Batch ordering

Batch ordering is controlled by the demand schedule records. There can be more than one of these demand schedule records in the schedule file at one time, to be processed at different intervals and executing different queries.

These schedule records determine when and how often to generate orders. They also define what field values cause a break to a new order, as quotes are processed. The options here include values found in the following.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

vendor

vendor.contract.no

trans.type

bill.to.code

ship.to.code

shipping.terms

tax.rate

payment.terms

Determining what causes a break to a new order line item is also contained in the demand schedule records. The options include values from the following.

payment.freq

no.of.payments

part.no

unit.cost

unit.of.measure

discount

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