Parent and Child Despatch Orders
There are three calculation methods for parent and child despatch order relationships in MineMarket:
- Split Parent Despatch Orders
Split parent despatch orders (SPDOs) are used to split a single despatch order for logistics (that is, for the loading and assaying processes) into multiple child despatch orders for marketing (for example, to be invoicing separately or for different shipment documentation). The CDOs do not need to be for the same contract as the SPDO. A special use of SPDOs is for cumulative pricing, where the SPDO is automatically split into CDOs, each with a different quotation pricing line for invoicing.
- Aggregated Parent Despatch Orders
Aggregated parent despatch orders (APDOs) are used to group multiple child despatch orders for logistics (that is, for the loading and sampling processes) into a single despatch order for marketing (for example, to consolidate invoicing or to aggregate quality results). The CDOs are created via the same contract as the APDO.
- Consignment Parent Despatch Orders
Consignment parent despatch orders (CPDOs) are used when despatching materials in two stages. The CPDO is associated with a despatch to an intermediary location. The CPDO can only be invoiced if the contractual invoice type has no payment terms (that is, a proforma invoice can be created). The child despatch orders (CDOs) are loaded from the intermediary location and are invoiced separately. The CDOs can only be loaded with the material that was delivered in their CPDO.
Restrictions
Neither PDOs nor CDOs (of any calculation method) can be allocated to Trades:
- If the DO is already in a trade between a sales DO and a purchase DO, the DO cannot be made into a PDO or CDO.
- If a DO was in a mark-market trade, and is then made into a PDO or CDO, the set of mark-to-market terms is removed from the DO. The DO does not display in the Trade Explorer.
Neither PDOs nor CDOs (of any calculation method) can be configured to allow partial invoicing. See Invoices.
