These values can be used behind the scenes to create the ISB record. However, if SO Edit ISB Defaults is set to Yes in Sales Order Control, default values can be overridden during Sales Order Maintenance. In this case, a pop-up displays and fields can be modified as needed.

The Parent Serial and Parent Item fields are used only if the item being sold should be added to the installed base as a component of another installed base item.

The warranty start date defaults to blank. If the user does not explicitly specify a date, the system uses the sales order ship date as the warranty start date when the installed base record is created during invoice post.