When the Replenishment Journal is calculated and you are satisfied with the result, you can execute the Create Purchase Orders or Create Transfer Orders function. This function creates Purchase Orders or Transfer Orders for all the lines in the Journal.
If there are more than one Replenishment Journal Detail lines with the same Item Number, Variant Code, and Location Code, the Quantity is summed up into one line.
While the Purchase Orders and Transfer Orders are usually created manually, it is possible to let the system create the documents automatically after the calculation in the Journal. This can be set up by selecting the value Create Orders Automatically for the Create Orders Automatically field on the Replenishment Template page for the Journal. This is used when executing the Replenishment Journal process as an overnight Scheduled Job.
The Purchase Orders from the Replenishment Journal can either be created per vendor (and per location) to replenish the warehouses, or to directly replenish the stores. You also have the option to let the system automatically create the Transfer Orders for planned cross docking. This can be set up with the Purchase Order Type field in the Replenishment Template page.
It is also possible to have the system automatically release the document after it is created from the Replenishment Journal. This can be set up with the Release Purch. Order After Creation and Release Transfer Order After Creation fields on the Replenishment Template page for the Journal. These two fields are also available on the Replen. Setup page and the global setup will automatically apply to any newly created Replenishment Template.
Put Creation of Purchase/Transfer Orders on Batch Posting Queue
The function of Creation of Purchase/Transfer Orders on Batch Posting Queue is to allocate the document creation request to the Batch Posting Queue to be created by the Batch Posting Queue process (NAS).
Note: In Multi-Company Replenishment environment, when the order documents are created from the Replenishment Journal in the supply chain company, Sales Orders will be created instead of Transfer Orders, if the location resides in the sales companies.
Statistics
The Statistics page gives you a good overview of the total quantity and direct cost of the Replenishment Journal. You can access the Statistics page from the Replenishment Journal by clicking the Statistics action under the Actions - Posting action menu. The detail lines show the quantity and direct cost down to each vendor in the Replenishment Journal.
See Also
How to: Create a Purchase Order in Purchase Unit of Measure