Understanding Advanced Preference Setup

Preferences are user-defined specifications for how the system processes an order. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system uses both basic and advanced preferences. Advanced preferences are set up using the same functionality as the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Advanced Pricing system uses. For example, in basic preferences, the groups that an item or customer belong to must be explicitly defined in the preference. In advanced preferences, item and customer groups are processed based on category code definitions, as in Advanced Pricing.

Advanced Pricing uses complex customer and item groups to manage pricing schedules. When you use advanced preferences, you also use complex customer groups and complex item groups to specify how the system processes the order. Advanced preferences are set up with schedules that specify how the system processes the preferences. The schedules support multiple preferences, different units of measure, and sequencing. You have flexibility to set up more complex preferences to match the complexities of the distribution system.

Advanced preferences consist of one or more preference names, or types, a preference schedule, and the preference detail information.

When you set up an advanced preference, you identify specific fields that the preference uses as default values when processing a specific order. You specify the specific fields and the return value fields.