Understanding Order Header Information Entry

To generate an order, you must provide information about the supplier who is to fill the order, the branch/plant that is requesting the order, and the shipping address for the order. This information is called order header information.

The header information that you enter determines how the system processes the order. For example:

• Supplier information determines the address to which the order is sent, the payment terms for the order, and so forth.

• Origination information determines the business unit accountable for the order and the address to which the goods and services are to be delivered.

• Tax information determines how the system calculates taxes for the order.

Header information also includes the date the order is placed, the date the order is due, and reference information, such as the employee entering the order.

If you intend to apply basket-level pricing to an order, the order header must include an adjustment schedule. See Understanding Basket Price Adjustments for Procurement in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Advanced Pricing Implementation Guide.

Using the processing options for Order Entry, you can display a header form before the detail form. Depending on how you set the processing options, certain fields can display on the header form. If you bypass the header form, you must enter limited header information on the detail form. Based on the supplier and branch/plant that you enter, the system applies default values to the fields on the header form.