Function documentationArticle Settings

 

You use this function in the perishables procurement process to establish relational data between the articles for procurement and distribution, and other business entities, such as supplying sites, suppliers, and recipients. The article data retrieved from the system and configured in the perishables buyer's area of responsibility is displayed in the article settings.

Integration

The article settings can be viewed from within many different functions, including:

Prerequisites

The perishables buyer must have fully configured their area of responsibility to view the article settings within the View Buyer Settings function.

Activities

You can access the articles settings from the Perishables Procurement work center by choosing Articles within the View Buyer Settings function.

Select an article to see the Article Settings screen, from which you can configure settings on the following tab pages:

  • Article Details

  • Supplying Sites

  • Suppliers

  • Recipients

View Article Details

In this tab page, you can view detailed information about a selected article:

  • General information, such as the total shelf life of the article in days. You can also view additional information about this article, if any exists. For example, if the selected article is a clothing item, the additional information would display details about hangers and security tags for the article.

  • Weight and dimensions information, such as its unit of measure, net weight, and so on.

  • Unit conversions.

  • Follow-up and substitute articles, including details on the promotions that are available for the specified articles.

  • Information on generic or structured articles. The Components table lists information about the structured articles, and the Variants table lists all the individual variants related to a generic article. For example, for a generic article like a shirt, the variants would be the short colors.

Configure Supplying Sites

You can configure the relational data of the selected article to a supplying site in the Supplying Sites tab page.

You can do the following:

  • View a list of supplying sites that can deliver the selected article.

  • Activate or deactivate selected supplying sites for use during the procurement and distribution process.

  • View procurement defaults.

  • Set the procurement time and horizon.

  • Set defaults for distribution strategy and fair share rule.

  • View all information related to the pricing of the article, such as the final price and validity.

  • Configure the periods and activate or deactivate the types of statistical data.

Configure Suppliers

You can configure the relational data between suppliers and the selected article in the Suppliers tab page.

You can do the following:

  • View a list of suppliers available for the selected article.

  • Activate or deactivate selected suppliers for the procurement process.

  • Designate a main supplier for the selected article.

  • View general information and pricing information about the selected article for each supplier, as well as set the default arrival time of the article.

  • Display purchasing conditions for the selected article.

Configure Recipients

You can configure the relational data between recipients and the selected article in the Recipients tab page.

You can do the following:

  • View a list of recipients available for the selected article.

  • Activate or deactivate selected recipients for the procurement and distribution process.

  • View general information and pricing information for the selected article per recipient.

  • Display the sales price calculation program for this article and recipient combination.

More Information

See also:

Supplying Site Settings

Supplier Settings

Recipient Settings