Customer KANBAN Use of Synchro Data

Customer KANBAN order management relies on data defined in Synchro conversations.  Specifically, data from blanket orders and endorsements created in Synchro is instrumental in the use of Customer KANBAN.

Blanket Orders.  The Consolidated Invoicing field on the Blanket Order Maintenance Detail screen (GA110S02) only displays if Customer KANBAN is installed.  This field is used to indicate if an invoice for the shipments for this order should automatically be created at shipment time or whether invoices for the order may be grouped with other invoices for the same bill-to customer.  See the Customer KANBAN Consolidated Billing topic for more information about this feature.

Endorsements.  The Endorsement Maintenance Customer KANBAN screen (GA120S05) includes the following information that is used by Customer KANBAN:

      An order type field is used to indicate whether the item/delivery point combination is managed by Customer KANBAN or Synchro and indicates the format of the delivery request messages for the blanket order.

      The shipment preparation and transportation lead times.  These are used to calculate preparation, shipping, and delivery dates and times.

The Endorsement Maintenance conversation also confirms that only one open blanket order exists for the item/delivery point if it is managed by Customer KANBAN.  This restriction is required because Customer KANBAN delivery requests do not specify a customer contract.