1COR221:

How do I create a Distribution Centre for Retailers?

This learning unit explains how to create a Distribution Centre (also known as DC) for Retailers,
which is used within the Warehouse module.

Activity One
1. Go to Maintain > Reference Files > Organizations Helpful Hints
2. Click on
Recommended Learning Units
3. In the New Organization window complete the mandatory
Main Details as follows:  1COR037 explains how to create
an Organization
a. Full Name: Demo Distribution Corporation
b. Main Address: 500 Main Street  1COR050 for more information
c. City: Los Angeles on creating Payables
d. UNLOCO: USLAX organizations
4. Under Organization Type:
The Services Tab: Service Category
a. Tick Payables – Use the drop-down menu to flag
b. Tick Services your Service Provider as either
Preferred, Secondary, Occasional
5. Click on the Services tab:
Use, Do Not Use or alternatively
a. Service Category: PRF – Preferred Service Provider leave it blank.
for all business units
b. Tick Distribution Centre Store Number on SSCC Labels:
The SSCC label requires a
6. Click on to save your new Distribution Centre Distribution Centre and/or Store
Organization Number appearing on the label. The
Store Number can be defined using
the Address Short Code on the
Press the F7 shortcut key for quick access to the Consignee Address tab. The Store
Organizations Search grid. Number code can be selected on the
Warehouse Order screen.

Order References Tab:

Link a Consignee to a Distribution Centre - A
Consignee can be setup to automatically link to a specified The following fields are now available
Distribution Centre, when creating an Order for the from within a Warehouse Order. Click
Consignee. This is achieved by using the Consignee > on the Entry > References sub tab.
Details tab on the Organization record for the Consignee. Click on the drop down menu:
A new Party Type has been created for this purpose. This
new Party Type is ‘NDC’, which stands for National  DNE – Department Name
Distribution Centre.  DNO – Department Number
 ORT – Order Type
Note: This will only apply for newly entered orders or if the
Consignee is removed from the Consignee field and then Information which must appear on
re-entered to refresh information. If the order is imported labels arrives with orders via EDI
electronically, the system will not apply the above defaults, messages. Retailers order type e.g.
however, the DC can be nominated in the XML import as AD (Advert Date) also requires a date
shown below. field using the ‘ddmm’ format.

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