On new or existing purchase orders, you can flag either entire order generations or individual line items as being exceptional. The system omits the exceptional purchase order from the lead factor median calculation. This omission is useful when procuring stock from a source with a shorter lead time that might distort the calculated lead time of your regular vendor.
Direct shipments do not affect the demand forecast calculation. You cannot flag direct shipment order generation as being an exceptional generation because the inventory does not come into your warehouse. For more complete information, see Including Direct Shipments in the Demand Calculation.
To indicate that an entire order generation is an exceptional sale:
From the Purchase menu, select Purchase Order Entry to display the Initial Order Entry window.
Display the purchase order for which to mark generations or line items as exceptional.
Click the Header tab to display the Purchase Order Entry Header dialog box.
From the Additional menu, select Additional Header Info to display the POE Additional Data dialog box.
Select the Exceptional Order check box.
Click OK to exit the dialog box.
The system now considers all items related to this order generation to be exceptional purchases. When the order is processed, the stock location code for the exceptional sale items change from S (Stock) to E (Exceptional).
To indicate that an individual line item is an exceptional sale:
From the Purchase menu, select Purchase Order Entry to display the Initial Order Entry window.
Display the purchase order for which to mark generations or line items as exceptional.
Click the Detail Scheduling tab to display the Purchase Order Entry Scheduling view.
You cannot flag tagged quantities as being exceptional purchases.
From the Options > Line Options menu, select Schedule to display the Line Item Scheduling dialog box.
In the Type column for a received date that corresponds with a order quantity, enter E (exceptional).
The system now considers this line item to be an exceptional purchase.
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