Adding a Sourcing Configuration to a Product

Date Created: 4/28/2020

When a new product is created for a season, the system automatically creates a primary sourcing configuration. In case of a carryover, the system will carry over the primary source. This needs to be validated /updated for correctness.

Below are the steps users need to follow to update the source.

  1. Go to product->sourcing tab. Select a season. A default source 001: is created when this Product is created.

  1. Select the Source 001. From Actions drop down of source select Update Source option.

  1. In the Update sourcing configuration page enter the required attribute values and other values accordingly.

  1. Once the attribute values are entered. Click on Save button.

  1. The page is returned to Sourcing summary page with sourcing details updated as shown below.
  2. The source is also the Primary source for Product and Season. Primary source has the first priority for all the FOB and MOA table calculation.

Once a source is added to product it is important to create a new specification for source. Follow the steps in section “Creating a new specification for a source” of this document to create a new specification for source.

Adding another source for ProductBelow are the steps to add another source to the Product.

  1. Go to product->sourcing tab. Select a season.  From the Actions drop down of Product select Add Sourcing Configuration.
  2. Create new Sourcing Configuration page opens. Enter the Factory and other attribute values.

  1. Click on Create button after all the attribute information is entered.
  2. New sourcing configuration is created and the page is returned to sourcing summary page as shown below.
  3. For this source the Primary source for Product and season are set to No highlighted in above screen shot.
  4. This source can be made primary for product and season from the actions drop down of source as shown below.

  1. When this source is set as primary for Product and Season the other source which was set to primary previously will become non primary automatically.
  2. There cannot be more than one source as primary for a product.
  3. Primary source has the first priority for all the FOB and MOA table calculation.
  4. Once a source is added to product it is important to create a new specification for source. Follow the steps in below section to create a new specification for source.

Creating a new specification for a source

Once the source is created, a specification also needs to be created for the primary source before starting to working on the other objects especially for cost sheets. It is recommended that at least one specification is created for one source.

Below are the steps to be followed for creating a specification.

  1. Go to product->specification tab. Select season and source. Specification summary page will open as below. There will be no specifications for the newly created product and source. 
  2. Click on Create New Specification button
  1. Create new specification page is opened. Here the value of Development Stage is defaulted to Proto. Season Reference and Year Reference is automatically populated as per the season selected for the product. Click on Create button.Season Reference:  S for Spring / Summer F for Fall / WinterYear Reference: 22 for 2022 year.

  1. New Specification is created for the source as shown below.