Create MPS Sourcing Rule

This activity allows you to create sourcing rules for MPS items. Tell me more

Select the “Create MPS Sourcing Rule” link under the “Supply Chain Model“ business component.

The “Create MPS Sourcing Rule” page appears.

Enter the following:

MPS Sourcing Rule	The unique number identifying the MPS sourcing rule.
	Press <Enter> key.
	The system checks if the MPS sourcing rule is left blank. If left blank, then the system displays error message. It also checks for the existence of the MPS sourcing Rule in the MPS sourcing rule master for the login Business Unit. If it does not exist, then the system displays an error message. The system retrieves the corresponding MPS sourcing rule details in the header and the multiline.
	Help facility available.
Desc.	The description of MPS Sourcing Rule.
	Zoom facility available.
Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the status the MPS sourcing rule. You can select from “Active”, “Inactive” or “Draft”. The system displays “Active" by default on launch of the page.
Maintained By	Use the drop-down list box to select the “Maintained By” control units responsible for definition and managing the MPS Sourcing Rule. The system retrieves the values in ascending order for which the login user has “All” access permission. The system displays “First Value” by default on launch of the page.

Click the “Get” pushbutton to retrieve the MPS sourcing rule details.

The system retrieves the Desc, Status, Maintained By details in the header and Source, Plant Warehouse, Allocation %, Supplier Code details in the multiline. The Allocation % field is rounded off based on the precision details. The system then clears the MPS sourcing rule No field in the header.

Enter the following in the “Sourcing Details” multiline:

Source

Use the drop-down list box to select the source of the item. Mandatory. You can select from “Production”, “Purchase”, “Subcontract”, “Stock Transfer” or “Blank” . The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page. If this field is left blank, then the system displays an error message.

Note: The system checks the source of the item. If the selected source is “Stock Transfer”, then it checks whether the plant warehouse allows stock transfer issues to be made from “Storage Administration” business component. If above condition is not satisfied, then the system displays an error message.

If the selected source is "Purchase" or "Subcontract" and If the supplier code is specified, then the system checks the supplier exist for the Business Unit and is in “Active” status from the “Supplier” business component. If the above condition is not satisfied, then the system displays an error message.

If the selected source is "Manufactured" or "Stock Transfer" and if the supplier code is specified, then the system displays an error message.

Plant Warehouse	The number identifying the plant warehouse in case if the source is “Production”. Mandatory. Otherwise, it refers to the warehouse of the selected source. If this field is left blank, then the system displays an error message .
	Help facility available.

Note: All the plant warehouses specified should be valid for the same Business Unit as that of the “Maintained By” control unit. The system checks whether the warehouse is a valid warehouse for the login Organization Unit and is in “Active” status from “Storage Administration” business component. If above condition is not satisfied, then the system displays an error message.

Allocation %	The allocation percentage identifying each source of the item specified. Mandatory. If this field is left blank, then the system displays an error message .
Supplier Code	The code identifying the supplier. You can enter this field if the selected source is “Purchase” or “Sub-Contract”.
	Help facility available.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the sourcing rule details.

Click the “Create MPS Sourcing Rule” pushbutton to create MPS sourcing rule.

The system ensures that at least one record is entered in the multiline. The system validates the MPS sourcing rule details only if the status is in “Active”. If the status is either “Inactive” or “Draft”, then the validations are not required for the sourcing rules.

The system updates the login ID of the user to the “Created By” and the system date to the “Created Date” field.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Edit MPS Sourcing Rule” link at the bottom of the page to modify the MPS sourcing rule details.
Select the “Attach Notes” link at the bottom of the page to attach notes.

The system displays the following:

Create By	The login ID of the user who created the MPS sourcing rule.
Created Date	The date on which the MPS sourcing rule was created.