Documentation >
MAC-PAC Reference Library >
Distribution >
Order Processing >
Key Concepts and Procedures >
Order Release and Picker Information >
Automatic Order Release
Automatic Order Release
Automatic Order Release reserves inventory to the following types of orders: credit held, blanket, ship complete, future, and backorders. This program may be run during normal processing hours, or during a nightly batch run. Orders are processed according to the selection criteria entered on the request screen, and then by backorder priority code and order number. Each type of order is processed as follows:
|
Credit Held Orders
|
These orders are credit checked again. If the order is no longer credit held, it is processed as a normal order.
|
|
Blanket Orders
|
These orders are tested to determine whether a new release needs to be created. If so, a new release is created and processed as a normal order.
|
|
Ship Complete Orders
|
If stock is available, it is reserved for these orders until the order is fully reserved.
|
|
Future Orders
|
If the order status is open, implying a picker has not been printed, it is processed as a normal order. If the order status is released, implying a picker was printed, a new release is created and the order processed as a normal order.
|
|
Backorders
|
When stock is available, a new release is created. If a picker has not been printed, the reserved quantity is increased.
|
Normal order processing includes credit checking, availability checking, inventory reservation at both the warehouse level and the stock location level, and the release of a picker to the appropriate warehouse.
This process produces an audit trail report, which describes the actions performed on each order. An Outstanding Order Summary, an Outstanding Order Detail, and a Backordered Items Report may also be produced, if selected on the Automatic Order Release Request. Automatic order release can also be run for a specific part. This function can be run in either promised ship date or backorder priority sequence.