To cancel a junior order attached to a master job bid:When you need to cancel a master job bid, you must first cancel the associated junior orders. The most convenient way to cancel all of the orders on a master job bid is to begin from the Master Job Bid Review Queue.
When you change the master job bid's status from Bid to Cancel, the system warns you that canceling the master job bid breaks all links to any junior orders. Any uncanceled junior orders will continue to exist, but you will no longer have a convenient way to track them.
This topic includes the following instructions:
To cancel a junior order attached to a master job bid:
Note: You can cancel a junior generation only if:
It includes only lot items for which no material detail has been added and is one of two or more open generations.
It includes only lot items for which no material detail has been added, all generations are closed, and $0 have been invoiced.
From the Sales Order Entry Body screen, press Esc to display the Sales Order Entry Status screen.
In the Order Status for <order number> field, type X over the current status to change it to Canceled. If prompted, enter Y to confirm that you are canceling the open ship date.
Press Esc to return to the Master Job Bid Review Queue screen. If prompted, enter a reason for the change, such as: Customer canceled order.
From the Orders > Queues menu, select Master Job Bid Review Queue to display the Master Job Bid Review Queue screen.
In the Customer field, enter the name of the customer whose master job bid you want to cancel.
Select the master job bid and use the Edit Order hot key to display the Sales Order Entry Body screen.
Note: You can cancel a master job bid only if it has no junior orders associated with it.
Press Esc to display the Sales Order Entry Status screen.
In the Order Status for <order number> field, type X over the Bid status to change it to Canceled. If prompted, enter Y to confirm that you are aware that canceling the master job bid severs its links to any related junior orders. If prompted again, enter Y to confirm that you are canceling the open ship date.
Press Esc to return to the Master Job Bid Review Queue screen. If prompted, enter a reason for the change, such as: Customer canceled order.
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