary number. All others must include a unique symbol.
Third Item Number Identifier

Enter a symbol to identify the 25-character third item number when you do not want to use it as the primary number.

Leave this field blank to use this item number as the primary number. That is, you use it most often to enter or review information.

If this is not the primary number, you must enter a special symbol to identify it. Use a symbol that is not significant for any other purposes of entry, such as /, *, or &. Do not use a period or a comma as a symbol. When you enter this item number on any other form, you must include this symbol as the first character.

Note: Only one field for item number symbols (SYM1, SYM2, SYM3, or SYM6) can be blank to identify it as the primary number. All others must include a unique symbol.
Symbol Customer/Supplier

Enter a character that identifies the customer's or supplier's number in the system. When you enter a number preceded by this character, the system recognizes the number as the customer's or supplier's number. The system then uses the cross-reference table to match the number to the item number. You must complete this field if you want the system to perform cross-referencing.

Symbol to Identify Segmented Item

Enter a character that identifies the segmented item in the system.

Segment Separator Character

Enter a separator character for segmented items in the system.

Commitment Method

Specify the method that the system uses to commit lot items from inventory. Values are:

1: Normal commit method. The system commits inventory from the primary location and then from secondary locations.

2: Commit method by lot number. The system commits inventory by lot number, starting with the lowest lot number and committing orders to available lots.

3: Commit method by lot expiration date. The system commits inventory from the locations with the earliest expiration date first. The system considers only locations with expiration dates that are greater than or equal to the sales order or parts list requested date.

Specific Commitment (Days)

Enter a number that the system uses to determine when to commit inventory to an order in sales order processing. This value in days is added to current date and compared with the promised ship date for the order line. If the promised date is greater than the calculated date, then the order line is future committed in the Item Location table (F41021).

Enter 999 to eliminate future commits.

Number of Days in Year

Enter the number of days in a year that the company is open for business. This field is required. You must specify a number from 252 to 365.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system uses this number to calculate the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ).

Customer Cross Ref. Code (customer cross-reference code)

Enter a code from UDC 41/DT that indicates the type of cross-reference setup for customers.

Supplier Cross Ref. Code (supplier cross-reference code)

Enter a code from UDC 41/DT that indicates the type of cross-reference setup for suppliers.

Purchasing

Enter a value from UDC 40/CM that indicates the cost method that the system uses to determine the cost of the item for purchase orders. Cost methods 01–19 are reserved.

Sales/Inventory Costing Method

Enter a value from UDC 40/CM that indicates the cost method that the system uses to calculate the cost of goods sold for the item. Cost methods 01–19 are reserved.

Current Inventory Period

Enter 1 to 14 to identify the current accounting period. The system uses this number to generate error messages, such as PBCO (posted before cut off) and PACO (posted after cut off).

Branch Country of Origin Code

Enter the 2-digit country code that indicates whether parts are made outside of the United States. Example values are:

  • CA: Canada

  • MX: Mexico

Enter the 3-digit code that indicates whether parts are made within the United States. The format for the values is U followed by the 2-digit state postal code. For example, UOH represents Made in Ohio, USA.

Backorders Allowed

Select this option to specify whether to allow backorders for this branch/plant.

You can allow backorders by item using the Item Master (P4101) or Item Branch/Plant (P41026) programs, 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.

Interface G/L (Y/N) (interface general ledger (yes/no))

Select to indicate that inventory transactions that are processed through this branch/plant create general ledger entries.

