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Deadline Check

A deadline check is performed whenever the shipment date of any kind of a sales order or transfer order is modified or the document is released, if you have enabled it.

To enable the deadline check

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Wood Setup, and then choose the related link.
  2. Choose the Notifications FastTab and select the Check Deadline check box to enable deadline checks.

To setup delivery deadlines via locations

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Locations, and then choose the related link.
  2. Select a location for which you want to set up a delivery deadline and choose the Edit action.
  3. On the Location Card page, choose the Location Order Deadlines action.
  4. Create a new line. The Location Code is pre-filled from the location card. Specify the Territory Code for which this deadline applies and add a time in the Order Deadline field.
Note

Each entry in the Location Order Deadlines page defines a deadline for a specific combination of territory and location. Both the Territory Code and the Location Code are required.

To setup delivery deadlines via territories

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Territories, and then choose the related link.
  2. Select a territory for which you want to set up a delivery deadline.
  3. Choose the Location Order Deadline action.
  4. Create a new line. The Territory Code is pre-filled from the territory. Specify the Location Code for which this deadline applies and add a time in the Order Deadline field.
Note

Each entry in the Location Order Deadlines page defines a deadline for a specific combination of territory and location. Both the Territory Code and the Location Code are required.

Territory fallback deadline

If no entry exists in the Location Order Deadlines table for the territory and location combination of a sales or transfer order, the system falls back to the Order Deadline field on the Territory record. This fallback deadline can be set directly on the Territories list page.