Order To Cash Cycle:-
In this Article We will see the Tables involved in O2C and Functional Flow cycle
·
Enter the Sales Order
The header information is
stored in OE_ORDER_HEADERS_ALL and the line information in OE_ORDER_LINES_ALL
when the order is entered.
The column called
FLOW_STATUS_CODE is available in both the headers and lines tables which tell
us the status of the order at each stage.
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Book the Sales Order
The Flow_Status_Code in the
table OE_Order_Headers_All would be Booked
And the Flow_Status_Code in the
table OE_Order_Headers_All would be Awaiting Shipping
Data will be created in
WSH_DELIVERY_DETAILS with the Released_Status = ‘R’
The Concurrent request will
fire in Background and insert demand into MTL_DEMAND
·
Launch Pick Release
·
Ship Confirm
·
Create Invoice
·
Create the Receipts either
manually or using Auto Lockbox ( In this article we will concentrate on Manual
creation)
·
Transfer to General Ledger
·
Journal Import
·
Posting
Let’s get into the details of
each step mentioned above.
Enter the Sales Order:
Navigation:
Order Management Super User
Operations (USA)>Orders Returns >Sales Orders
Enter the Customer details
(Ship to and Bill to address), Order type.
Click on Lines Tab. Enter the
Item to be ordered and the quantity required.
Line is scheduled automatically
when the Line Item is saved.
Scheduling/unscheduling can be
done manually by selecting Schedule/Un schedule from the Actions Menu.
You can check if the item to be
ordered is available in the Inventory by clicking on Availability Button.
Save the work.
Underlying Tables affected:
In Oracle, Order information is
maintained at the header and line level.
The header information is
stored in OE_ORDER_HEADERS_ALL and the line information in OE_ORDER_LINES_ALL
when the order is entered. The column called FLOW_STATUS_CODE is available in
both the headers and lines tables which tell us the status of the order at each
stage.
At this stage, the
FLOW_STATUS_CODE in OE_ORDER_HEADERS_ALL is ‘Entered’
Book the Sales Order:
Book the Order by clicking on
the Book Order button.
Now that the Order is BOOKED,
the status on the header is change accordingly.
Underlying tables affected:
At this stage:
The FLOW_STATUS_CODE in the table OE_ORDER_HEADERS_ALL would be
‘BOOKED’
The FLOW_STATUS_CODE in OE_ORDER_LINES_ALL will be
‘AWAITING_SHIPPING’.
Record(s) will be created in the table WSH_DELIVERY_DETAILS with
RELEASED_STATUS=’R’ (Ready to
Release)
Also Record(s) will be inserted
into WSH_DELIVERY_ASSIGNMENTS.
At the same time DEMAND
INTERFACE PROGRAM runs in the background and inserts
into MTL_DEMAND
Launch Pick Release:
Navigation:
Shipping > Release Sales
Order > Release Sales Orders.
Key in Based on Rule and Order
Number
In the Shipping Tab key in the
below:
Auto Create Delivery: Yes
Auto Pick Confirm: Yes
Auto Pack Delivery: Yes
In the Inventory Tab:
Auto Allocate: Yes
Enter the Warehouse
Click on Execute Now Button.
On successful completion, the
below message would pop up as shown below.
Pick Release process in turn
will kick off several other requests like Pick Slip Report,
Shipping Exception Report and
Auto Pack Report
Underlying Tables affected:
If Autocreate Delivery is set to ‘Yes’ then a new record is
created in the table WSH_NEW_DELIVERIES.
DELIVERY_ID is populated in the table WSH_DELIVERY_ASSIGNMENTS.
The RELEASED_STATUS in WSH_DELIVERY_DETAILS would be now set to
‘Y’ (Pick Confirmed) if Auto Pick Confirm is set to Yes otherwise
RELEASED_STATUS is ‘S’ (Release to Warehouse).
Pick Confirm the Order:
IF Auto Pick Confirm in the
above step is set to NO, then the following should be done.
Navigation:
Inventory Super User > Move
Order> Transact Move Order
In the HEADER tab, enter the
BATCH NUMBER (from the above step) of the order. Click FIND. Click on
VIEW/UPDATE Allocation, then Click TRANSACT button. Then Transact button will
be deactivated then just close it and go to next step.
Ship Confirm the Order:
Navigation:
Order Management Super
User>Shipping >Transactions.
Query with the Order Number.
Click On Delivery Tab
Click on Ship Confirm.
The Status in Shipping
Transaction screen will now be closed.
