This activity is used to update the earliest unlimited supply date (EUSD) based on different calendars setup on either supplier address or the ship via code for a parts primary supplier. If no calendar is defined on supplier address or ship-via code the default distribution calendar set on site will be used. By updating the EUSD, different planning activities like Available to Promise and Order Proposal will consider the calendar settings on supplier and ship-via code when it comes to purchase supplies.
In order to have a continuous consideration of calendar changes and the fact that this changes from one day to another, it is necessary to set this up as a scheduled task that will do the update of EUSD once per day.
The date calculations and considerations done in this background job are the same that are done when creating a purchase order line for a part using the primary supplier, default delivery address and default ship via code for that address.
This activity requires that an inventory part has a default primary supplier defined. There should also be a default delivery address defined for which there optionally could be a specific address and a ship-via code with a specific calendar defined.
As a result of this activity: