To indicate that an entire order generation is an exceptional sale:On new or existing sales orders, you can flag either entire order generations or individual line items as being exceptional sales.
Direct shipments do not affect the demand forecast calculation. You cannot flag a direct shipment order generation as being an exceptional sale generation because the inventory does not come into your warehouse.
To indicate that an entire order generation is an exceptional sale:
From the Orders menu, select Sales Order Entry to display the Sales Order Entry Body screen.
Display the sales order for which to mark generations or line items as exceptional.
Use the Header hot key to display the Sales Order Entry Header screen.
Use the Add'l hot key to display a list of additional hot keys.
Use the Add'l Header Info hot key to display the Additional Header Data screen.
In the Exceptional Sales field, enter Y.
The system now considers all items related to this order generation to be exceptional sales. 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 Orders menu, select Sales Order Entry to display the Sales Order Entry Body screen.
Display the sales order for which to mark generations or line items as exceptional.
Use the Sched hot key to display the Sales Order Entry Scheduling screen.
You cannot flag tagged quantities as exceptional sales.
In the Qty Typ column for a ship date that corresponds with a ship quantity, enter E (Exceptional).
The system now considers this line item to be an exceptional sale.
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