Blanket Orders closing

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When I create a blanket order - I enter the full amount (400)
without any dates. Then you can add the releases with the release
dates, and ship against them. You still have to manually update the
blanket qty as shipments are made but it prevents the PO from
closing so long as nothing is shipped against the blank date
release....which won't show up on any scheduled shipment report
since there is no date...

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Long" <xcsdm@...> wrote:
>
> I can't imagine that this is anything outside of ordinary business
> for many Vantage users.
>
> Simple circumstance:
> Customer places a blanket purchase order for 500 of part XYZ.
> Typical release is 50 at a time.
>
> We'll set up all of the known releases (usually the first 3) for
> their ship date and set them as firm releases, then the remaining
> balance is on an unfirm release for 12/31/08. The concept is that
we
> will lower this release and create firm releases when notified.
>
> However, our orders get closed, and shipping doesn't see the
remain
> releases.
>
> It's odd. In this specific case the order qty was 300. 4 firm
> releases 1 week apart for 50, and 1 unfirm release for 100. We
got
> a call that they didn't get the third release. The first two
> releases were shipped 4/1 and 4/8, invoiced 4/2 and 4/9. Now the
> order is closed. Shipped Qty in the order line shows as 100.
>
>
> Is this not the way to handle a blanket order? Or is there a
better
> way? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Adam Long
>
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I can't imagine that this is anything outside of ordinary business
for many Vantage users.

Simple circumstance:
Customer places a blanket purchase order for 500 of part XYZ.
Typical release is 50 at a time.

We'll set up all of the known releases (usually the first 3) for
their ship date and set them as firm releases, then the remaining
balance is on an unfirm release for 12/31/08. The concept is that we
will lower this release and create firm releases when notified.

However, our orders get closed, and shipping doesn't see the remain
releases.

It's odd. In this specific case the order qty was 300. 4 firm
releases 1 week apart for 50, and 1 unfirm release for 100. We got
a call that they didn't get the third release. The first two
releases were shipped 4/1 and 4/8, invoiced 4/2 and 4/9. Now the
order is closed. Shipped Qty in the order line shows as 100.


Is this not the way to handle a blanket order? Or is there a better
way? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Adam Long