This project default specifies whether the specific milestone events are tracked automatically. For example, if a date field in the database for one of the events changes, then the software recalculates whether the milestone dates for the associated planning items should also change.
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In the following list, the table stands for the value to be entered in the Table field on the Planning Setup > Milestones page.
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In the following list, the column stands for the value to be entered in the Date Column field on the Planning Setup > Milestones page. (The date type must be Actual, the derivation type Physical.)
This is a list of milestone events that can be tracked:
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Requisition approval (Requisitions > Maintain Requisitions, table M_REQS, column APPROVED_DATE)
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Inquiry approval (Inquiry > Inquiries Overview > Inquiry Details, table M_INQUIRIES, column APPROVED_DATE) if inquiry supplement = 0
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Inquiry issue by quote calculation (Inquiry > Inquiries Overview > Quote Status, table M_INQUIRIES, column ISSUE_DATE) if issue date is still NULL
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Preliminary commercial evaluation marked as complete (Inquiry > Inquiries Overview , table M_INQUIRIES, column PRELIM_COMM_EVAL_COMP_DATE)
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Create a Purchase Order (PO) requisition from a quote (Inquiry > Requisition Workload, table M_INQUIRIES, detail table M_QUOTE_SUMMARIES, detail column POR)
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Create agreement from bid evaluation (Inquiry > Requisition Workload, table M_INQUIRIES, column PO_CREATE_DATE)
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Create agreement from inquiry (Inquiry > Requisition Workload, table M_INQUIRIES, column PO_CREATE_DATE)
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Create agreement from requisition (Inquiry > Requisition Workload, table M_PO_HEADERS, column CREATION_DATE)
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Create agreement from blanket order (Inquiry > Requisition Workload, table M_PO_HEADERS, column CREATION_DATE)
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Create agreement supplement (Inquiry > Requisition Workload, table M_PO_HEADERS, column CREATION_DATE)
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Add bid evaluation to agreement (Agreement > Agreements Overview, table M_PO_HEADERS, column CREATION_DATE)
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Add requisition to agreement (Agreement > Agreements Overview, table M_PO_HEADERS, column CREATION_DATE)
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Create PO from NOC (Agreement > Agreements Overview, table M_PO_HEADERS, column CREATION_DATE)
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Agreement approval (Agreement > Agreements Overview > Agreement Details , table M_PO_HEADERS, column APPROVED_DATE)
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Agreement issue (Agreement > Agreements Overview > Agreement Details, table M_PO_HEADERS, column PO_ISSUE_DATE)
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Reverse requisition approval (Requisitions > Maintain Requisitions, table M_REQS, column APPROVED_DATE), date is reset to NULL
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Reverse inquiry approval (Inquiry > Inquiries Overview > Inquiry Details, table M_INQUIRIES, column APPROVED_DATE), date is reset to NULL if inquiry supplement = 0
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Reverse agreement approval (Agreement > Agreements Overview > Agreement Details, table M_PO_HEADERS, column APPROVED_DATE), date is reset to NULL
When one of the following date fields for quote summaries is inserted or updated, automatic milestone tracking is also possible:
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quote predicted date
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quote date
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sent to supplier date
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quote received date
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preliminary commercial evaluation complete date
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commercial evaluation predicted date
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commercial evaluation complete date
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technical evaluation predicted date
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technical evaluation complete date
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reject date
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validity end date
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PO closed date.
For more information, refer to the online help of Planning Setup.
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Module(s) affected by this setting: Inquiry > Requisition Workload, Inquiry > Inquiries Overview > Inquiry Details, Expediting, Planning.
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List of Values: Y and N (default).