Use this activity to enable the message classes associated with the internal customer order and the internal purchase order flows. The Setup Connectivity/Message Class tab contains information about which messages that can be transmitted from the Outbox and received into the Inbox.
The columns Send and Receive controls if the message can be transmitted and received. If a message can be received, the Action column specifies the action to execute.
The messages are the following:
| DIRDEL | This message is used against the internal customer in the manufacturing/supply site. It sends a customer order confirmation message to the receiving/ordering site when a direct delivery (to end customer) is used. Be aware that a DIRDEL message is created for all deliveries but intransit delivery messages have the Discarded status. If manual approval is used, then Register Direct Delivery (purchase orders) must also be used. |
| DELSCH | This message is used to send schedules from IFS/Supplier Scheduling into the IFS/Customer Scheduling, i.e., supplier schedule information from the demand site to be a customer schedule in the supply site. This message must be enabled against both the internal supplier and the internal customer records when supplier and customer schedules are to be automatically transferred between sites. |
| DESADV | This message is used against the internal customer in the manufacturing/supply site. This message is sent from package verification. It is like a delivery note but also describes the structure, i.e., handling units, of the shipment. |
| INVOIC | This message is used to send and receive invoice information to IFS/Invoicing. Note that in a multi-site environment invoices are only generated when the demand and supply sites are liked to different companies. |
| ORDCHG | This message is used to send changed purchase order information from the internal purchase orders to the internal customer orders for approval. Note that all internal purchase order changes can be transferred except for price changes. A change against the internal purchase order price will not be transferred. |
| ORDERS | This message is used against the internal supplier in the receiving/ordering site. It creates an internal purchase order message to the receiving/ordering site. If automatic approval is enabled then an internal customer order will be automatically generated in the manufacturing/supply site at the same time. If manual approval is used then an internal customer order will only be created when the ORDERS message on the manufacturing/supply site is approved. This message links IFS/Purchasing and IFS/Customer Orders together. |
| ORDRSPP | This message is used against the internal customer in the manufacturing/supply site. It sends and internal customer order confirmation message to the receiving/ordering site. If automatic approval is enabled then the internal purchase order status will be set to confirmed. If manual approval is used then the internal purchase order will only be confirmed on manual approval of the message. |
For those message classes that you will use, select the Send and/or Receive check boxes. Make sure that the Action value is set (if not, seek assistance from the system administrator regarding proper values).
Note: This window is read only when accessed as end user.
Administrator privilege using the IFS/Deployment Administrator is required. This step might already been established in your environment. Consult your system administrator for assistance.
You have enabled the message classes required for the multi-site flow. Later on, when entering the message setup for internal suppliers and customers you can retrieve the activated message classes through the List of Values.
Setup Connectivity/Message Class
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