This will kick off concurrent programs like.INTERFACE TRIP Stop,
Commercial Invoice, Packing Slip Report, Bill of Lading
Underlying tables affected:
RELEASED_STATUS in
WSH_DELIVERY_DETAILS would be ‘C’ (Ship Confirmed)
FLOW_STATUS_CODE in
OE_ORDER_HEADERS_ALL would be “BOOKED“
FLOW_STATUS_CODE in
OE_ORDER_LINES_ALL would be “SHIPPED“
Create Invoice:
Run workflow background
Process.
Navigation:
Order Management >view
>Requests
Workflow Background Process
inserts the records RA_INTERFACE_LINES_ALL with
INTERFACE_LINE_CONTEXT
= ’ORDER ENTRY’
INTERFACE_LINE_ATTRIBUTE1=
Order_number
INTERFACE_LINE_ATTRIBUTE3=
Delivery_id
and spawns Auto invoice Master
Program and Auto invoice import program which creates Invoice for that
particular Order.
The Invoice created can be seen
using the Receivables responsibility
Navigation:
Receivables Super User>
Transactions> Transactions
Query with the Order Number as
Reference.
Underlying tables:
RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_ALL will have
the Invoice header information. The column INTERFACE_HEADER_ATTRIBUTE1 will
have the Order Number.
RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_LINES_ALL will
have the Invoice lines information. The column INTERFACE_LINE_ATTRIBUTE1 will
have the Order Number.
Create receipt:
Navigation:
Receivables> Receipts>
Receipts
Enter the information.
Click on Apply Button to apply
it to the Invoice.
Underlying tables:
AR_CASH_RECEIPTS_ALL
Transfer to General Ledger:
To transfer the Receivables
accounting information to general ledger, run General Ledger Transfer Program.
Navigation:
Receivables> View Requests
Parameters:
·
Give in the Start date and Post
through date to specify the date range of the transactions to be transferred.
·
Specify the GL Posted Date,
defaults to SYSDATE.
·
Post in summary: This controls
how Receivables creates journal entries for your transactions in the interface
table. If you select ‘No’, then the General Ledger Interface program creates at
least one journal entry in the interface table for each transaction in your
posting submission. If you select ‘Yes’, then the program creates one journal
entry for each general ledger account.
·
If the
Parameter Run Journal
Import is set to ‘Yes’, the journal import program is kicked off automatically
which transfers journal entries from the interface table to General Ledger,
otherwise follow the topic Journal Import to import the
journals to General Ledger manually.
Underlying tables:
This transfers data about your
adjustments, chargeback, credit memos, commitments, debit memos, invoices, and
receipts to the GL_INTERFACE table.
Journal Import:
To transfer the data from
General Ledger Interface table to General Ledger, run the Journal Import
program from Oracle General Ledger.
Navigation:
General Ledger > Journal>
Import> Run
Parameters:
·
Select the appropriate Source.
·
Enter one of the following
Selection Criteria:
No Group ID: To import all data for that source that has no group
ID. Use this option if you specified a NULL group ID for this source.
All Group IDs: To import all data for that source that has a group
ID. Use this option to import multiple journal batches for the same source with
varying group IDs.
Specific Group ID: To import data for a specific source/group ID
combination. Choose a specific group ID from the List of Values for the
Specific Value field.
If you do not specify a Group ID, General Ledger imports all data
from the specified journal entry source, where the Group_ID is null.
·
Define the Journal Import Run
Options (optional)
Choose Post Errors to Suspense if you have suspense posting
enabled for your set of books to post the difference resulting from any
unbalanced journals to your suspense account.
Choose Create Summary Journals to have journal import create the
following:
• one journal line for all transactions that share the same
account, period, and currency and that has a debit balance
• one journal line for all transactions that share the same
account, period, and currency and that has a credit balance.
·
Enter a
Date Range to have
General Ledger import only journals with accounting dates in that range. If you
do not specify a date range, General Ledger imports all journals data.
·
Choose whether to Import
Descriptive Flexfields, and whether to import them with validation.
Click on Import button.
Underlying tables:
GL_JE_BATCHES, GL_JE_HEADERS,
GL_JE_LINES
We have to Post journal batches
that we have imported previously to update the account balances in General
Ledger.
Navigation:
General Ledger> Journals
> Enter
Query for the unposted journals
for a specific period as shown below.
From the list of unposted
journals displayed, select one journal at a time and click on Post button to
post the journal.
If you know the batch name to
be posted you can directly post using the Post window
Navigation:
General Ledger> Journals>
Post