Buying (Procurement, Demand Planner, ASC, SRM)

Hi everyoneMy company start using IFSAPP10, and we are still new to it. May I know do IFS10 able to handle and place orders to multiple suppliers for the one product?Is it possible to set orders’ ratio to multiple suppliers for the one product?For example, I have a product PN#123, there are 2 suppliers (Supplier A & Supplier B) supplying this product to us, we want to set 60% of the procurement orders of PN#123 release to Supplier A, 40% release to Supplier B. If IFSAPP10 can perform similar function, how should I do? Thank you!

Hello Community,How to prevent opening a purchase order without a purchase request?

I recently add an issue working on a case for a big prospect. This prospect already have extensive authorizations rules for purchase requests and purchase orders.1- one of its rule is that the requester is part to all the authorization process from the request to the order.In the Purchase authorization basic data, you can select the requisitioner as authorization type. It works perfectly for un purchase requisition authorization rule … didn’t work at all with a purchase order authorization rule.  There is no error message, the line with the requisitioner just didn’t show up!The requisitioner is no more a rule available for the purchase order authorization rules. PURCHASE REQUISITION AUTHORIZATION RULES PURCHASE ORDER AUTHORIZATION RULES For me, the Purchase order authorization rules should have at least the same usage rules than the requisition rules, plus extra criteria that could make sense.  We should be in position to run the same rules in the purchase than in the requisition!=>

Hi,We have a requirement where we need to have authorization steps that are not dependent on each other in PR authorization routing. would really appreciate if any experience on this can be shared.The business requirement is that there are cases where certain authorizers can authorize without waiting for another but the sequential authorization routing blocks this.If we can make one of the below examples work in IFS that would help Example 1 : Suppose there are 5 authorization steps. Step 2 and 3 are not dependent on each other. So the the requirement is that both are completed in any order before proceeding to step 4Step 1 : Needs to be authorized before proceeding to step 2Step 2 : Needs to be authorized before proceeding to step 4Step 3 : Needs to be authorized before proceeding to step 4Step 4 : Needs to be authorized before proceeding to step 5Step 5 : Final step Example 2 : Suppose there are 4 steps and step 2 is connected to an authorization group with 2 authorizers.Step 1 : Nee

Hello everyone,  can someone explain to me the difference between approver and confirmer in the approval role in the approval regulation - purchase order? Thank you for your answers. ️️

Hello, I have the following scenario and would like your advice about it:2 intercompanies involved - Primary and subsidiary company involved in non stock parts.The primary company created a customer order and generates the purchase order to the subsidiary company. Following several links on IFS, if a company starts from a customer order, the following happens:3 companies are involved:1 external CO generates1 Internal Purchase order and 1 Internal CO. For intercompany flow between 2 companies, it starts with the following:1 internal PO generates 1 internal CO. In my case it involves a transaction between 2 internal companies and it starts from a customer order. Is it feasible ? Thanking you for your feedback. BRLakshmi

Dear experts,is there a way to define a number range with a prefix for purchase orders?For example:Prefix: 12Format: 00000000PO ID: 1200000001

I am trying to use gmail as the host for sending POs to supplier contacts via email.  I am getting an error message that the username and password are not accepted.  I am using my personal gmail account as the host to practice/test (to see if I can get it to work), as the customer is using gmail as their corporate email.  I have checked and rechecked the username and password and I am sure it is correct (it is my personal gmail account after all:)) Here is how the mail sender is set up:  If I change the host, user, password, and default mail sender to my company’s Outlook 365 info, I can generate emails with PO attached.  It is just when I use the gmail info that I get an error message and am not able to send emails with PO attached through the Purchase Order screen.  

A user that is setup as an authorizer is getting an error when he tries to authorize a purchase requisition line. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I need to look at to fix this?   

Hi Team, Client requirement is to use Planning Method-B for automatic replenishment of inventory.Please find the query below:Lets say, an inventory part (Purchased Part Type) is stored in a Warehouse having multiple Bins.Now during auto replenishment, how system will identify automatically which is the correct Bin to refill as Warehouse contains multiple Bins?By any chance, can the same be reflected during Register Arrivals process?Do we need to do any specific setup for it?@Thilini Wijesinghe Any inputs on this?Best Regards,Rakesh

Hi All,From a customer, I received a requirement for organize a fixed delivery day from the supplier. Suppose for a supplier the fixed delivery day is marked on Wednesday, they want to realise the following:MRP must be create Purchase Requisition for this supplier with a Wanted delivery date always on a Wednesday.  If the supply date is in week 10 - Tuesday, the system must calculate forwards to give a purchase requisitions with wanted delivery date on week 9 - Wednesday.I checked the route ID but this is only related to the customer orders.Does anyone have an idea how to solve this in standard ifs?

Where do I find the $ amount received on a receipt? All receipt screens I am familiar with only list quantity recieved requiring me to export to excel and manually calcute the $ amount received.

