Prerequisites
To release quantity from an open blanket order using kanban processing, you must:
Set the Create Purchase Order processing option on the Kanban Consumption program (P3157) to create a new purchase order upon kanban check-out.
You can do this with a processing option value of 1 or 2.
Set the Blanket Releases processing option on the Processing tab of the Purchase Order Entry program (P4310) to release from blanket orders.
You can do this with a processing option value of 1 or 2.
Indicate the Purchase Order Entry version that you have set up to perform blanket order releases in the processing options of the Kanban Consumption program.
Set up the version of the Purchase Order Inquiry program (P3160W) with the document type that you use for the blanket orders from which you release quantity during kanban processing.
If you do not indicate the document type for blanket orders in the processing options of this program, you cannot perform blanket order releases using kanban processing.
Note: The Purchase Order Inquiry program is not a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system program. You use this program only in association with kanban processing. By using this program, you can set up the software to process blanket orders that are separate from other purchasing orders in the system. For example, you can use a different blanket order document type for kanban-specific blanket orders that you negotiate for a six-month period instead of a one-year period.
If you do not set up all of these criteria to release the quantity from an open blanket order, the system creates a new purchase order for the kanban quantity every time that you check out the related kanban.
If you have more than one valid blanket order from which the kanban quantity can be released, the system displays the Work With Open Blanket Orders form so that you can select the open blanket order from which you want to release the kanban transaction quantity. When you release a quantity from a blanket purchase order to create a purchase order, the original blanket order number (and related document type) is referenced in the detail line of the purchase order that you create.