Often, multiple items are interchangeable even when these are purchased from various vendors. You can use any of these items as material in a bill of material (BOM). If a shortage of a standard material is expected to delay a production order, LN can automatically select one of the alternative materials. You can define up… […]
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I know a lot of our customers are considering virtualization projects. I came across this, and thought it might be useful: The advantages of virtualization include the following: • You get more out of your existing resources. Pool common infrastructure resources and break the legacy “one application to one server” model with server consolidation. •… […]
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You can set up interest invoicing in Accounts Receivable and in the General Ledger. To set up interest invoicing, use these sessions: Invoice-to Business Partner (tccom4112s000) For invoice-to business partners for which you want to raise interest invoices, select the Charge Interest check box. Mapping Scheme (tfgld4573m000) Use this session to define the mapping of… […]
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Want to ensure that you have the materials you need when you need them? Want to gain insight into your ability to fulfill current and future orders timely? Consider implementing a method of evaluating your suppliers. A good understanding of your suppliers’ capabilities and past performance allows you to better plan and deliver orders on… […]
If you specify a configurable item on the sales order line, you can configure or link a product variant. An item is configurable if the Configurable check box is selected in the Item – General (tcibd0101s000) session. Manufactured items with the Default Supply Source set to Assembly in the Item – General (tcibd0101s000) session and… […]
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If you do not wish to define a detailed mapping to various ledger accounts for specific integration transactions, you can map the corresponding integration document type to a default account. All the transactions of the integration document type for which an account cannot be determined based on the mapping scheme details, are posted to the… […]
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A cluster is a group of one or more warehouses in a particular geographical area. You can plan an item by cluster (geographical area). To enable this, you can set up multiple plan items for one item. You always define one plan item without a cluster indication and multiple plan items with a cluster indication.… […]
Do you have bottlenecks in your process due to product changeovers or breakdowns? Maybe the answer is adding redundancy in the department where you are experiencing the problem. A duplicate machine setup can allow for double the capacity during high production periods. It can also eliminate the need to swap out tools or other materials… […]
Enterprise Modeling Management module in Common: define the calendar of companies (company calendar) and enterprise units. In the People module, you can link calendars to teams of employees. The Hours and Expenses module in the People package uses this information to get the default number of hours from the calendar lines. In Common , you… […]
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In the Enterprise Modeling Management module in Common, you can define the calendar of companies (company calendar) and enterprise units. In the People module, you can link calendars to teams of employees. The Hours and Expenses module in the People package uses this information to get the default number of hours from the calendar lines.… […]
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