Hi,My question is around how to marry up the Demand Planner forecast and Product Family forecast at MSL0Now I understand that Demand Planner looks at the history and predicts the forecast.When it comes to S&OP it looks at several criteria for an instance production plan, business opportunity forecast , and generate a plan for the product family which can then be imported to MSL0 which can then be dis-aggregated to MSL1Is there a better way to manage DP forecast and S&OP forecast together ? Kind RegardsYashodha  

Hello All, I have come across an issue where when I am using Moveable Holidays these are only considered to be in the past and not applied as default in the future (therefore forecasted at default value).What I mean is, if Period 52 (set to weeks in DP Server) has been our shutdown and I had generated that in the Moveable Holidays as well as future dates for Period 52, the DP Client checks what was before the holiday period in the past (demand registered) and after and then fills in that gap using it as base for calculation of the forecast for the same period in the future.What shall I do for the DP Client to generate the future period 52 to be projected at 0 as this is our shutdown and we are not accepting demand for period 52 of any year?Would anyone here have an idea what I can do, as I have searched through everything and I cannot find a solution to this. This is to help us with maintaining materials and packaging stocks at right level around the shutdown period not overstocking, a

Dears, We ‘d like to have EDI for purchase orders with our supplier (both ORDERS and ORDRSP) but in IFS lines are identified with Line_no and Rel_no and our supplier doesn’t manage Rel_no What can we do?Thanks in advance Example - case 1 In ORDERS IFS sends  : Line = 1 Rel_no = 1Line = 1 Rel_no = 2The supplier receives Line 1 (with data coming from the last one (relNo 2) and the 1st line is lost)And in ORDRSP the Supplier replies Line = 1 Rel_no = 1  (only with data related to the second line) Example - case 2In ORDERS IFS sends  :Line = 1 Rel_no = 1Line = 1 Rel_no = 2The supplier receivesLine 1 Line 2  (with problems in case there is from IFS line_no 2 rel_no=1)And in ORDRSP the Supplier replies Line = 1 Rel_no = 1Line = 2 Rel_no = 1

How do I find the original purchase order amount?

Hi  I am unable to convert purchase requisition lines to existing RFQ’s when the lines are project connected. Both lines are on the same req or on different reqs. I just get the ‘No Requests Exist’ message.Anybody seen this behaviour before? It seems to work fine when I test using non-project connected lines. This is common practice, to add onto existing RFQ’s which would create new revisions. I tried the ‘Create Part Request Lines’ button within the RFQ itself, which allows me to add directly to the RFQ. Albeit the new line is therefore not project connected. When trying to convert the quote to a PO (1 line prj connected, 1 line not) I get an invalid delivery address specified error.  Any guidance would be appreciated  ThanksJames    

Hi All, I am new to Supply Chain.Currently, client is using manual method of Inventory Replenishment.But the requirement is using Planning Method “G” for automatic Inventory Replenishment of Inventory Parts where Part Type = “Purchased”.Request you to please help me in setting up required Planning Method and how Perform Site MRP is executed for Work Orders so that automatic PR will be created as per demand.Thank you in advance. Best Regards,Rakesh

Hi Team, After the importing invoice in to IFS, we got message that “Message 57464 has been posted to queue IN1”. which means that invoice available in the IFS. Most the of the we got the message that above mentioned but the invoice not visible in the IFS what causing the problem here Please note that we are importing invoices via Open API which available in the IFS.

Hello On the Purchase Requistion lines screen, commodity group 2 field is shown as standard.   I would like to create a custom field to include the commodity group 1 which is also displayed on the inventory part as the prime commodity.  would someone be able to help me please to write the expression as i keep getting errors  Thank you

Kindly I have a customer orders for a product (Finished good), we need to include the component of this finished good into the inventory part availability planning process. Currently system include the shop orders created for that finished good only, your help is appreciated.Bilal Drayibldrayi@gmail.com 

Hello,I have a customer who wants to search by "Customer Order" on the "Purchase Orders Lines" screen, but the customer order number is not visible on this screen (it is visible directly on the purchase order). Do you know of another way for them to search by customer order for all related purchase order lines?Also I noticed in the customer order lines screen we have access to the Purchase order no, so I am wondering why we can’t see customer order no on purchase order lines screen. Thank you for your help,Emmanuelle.

Hi, in 23R2 the layout on Report Format and Output window is a bit updated and there is now a toggle under E-mail. I did some testing and an e-mail i sent to the adress in the field regardless if the “Send E-mail”-toggle is activated or not. Is this correct behavior? It is a bit confusing  Thanks! BREmma

Hi, I have an issue where we try to update contract with an excel add-in and get the following error message: ORA-20110: SuppBlkPart.PARTNOTALLOWED: All combinations of the part 10001186 for supplier 15574 are not same in all vaild sites All values are the same for the different sites in the excel add-in så I´m not sure what else to look for? Any ideas? Thanks! BREmma

Hi CommunityThe goods were borrowed from an outside company on the basis of re-settlement after the goods were received by our company, and is there any mechanism for that in the system? Looking forward to your advice.