Course Description for Defining Distribution Basics Advanced

This course covers areas that are used in several components in Distribution. Information about a specific component can be found in the related course.

Course Length

The estimated time to complete this course is 13 hours.

Target Audience

This course is designed primarily for application consultants who wish to acquire knowledge in advanced areas within the Distribution environment.

Distribution Data Cleanup

This chapter outlines how to clear a data base that is about to be filled up. You can clean data in the customer order and inventory areas.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed a Define Basics  basic course.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is 30 minutes.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who are involved with system administration.

Warranties

This chapter outlines how to handle warranties within Distribution. Among others, it covers how supplier and customer warranties are connected to parts, and how warranties can be inherited and converted. Setting up warranty conditions, warranty types, and warranty type templates are also described.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed all intermediate courses in Distribution or have the equivalent knowledge.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is 45 minutes.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people that will get knowledge of how the warranty functionality works within Distribution.

Serial Numbering and Lot Batch Numbering

This chapter outlines how to handle and create numbering of parts and batches within Distribution. It covers how to set up the numberings, how to handle it in stock, and how to reserve serial numbers when buying and selling parts.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed all intermediate courses in Distribution or have the equivalent knowledge.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who wish to learn about how the numbering functionality works in Distribution.

Configure to Order

This chapter outlines how to handle configured parts in Distribution. It covers how to create configure parts in customer order, and how to handle them in stock and when purchased. It also includes how to set up and handle pricing on sold configured parts.

It will not cover how to handle the parts in Manufacturing, which is a separate course.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed a basic navigation course in IFS Applications.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is two hours.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who will be working within Manufacturing, and in Configure to Order segments.

Consignment Stock

This chapter outlines how to set up and handle consignment stock in Distribution. It covers both consignment stock at the company's warehouse and consignment stock at a customer's warehouse.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed all intermediate courses in Distribution or have the equivalent knowledge.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who will be working with inventory management.

VAT

This chapter outlines how to use the VAT functionality throughout Distribution. It also covers how to set up and use U.S. sales tax.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed all intermediate courses in Distribution or have the equivalent knowledge.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who will be setting up basic data within Distribution.

EDI/MHS

This chapter gives an overview of how to use the EDI/MHS functionality in Distribution.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed all intermediate courses in Distribution or have the equivalent knowledge.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is 30 minutes.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who will be setting up basic data within Distribution.

Cost Details

This chapter outlines how to set up and use cost details in Distribution and Manufacturing. It explains how the cost details are generated, and the follow up possibilities that cost details give.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed all intermediate courses in Distribution or have the equivalent knowledge. Basic knowledge in Manufacturing is also required.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is two hours.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who will be setting up basic data for financial control and financial follow up in Distribution and Manufacturing.

Pallets

This chapter outlines how to set up and use pallet handling in Distribution. It explains how to create pallets and how to move them in stock.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed all intermediate courses in Distribution or have the equivalent knowledge.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is 50 minutes.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who will be working with inventory management.

Planning Network

This chapter outlines how to set up and use planning networks. It explains how to create planning networks, and how the planning networks are used in multi-site planning.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed all the intermediate courses in Distribution or have the equivalent knowledge.

Chapter Length

The estimated time to complete this chapter is 15 minutes.

Target Audience

This chapter is designed primarily for people who will be working with Make to Stock and Repetitive Planning.