Write Units to Journal Entries (Y/N) (write units to journal entries (yes/no))

Specify whether the system moves units to the general ledger after the system records a journal entry from these programs:

  • P31111 (Work Order Inventory Issues)

  • P31112 (Work Order Completions)

  • P31802 (Work Order Journal Entries)

  • P4112 (Inventory Issues)

  • P4113 (Inventory Transfers)

  • P4114 (Inventory Adjustments)

  • P4116 (Item Re-Classification)

  • P41413 (Cycle Count Update)

  • P41610 (Tag Update)

  • R42800 (Sales Update)

  • P4312 (Receipts)

  • P4314 (Voucher Match)

  • P415021 (Update Operational Reconciliation)

  • P415101 (General Stock Movements)

  • P41514 (Bulk Manufacturing Gains/Losses)

  • R49700 (Cycle Billing)

  • P49510 (Bulk Load Confirmation - XT49799)

  • P49515 (Bulk Load Confirm Batch - XT49799)

  • P49530 (Package Load Confirm - XT49799)

  • P49572 (Upload Gantry Data - XT49799)

  • P49710 (Bulk Delivery Confirm - XT49799)

  • P49711 (Bulk Delivery Confirm Milk Run - XT49799)

  • P49715 (Bulk Disposition - XT49799)

  • P49720 (Package Delivery Confirm - XT49799)

  • P49731 (Mass Confirm Batch - XT49799)

Location Control (Y/N) (location control (yes/no))

Select to indicate that the system uses only locations in the Location Master table (F4100). You use location control to use only locations that are in the F4100 table. When the Warehouse Control option is selected, the Location Control option must also be selected. Clear the option and the system does not restrict locations to those in the F4100 table. The system uses all locations that conform to the location format that are defined on the Branch Location Definition form.

Warehouse Control (Y/N) (warehouse control (yes/no))

Specify whether the system creates warehouse transactions for the branch/plant.

Quality Control (Y/N) (quality control (yes/no))

Specify whether to activate the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Quality Management system from Oracle (system 37) for the branch/plant.

Use Product Cost Detail (Y/N) (use product cost detail (yes/no))

Specify whether distribution programs use total cost or detailed product costs.

Foreign Depot

Specify whether another company owns the branch/plant. The Bulk and Packed Load Confirmation programs use this code to determine whether the depot from which product is being loaded is a foreign depot. If it is a foreign depot, you must enter a valid borrow agreement during load confirmation.

Inventory Lot Creation (Y/N) (inventory lot creation (yes/no))

Specify whether the inventory transaction programs can create new lot or serial numbers in the system. If you leave this option cleared, the system does not allow the inventory transaction programs to create new lot numbers in the system. If you select this option, the system allows the inventory transaction programs to create new lot numbers in the system.

Location Segment Control (Y/N) (location segment control (yes/no))

Specify whether the system enables the Location Segment Specifications in the Location Definition program (P41001). The segment specifications determine how the system segments locations within a branch using UDC table (41/ER). You must select this check box to define segments for locations.

Purchase Order Issue Cost

Enter the amount that JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement uses to calculate the EOQ. This cost should be the estimate of the cost of materials, labor, and overhead that you incur when you issue a single purchase order. The default value is 00.

This example illustrates how the system calculates EOQ using the Purchase Order Issue Cost method:

S: Purchase Order Issue Cost = 15.0

I: Inventory Carrying Cost = nine percent (.09).

Y: Annual Sales in Units = 3,000

C: Unit cost of Item = 10.0

EOQ = the square root of ((2S/I) × (Y/C))

The square root of [(2)(15) ÷ 0.09] × 3,000 ÷ 10.0 = 316.23

Inventory Carrying Cost (%) (inventory carrying cost (percent))

Enter the percentage of inventory investment that JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement uses to calculate EOQ. The default value is zero. Enter the percentage as a decimal value.

This example illustrates how the system calculates EOQ using the Inventory Carrying Cost Percentage:

S: Purchase Order Issue Cost = 15.0

I: Inventory Carrying Cost = nine percent (.09).

Y: Annual Sales in Units = 3,000

C: Unit Cost of Item = 10.0

EOQ = Square root of ((2S/I) × (Y/C)) = the square root of (2(15) ÷ nine percent (.09)) × (3000 ÷ 10) = 316.23

Note: Access field help for the Economic Order Quantity field for more information about the EOQ formula.
General Ledger Explanation

Enter a code that the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management system uses to select the default description that appears on the second line of a journal entry in the general ledger. Values are:

1: Item master description (default value).

2: Primary item number.

Approval Route Code

Enter a code that determines to whom an order is routed for approval.