External Supply and Demand

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Purpose

Maintain external orders.

Overview

Use External Supply and Demand to create, update, and delete orders that are tracked outside of Apprise. These order amounts can affect product supply and demand, and can be used to calculate promise dates for sales orders.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button	Description
Exit	Click this button to close the External Supply and Demand window.
New	Click this button to create a new external order.
Update	Click this button to update an selected external order.
Delete	Click this button to delete a selected external order.
OK	Click this button to accept an action. This button is only available after you click the New, Update, or Delete button in the ribbon.
Cancel	Click this button to cancel an action. This button is only available after you click the New, Update, or Delete button in the ribbon.

Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

External Order Code

Enter an existing external order code, or click the Lookup button to select an external order code.

Note The external order code is automatically generated when you create a new external order, and cannot be manually updated.

External Order Name

Enter an external order name, or click the Lookup button to select an external order name.

Select Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Location Prefix	Enter a location prefix for the external order, or click the Lookup button to select a location prefix.
Location Name	Enter a location name for the external order, or click the Lookup button to select a location name.
Product Code	Enter a product code for the external order, or click the Lookup button to select a product code.
Product Name	Enter a product name for the external order, or click the Lookup button to select a product name.
Unit of Measure	Enter a unit of measure for the external order, or click the Lookup button to select a unit of measure.
Action Date	Enter an action date for the external order, or click the drop-down arrow to select an action date. This date is used for promise date calculations.
Quantity	Enter a quantity of the product for the external order in the unit of measure entered in the Unit of Measure field. You can enter a positive number to indicate an incoming supply of product or a negative number to indicate a product demand.
U/M Calc	Click this button to display Unit of Measure Calculator, which allows you to calculate equivalent quantities of two different units of measure.
Related Customer/Supplier	Enter a related customer or supplier for the external order, or click the Lookup button to select a related customer or supplier. For a negative quantity, enter a related customer. For a positive quantity, enter a related supplier.
Detailed Description	Enter a description of the external order.
Status	Enter the status of the external order.