Define Sourcing Exceptions

Explanation

A customer order line can be sourced automatically or manually. Automatic sourcing is when the system uses a sourcing rule to automatically select the most suitable source to supply the customer demand. Sourcing rules are defined as basic data. The sales part must be set up to use a sourcing rule, and a sourcing rule should be connected to either the sales part alone (inventory as well as non-inventory), the sales part and customer, or to the sales part and customer address.

This activity can be used to connect a sourcing rule to the combinations sales part and customer, or sales part and customer address. If you have connected a sourcing rule to a sales part, as well as a customer and a customer address, the automatic sourcing will fetch the correct sourcing rule in the following order:

1. From the sales part and the customer address
2. From the sales part and the customer
3. From the sales part

Prerequisites

• Sourcing rules must be defined.
• The sales part (inventory or non-inventory) must have its sourcing option set to Use Sourcing Rule or Not Decided. The sales part can have a sourcing rule connected on the Sales Part page or on the Non-Inventory Sales Part page, but it is not necessary.
• Customers must be defined.
• If you want to connect a sourcing rule to a customer address, the customer must have delivery addresses defined. These addresses must have information defined in Customer/Address/Sales Address Information.

System Effects

Previously defined sourcing rules will be used during automatic sourcing.

Pages

Sourcing Rules per Customer and Sales Part

Activity Diagrams

BDR for Sourcing