Edit Bill of Distribution

Edit Bill Of Distribution

This activity allows you to modify the bill of distribution details. You can select the bill of distribution for which modification has to be done. The bill of distribution can be entered or retrieved using help facility provided. The corresponding bill of distribution details is retrieved by the system. You can change the status of the bill of distribution as per the requirement in the header.

In the multiline, you can change the priority set to the warehouses, the warehouse where the distribution is requested, transit details, the mode of transportation along with the effective dates. Apart from modification, you can also delete the bill of distribution details. You can select the rows for deletion in the multiline and can initiate the delete operation. The system saves the login user and system date as a part of modification details.

Select the “Edit Bill Of Distribution” link under the “Supply Chain Model“ business component.

The “Edit Bill Of Distribution” page appears.

Modify the following, if required:

Bill Of Distribution	The code identifying the item for which the bill of distribution must be defined. Mandatory.
	Press <Enter> key.
	The system checks whether the login user has at least “View” access permissions to the “Maintained By” control unit of the bill of distribution. If the access permission is there, then the system retrieves the bill of distribution details automatically. It also checks whether this field exists in Bill of Distribution Master for the login Business Unit. If it does not exist, displays an error message.
	Help facility available.

Click the “Get Details” pushbutton to retrieve the bill of distribution details.
Modify the following, if required:

Desc.	The description of the bill of distribution.
	Zoom facility available.
Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the status of the bill of distribution. 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 for which the login user has “Modify” access permission. The system retrieves the values in ascending order and displays “First Value” by default on launch of the page.

Modify the following in the “Shipping Warehouse” multiline if required:

Priority	The priority accorded to the selected warehouse in the multiline. During material planning, the system selects the warehouse from which stock can be transferred based on its priority. The lesser the number entered, the higher the priority. The system checks if this field is left blank. If yes, displays an error message. The priority entered should be unique. This field should also be an integer and should be greater than zero.
Warehouse Code	The code or number identifying the warehouse from which stock can be transferred during material planning. The system checks whether this field is left blank. If yes, displays an error message. The warehouse should be valid for the login Organization Unit and should be in “Active” status.
	Help facility available.

Note: All warehouses should belong to the same business unit and should not overlap within same effective dates.

Transit Time (Days)	The amount of time taken for the transfer of stock from the warehouse selected in the multiline to the required warehouse. If this field is entered, it should be greater than or equal to zero.
Transport Lot Size	The lot size of the item that can be transferred to the required warehouse. If this field is entered, it should be greater than or equal to zero.
UOM	The code identifying the stock unit of measure of the item. This field should be valid and should exist for the business unit. If entered, it should also be in “Active” status and should not be left blank.
	Help facility available.
Transportation Mode	Use the drop-down list box to select the transportation mode. You can select from “Road”, “Rail”, “Air”, "Waterways" or “Blank”. The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page.
Effective From	The effective date from which the transfer at selected warehouse is valid. If the date is entered, it must be same as the system date format. The system checks whether the date is greater than “Effective To” date. If yes, displays an error message. If this field is left blank, it is assumed as low date.
Effective To	The effective date till which the transfer at selected warehouse is valid. If the date is entered it must be same as system date format. If this field is left blank, it is assumed as high date.
Field1	The comment or remark specified by the user.
Field2	The comment or remark specified by the user.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to mark the shipping warehouse details.

Click the “Delete” pushbutton to delete the selected shipping warehouse details in the multiline.

The system ensures that at least one record is entered in the multiline. The system deletes from the bill of distribution master all the checked rows. The key fields for deletion are bill of distribution, warehouse, effective from and effective to dates and also remove the link of bill of distribution from all warehouses.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the bill of distribution details.

Click the “Edit Bill Of Distribution” pushbutton to modify bill of distribution.

The system ensures that at least one record is entered in the multiline. The system checks whether the status selected is “Active” and saves the bill of distribution details. If the Effective From is left blank, the system saves the Effective Date as "System Date" and saves “Edited By” as "Login User".

The validations are not done if the selected status of the bill of distribution is either “Inactive” or “Draft”. The system also ensures that the rows marked for deletion are to be taken up for deletion as a part of submits process. If all the rows are marked for deletion then the system displays an error message.

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

Select the “Attach Notes” link at the bottom of the page to attach notes.

The system displays the following:

Created By	The login ID of the user who created the bill of distribution.
Created Date	The date on which the bill of distribution was created.
Edited By	The login ID of the user who modified the bill of distribution.
Edited Date	The date on which the bill of distribution was modified.