Understanding Special Orders Processing
A special order requires different handling than a regular order. In many instances, a special order is a prerequisite to an actual order. Examples of special orders include:
Requisitions – preliminary requests for items and services.
Blanket Orders – large orders for which you want to receive periodic disbursements.
Quote Orders – requests for supplier price quotes.
Order Revisions – orders for which the system tracks modifications to orders.
You enter most special orders in the same way that you enter orders. You distinguish a special order by its order type. For example, when you work with a requisition, you usually enter an order type of OR (requisition orders). When you work with a blanket order, you usually enter an order type of OB (blanket order), and so forth.
Based on the line types, activity rules, and status codes that you set up for special orders, each special order type follows a different process cycle in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system or the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Subcontract Management system.
You can enter service unit information for services contract order lines during the contract order receipt process. Service units are informational only, so the system does not perform any validation against the values.