Defining System Constants

Access the System Constants form.

Set up system constants to determine how the system performs certain functions. For example, assume that you have several branch/plants and you use different units of measure for the items in each branch/plant. You can set a system constant to automatically convert units of measure by branch.

Unit of Measure Conversion by Branch

Select to enable the system to display the item-specific conversion table when you add an item to a specific branch/plant. If you do not select this option, the system displays the item-specific conversion table for all branch/plants from the Item Master table.

Update Average Cost On-Line

Select to enable the system to calculate a new average cost immediately after any transaction occurs that affects the average cost of an item. If you do not select this option, the system calculates a new average cost when you run the Average Cost Update program.

ECS Control (energy and chemical system control)

Select to enable the system to use the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Energy and Chemical System application from Oracle.

Allow Duplicate Lots

Enter a value from the Duplicate Lots Allowed (40/DU) UDC to specify whether the system is enabled to assign the same lot to multiple items.

Purchase Price Retrieval UOM (purchase price retrieval unit of measure)

Enter a value from the Purchase Price Retrieval UOM (40/PU) UDC table to represent the unit of measure that the system retrieves for the purchase base price (F41061) during purchase order processing. If you specify the unit of measure for transaction or pricing and the system does not find a record in that unit of measure, the system repeats the process using the primary unit of measure of the item.

Purchase Rebate Category Code

Enter a value from the Rebate Distribution Constants (43/RU) UDC table to specify which category code the system uses in the criteria for inclusion comparison.

Accelerated Pricing Resolution Engine

Select to enable the system to use the Accelerated Pricing Resolution Engine. Values are:

Blank or 0: Do not enable use.

1: Enable use.

2: Auto load.

Auto load automatically loads the cache when any user processes a transaction using one of the cached tables.

Note: Oracle recommends that you thoroughly read and understand the details of how the Accelerated Pricing Resolution Engine works, its limitations, and how to manage it before you enable it.