DOP Header

The DOP header contains individual information for each DOP ID. It also manages cost information for the DOP ID, and information on pegging with customer order lines or connection with IFS/Project Activities. Creating a DOP header is the first step towards creating a DOP structure. Three different ways can be set up for an inventory part with Supply Type DOP to create a DOP header. The ways are Manual DOP, Automatic DOP and Release DOP. 

• Manual DOP; The DOP header must be created manually and later pegged to a customer order line.
• Automatic DOP; A DOP header is automatically created when releasing a customer order line for the inventory part.
• Release DOP; A DOP header is automatically created and a "default"  DOP structure is created and released when releasing a customer order line for the inventory part.

When creating a DOP structure, you can select among the following options for each DOP header;

• Allocate or Not Allocate defines whether an excess part on a DOP order can be allocated by another DOP order.
• Netting or No Netting specifies whether or not to allow netting of excess parts from inventory or from other DOP orders. The Netting Supply parameters define from where to net if netting functionality is used.
• Structure Depth. If the Structure Depth is set to DOP Parts DOP orders should be created for DOP parts and their components having the inventory parts supply type of DOP. If the Structure Depth is set to Full Level DOP Order should be created for all parts.
• If Financial Integration is set to Create Values or Auto Pre-Posting, a Code Part value is created in IFS/Financials when the DOP structure is created.
  If Auto Pre-Posting is on, the Code Part value is transferred to all DOP orders in the DOP structure.
• If Auto Release is on, pegged orders will be created automatically for all DOP orders when the DOP structure is created.

The created DOP orders in the DOP structure will inherit these options by default, but they can manually be changed.

If the DOP header is connected to a project activity, the DOP orders in the structure will be tagged with Project ID and Activity Sequence. When releasing pegged project specific DOP Orders, the system will generate project specific Shop Orders or Purchase Requisitions/Purchase Orders dependent on the part type. These orders will be received into project inventory.

The DOP header can have the following statuses;

If a DOP header is connected to a customer order line, any changes to its due date or quantity may be automatically replicated to the customer order line. Optionally, alarms may be generated and resolved for the date and quantity mismatches between a DOP header and its pegged customer order lines, at the same time or can be replicated in later stages, solving generated Alarms. In addition, alarms may be generated and resolved when date or quantity mismatches occur between a DOP header and its top DOP order.

No alarms are created for a DOP header with the state Created.

There are several ways a DOP header may be connected to a customer order line.

• A single DOP header may be connected to a single customer order line.
• A single customer order line may be connected to multiple DOP headers.
• A single DOP header may be connected to multiple customer order lines.

These relationships cause different actions to occur when a date and quantity change occurs to a DOP header.

A Single DOP Header Connected To A Single Customer Order Line

• A date or quantity change made to the DOP header may be automatically applied to the sales quantity and/or planned shipping date of the customer order line. When the status of the customer order line is Picked, Partially Delivered or Delivered, a message appears but the update still occurs. Optionally, an order change confirmation may be sent.
• If the sales quantity or planned shipping date are not updated automatically, an alarm is created for the mismatch between the DOP header and the customer order line.
• An alarm is generated for the date and/or quantity mismatch between the DOP header and its top DOP order.

A Single Customer Order Line Connected To Multiple DOP Headers

• A date or quantity change made to the DOP header may be automatically applied to the sales quantity and/or planned shipping date of the customer order line. When the state of the customer order line is Picked, Partially Delivered or Delivered, a message appears but the update still occurs. Optionally, an order change confirmation may be sent.
• If the sales quantity or planned shipping date are not updated automatically, an alarm is created for the mismatch between the DOP header and the customer order line.
• An alarm is generated for a date and/or quantity mismatch between the DOP header and its top DOP order.
• Alarms are generated for a date and/or quantity mismatch between the customer order line and the other DOP headers pegged to it.

A Single DOP Header Connected To Multiple Customer Order Lines

• There is no option available to update the customer order lines automatically.
• An alarm is generated for a date mismatch between the DOP header and one of its customer order lines.  The alarm is generated for the customer order line with the latest planned shipping date. If there are multiple customer order lines with the same planned shipping date, the alarm is generated for the customer order line with the highest order number. If there are multiple customer order lines on the same order with the same planned shipping date, the alarm is generated for the highest customer order line number.