Elements of a Supplier Ship and Debit Program

Suppliers programs are used to define the rules of a channel agreement between the distributors and their suppliers.

Generally, a distributor organizes their supplier programs into various types, each with their own rule structure and set of business processes. This structure is encompassed in a program type. When creating a program, the identification of a program type is required, as this drives a specific set of qualifiers, the integrations with Oracle Fusion Pricing and Order Management, and how channel transactions are executed.

The General tab contains details about the supplier ship and debit program including information about the supplier site and the alternate supplier sites. The Notes and Attachments tab contains details of attachments and notes that capture additional information about the program.

The elements of the supplier ship and debit program are:

• Additional Information: This section defines additional information about suppliers and sites for which the program is eligible.
• Products: This section defines rules to identify eligible items for the program. Product rules are treated as OR conditions.
• Market rules: This section defines details of the market rules to identify eligible customers. Market rules are treated as OR conditions.
• Mandatory rules: This section defines details of the mandatory rules used to identify the required program criteria. Program rules are treated as AND conditions.