In this chapter we are going to discuss different features and options available to you when using QCS.

QCS allows you to have multi-item sequences. Multi-item sequences simply means there is more than one item per sequence.

Using the above example for seat sets in a single vehicle:

Each item is a separate sequence scheduled order line item record.

For each item, there can be multiple delivery locations. These are customer defined and are specified on the sequence schedule release as one of the following:

It is important to understand the customer dock specified on the sequence schedule release is not the same as a customer dock (dock address) specified on the scheduled order in Customer Scheduled Order Maintenance (7.3.13). The dock address specified on the scheduled order is set up in Dock Maintenance (7.3.6). Then on the pre-shipper/shipper, that dock address is used as the ship-to address. The entire scheduled order is shipped to that dock address.

QCS allows the customer to specify a dock (or a line feed location) for each part (item). In QCS the purpose of specifying a customer dock (or a line feed location) is to allow a sequence to be delivered to more than one delivery location at the same customer ship-to address. A customer dock (or a line feed location) is used to direct the items once they arrive at the customer site.

When a dock or line feed location is designated in QCS, it tells QAD Enterprise Applications two things:

Using the above graphic as an example, there are three items in the same sequence being shipped. System detects that the sequence contains two different line feed locations. It puts each sequence item on a shipper specific for the designated line feed.

QAD Enterprise Applications gives you two options for deleting sequences:

You also have the option of deleting/archiving inactive sequence schedules.

Use Sequence Schedule Maintenance to do a logical delete by setting the Delete field to Yes.

You can mark for deletion any sequence record that is not picked or that is cross-referenced to a picked sequence on another sequence release.

Use Sequence Schedule Detail Delete to specify which sequence records are to be deleted.

Use Schedule Delete/Archive to delete or archive all inactive sequence schedules with one transaction.

All associated inactive detail and cross-reference sequence records are deleted or archived.

You use sequence cross references to handle duplicate sequence requirements.

For example:

Day 1

Day 2

In Sequence Schedule Maintenance when you are adding a new sequence schedule release for an existing ship-from/ship-to combination, the system gives you the option of copying data from the active schedule release.

Use Sequence Cross-Ref Maintenance to manually create individual sequence cross-references and to maintain information on sequence cross-references.

Cross-referenced sequences can be:

There are three frames:

Header Frame

In the header frame you identify the ship-from ship-to combination on the existing sequence schedule release.

Picked/Shipped Sequence Frame

The Picked/Shipped Sequence frame shows information on picked/shipped sequences. You can use this frame to select a previously picked or shipped sequence for the specified ship-from/ship-to combination.

The Linked Sequence frame shows information on the linked or related sequence in the new sequence schedule release.

Use Sequence Cross-Ref Report to generate a report showing information on the shipped sequences and linked sequences. Shows cross-references created:

The image above shows a sample Sequence Cross-Ref Report.

The image above shows a sample Sequence Cross-Ref Report.

Cumulative (cum) sequence schedules are rare.

When you set the Cumulative field in Sequence Schedule Maintenance to Yes, it flags the sequence schedule as cumulative. The cumulative quantity for the sequence schedule is shown in the Sequence Detail Data frame, the Cum Quantity field.