Field descriptions: Stock reordering

The parent company or companies.

You need to enter a Company or a Site.

The last date to include in the forecast.

The name of the item to manufacture or buy.

Enter or select the item codes to include a range of items in the requirements calculations.

For a single item, enter or select the same item code for the From item and To item fields.

For all components of a single item, where the item is defined as a bill of material, enter or select the same released item code for the From item and To item fields.

Leave blank to include all purchased and manufactured items, and components of all released items.

The preferred method for replenishing stock to meet the demand.

Production: The preferred replenishment method is a work order.

Purchasing: The preferred replenishment method is a purchase order.

Leave blank if the preferred replenishment method is a work order or a purchase order.

The code of the item to be manufactured or bought in.

The item name to be manufactured or bought in.

The stock site name.

The parent company name.

The code of the item to be manufactured or bought in.

The item name to be manufactured or bought in.

The method the stock reordering calculation recommends you use to replenish stock to meet the demand.

Production: The suggested replenishment method is a work order.

Purchasing: The suggested replenishment method is a purchase order.

The stock site name.

The suggested order quantity.

The quantity is not necessarily the same as the quantity appearing on the demand that triggered the requirement. It represents the quantity that the reorder calculations suggest is the best quantity to order, subject to the specified item-site replenishment rules and request criteria.

The quantity displays the unit of measure that will be used when you order the item, for example, meters, each, boxes.

The supplier code.

The supplier code is displayed by default if the supplier is the default supplier for the item.

If multiple suppliers supply the item, a supplier is nominated.

You can change the default or the nominated supplier to a different supplier.

If the Supplier records fail to nominate the supplier, you need to enter or select the supplier.

The date the item needs to be available to meet the demand.

The total price including tax for a single Stock unit.

The Gross price is calculated automatically from the supplier prices if the Supplier name is displayed by default. You can increase or decrease the default price per unit.

You need to enter the price per Stock unit for the item if the Gross price is zero or blank.

The Gross price is:

• Zero if you entered or selected the Supplier or changed the default or the nominated supplier to a different Supplier.
• Blank if the Supplier is blank.

The purchased item name.

The suggested order date.

The default is the current date. You can select a different date.

The suggested purchase quantity.

The quantity is not necessarily the same as the quantity appearing on the demand that triggered the requirement. It represents the quantity that the reorder calculations suggest is the best quantity to order, subject to the specified item-site replenishment rules and request criteria.

The Purchase unit defined for the item.

The purchasing site.

The Stock unit defined for the item.

The category that defines whether the routing and/or bill of material need to be added to the work order when it's created.

The default work order category is displayed but you can change it. The list of work order categories includes those delivered by Sage and work order categories created by your organization that identify with your production processes. The following work order categories are delivered by Sage:

Assembly: Create an assembly order. Only add the default list of components to assemble or to process the Released item at the specified Site to the work order. Do not add production operations to the work order.

Normal: Create an assembly line order. Add the default sequence of shop floor processes and list of components to build or maintain the Released item at the specified Site to the work order.

Rework: Create a production line order. Only add the default sequence of shop floor processes to rebuild or maintain the Released item at the specified Site to the work order. Do not add components to the work order.

The name of the item to be made.

The default is the Released item name. You can enter a different item name.

The suggested quantity.

The quantity is not necessarily the same as the quantity appearing on the demand that triggered the requirement. It represents the quantity that the reorder calculations suggest is the best quantity to order, subject to the specified item-site replenishment rules and request criteria. You can increase or decrease the suggested order quantity.

The quantity is expressed in the Stock unit defined for the item.

The name of the item to be made.

The item to be made is defined as a bill of material. The BOM status needs to be Available to use.

The planned production start date.

The default is the current date. You can select a different date.

The initial work order status.

Planned: This is the default value. You cannot track planned work orders. You can select Firm instead.

Firm: You can track production of, and component consumption for firm work orders.