Use PO Static Control F/M to set up controls for that affect how the Purchase Orders module operates. You can enter data on four screens: the General Controls view, the Print Controls view, Buyers Control Center view and the Vendor Returns View.
To access this program, click Purchase Orders >File Maintenances > Infrequent File Maintenances >Static Control F/M.
CAUTION! Infor strongly recommends that administrators assign a password to this program. Changes should be made only with extreme caution and under the supervision of your Affiliate.
PO Static Control has several settings that are important to implementation of FACTS replenishment.
First is the Use Surplus option on the General tab. Selecting this causes the BCC to automatically look for and display available surplus stock in other warehouses. If you have a single-warehouse implementation, this should be turned off.
The other important set of values is on the Buyers Control Center tab:
The color coding and prioritization of replenishment actions in the BCC is controlled by these settings. The Buyers Control Center view of PO Static Control F/M explains what constitutes Critical, NPNA, etc. Refer to that section for a thorough description of those terms.
When FACTS is performing a “recalculate” function in the BCC, it evaluates each item in the ARP and selects for it the highest value it achieves based on the table above. If the item has some backorders, and is also critical and it is an A-ranked item, its highest category is Backorder, and its value is 80.
The BCC then accumulates the number of items in each category for display on the BCC summary screen, and assigns the highest value of any items in the ARP to the ARP itself. This determines the color coding of the ARP line and the relative position of the line in the list.
On the detail screen, each item’s value is used to determine its position in the grid and its highlight color.
Click field descriptions for information on each field.
For more detailed information on file maintenance programs, consult these topics.
How to use file maintenance programs