Road Map: Shipment by Order Inquiry

Use the Shipment by Order Inquiry (OSSQ) program to display the status of a shipment.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs in this sequence for a:

Sales Order

  1. Sales Order Maintenance (OE) to enter orders and optionally obligate items and create shipments.

OR

One-Step Invoice Entry (RE) to enter an order, obligate items, create a shipment, and confirm the shipment in one step.

OR

Quote-to-Order Transfer (EPIB) to transfer:

  • Sales orders imported from ASCII files with Order Import (EPI).

  • Sales quotations entered with EDI/Sales Quote Maintenance (QOE).

  • Customer projects transferred with Project Maintenance (PSM).

  • Orders created with Repetitive Billing Report (RBIC).

  1. (Conditional) Order Shipment Selection (OSS) to obligate and create shipments for selected sales orders or order lines, if you have not done so with Sales Order Maintenance (OE).

OR

Sales Order Auto Processing (OAP) to obligate sales orders and create shipments.

Transfer

  1. Branch Transfer Maintenance (ITM) to enter a branch transfer.

OR

Requisition Maintenance (IRM) to enter a transfer requisition and release it to create a transfer.

  1. Branch Transfer Confirmation (ITS) or Secured Transfer Confirmation (SITS) to create a shipment.

    AND/OR

Bill of Lading Maintenance (BLM) to create a bill of lading and confirm the shipments and bill of lading.

Manufacturing Order

  1. Manufacturing Order Maintenance (MIM) to enter a manufacturing order and optionally obligate and pick components.

OR

Requisition Maintenance (IRM) to create a requisition and release a manufacturing order.

OR

Consolidate Manufacturing Requisitions (MOCR) to release multiple manufacturing requisitions to create a single manufacturing order.

OR

Planned Order Maintenance (MOP) to enter planned orders, and then Order Release Preparation (MPR) and Order Release Selection (MRR) to release the orders.

OR

Sales Order Maintenance (OE) to enter a sales order and generate a manufacturing order for:

  • A make-to-order item (the Item code field in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program that matches the Immediate supply item code option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Inventory Control Options))

  • A subassembly (the Item code field in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program for the item and its components matches the Subassembly release type option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Manufacturing Options)

  • A configured product that requires assembly

  • An item you make is not in inventory, the order entry operator clicks Manufacture in manual obligation mode, and the Disable mfg order firewall option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Manufacturing Options) is selected

  1. Manufacturing Order Picking Selection (MSS) to obligate and pick all required components or sets of components.

OR

Material Usage Maintenance (MUA) to obligate and pick selected components and close a component short.

OR

Picking Confirmation (MPK) or Secured Picking (SMPK) to pick all required components, sets of components, or selected components.

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to set the Default label for state field and Default label for zip field options.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.

  • Customer Maintenance (CM) to set up customers.

  • Customer Ship-to Maintenance (CSM) to enter customer ship-to addresses that are different from the customer's remit-to address.

  • Branch Maintenance (TBM) to set up branches.

  • Ship Via Codes Maintenance (TSV) to set up ship via codes.

  • FOB Codes Maintenance (TOB) to set up FOB codes.

  • Freight Codes Maintenance (TFP) to set up freight codes.  

  • Output Device Maintenance (XDM) to set up the output devices you plan to use.

  • Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) to select your default output device and set whether you can override that device.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs in this sequence:  

Sales Order

  1. Sales Shipment Confirmation (OC) or Secured Confirmation (SOC) to create a shipment, if you have not already done so, and confirm the shipment.

    AND/OR

Bill of Lading Maintenance (BLM) to create a bill of lading and confirm the shipments and bill of lading.

  1. AR Invoice Register (RR) to select confirmed shipments to invoice and print the AR Invoice Register, which creates AR invoices, updates commissions, sales statistics, and the general ledger.

Transfer

  1. Sales Shipment Confirmation (OC) or Secured Confirmation (SOC) to confirm shipment.

AND/OR

Bill of Lading Maintenance (BLM) to create a bill of lading and confirm the shipments and bill of lading.

  1. Receiver Maintenance (IRC) to receive the transfer if you are using direct-to-stock receiving.

AND conditionally

Receiving and Inspection (IRI) to enter inspection results if items require inspection or to receive if you are using dock-to-stock receiving.

Manufacturing Order

  1. WIP Movement (WIPM) to enter quantities completed, scrap parents or components, and update labor costs.

OR

Labor Entry (LLE) to enter actual hours, overtime hours, pieces produced, and pieces scrapped by employee.

OR

Labor Import (LEI) to import regular and overtime hours, good pieces, and scrapped parents from an ASCII file.

  1. Receiver Maintenance (IRC) to receive the manufacturing order if you are using direct-to-stock receiving.

AND conditionally

Receiving and Inspection (IRI) to enter inspection results if items require inspection or to receive if you are using dock-to-stock receiving.