Configure a Despatch Order to be a Split Parent Despatch Order

For more information about parent despatch orders (PDOs) and split parent despatch orders (SPDOs), see Parent and Child Despatch Orders, Split Parent Despatch Orders and Configuration for Split Parent Despatch Orders.

You can specify a default configuration per contract. See Enter Default CDO Settings for a Sales or Purchase Contract.

Despatch orders (DOs) that are in a trade between a sales DO and a purchase DO cannot be configured to be an SPDO or a child despatch order (CDO).

Note: The business rules for SPDOs and their CDOs are quite different from the rules for Aggregated Parent Despatch Orders (APDOs) and Consignment Parent Despatch Orders (CPDOs). The CDOs of an APDO or CPDO are created via a contract, and therefore must have the same contract and contract product.

Security Note: You need the Allow the user to maintain despatch orders security right in the Contracts domain security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

Open the Despatch Order that will be the SPDO.
Select the Child Despatch Orders tab.
Set the Calculation Method to Split Quantity.
Select when the SPDO will be Split across the CDOs. Select from:
- After Loading Transactions
- After Unloading Transactions
- By Pricing Line—Only applicable for cumulative pricing
Select the Quantity UOM from the Mass units defined on the Unit Conversion Editor.
If Split is After Loading Transactions or After Unloading Transactions:
1. Select whether to Invoice Together.
  If checked, only the SPDO is available for invoicing; however, the calculation of the invoice line items is based on the contract terms applicable to each CDO. All CDOs must be for the same organisation as the SPDO.
  If unchecked, only the SPDO is available for invoicing before the splitting point. However, any despatch order (SPDO or CDO) is available for invoicing after the splitting point. Multiple CDOs may be selected, as long as they are for the same organisation. The calculation of the invoice line items is based on the contract terms of the selected despatch order(s).
2. Select whether to Perform Assay Exchange Individually. If unchecked, the assay exchange (contract fulfilment) will be performed only for the SPDO.
3. Select whether to Adjust In Parent Despatch Order. The adjustment is calculated as:
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Loaded/Unloaded Quantity – Total of Split Quantities
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  If unchecked, any adjustment will be attributed to the CDO where Adjustment is checked. At least one CDO must be checked to hold the adjustment.
  Examples:
  - A SPDO has two CDOs. The required quantity for the CDOs is 1000 mt each. The adjustment is done in the SPDO. The SPDO is added to a despatch with a loading transaction of 2500 mt. If invoicing together, the invoice will show line items for CDO1 with 1000 mt, CDO2 with 1000 mt and the SPDO with the adjustment of 500 mt.
  - A SPDO has two CDOs. The required quantity for the CDOs is 1000 mt each. The adjustment is done in CDO2. The SPDO is added to a despatch with a loading transaction of 2500 mt. If invoicing separately, but selecting both of the CDOs, the invoice will show line items for CDO1 with 1000 mt and CDO2 with 1500 mt. The adjustment of 500 mt is added to CDO2.
4. To add a DO as a CDO to this SPDO:
  1. Right-click in the table and select Add Despatch Order from the menu.
  2. Locate and select the Despatch Order that is to be a CDO.
  3. Enter the Quantity for the CDO.
5. If Adjust In Parent Despatch Order is unchecked, check Adjustment for the CDO that is to hold the adjustment.
6. To adjust the order of how the CDOs will reclaim the quantity from the SPDO, right-click a CDO and select Move Up or Move Down from the menu as required.
Click Save.