Overview of Product Builder and multisite
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Product builder configuration supports single and multiple site environments and organizations that have not set up multiple sites. You have the option to create bills of materials (BOM) and route versions with the Product Builder configuration process.
Note
This information applies only to Product builder.
When you enter a transaction using a Product Model enabled item, you can enter the site ID or accept the default site ID. The following tables describe how the default site ID is determined for each type of transaction.
For example, if there is a sales order line where the site ID field is blank in the Customers form, the site ID from the Released products form is used. If there is no site ID in the Released products form, the fallback warehouse in the Inventory and warehouse management parameters form is used.
Sales order lines and quotation lines:
Default site ID assigned to this form |
Navigation to the form |
|---|---|
All customers |
Click Accounts receivable > Common > Customers > All customers.Double-click a customer record. Click the Sales order defaults FastTab. |
Released products |
Click Product information management > Common > Released products. Double-click a released product record. Click the Plan tab > Default order settings. |
Inventory and warehouse management parameters |
Click Inventory management > Setup > Inventory and warehouse management parameters. The Fallback warehouse on the General tab. |
Production order lines and project order lines:
Default site ID assigned to this form |
Navigation to the form |
|---|---|
Released products |
Click Product information management > Common > Released products. Double-click a released product record. Click the Plan tab > Default order settings. |
Inventory and warehouse management parameters |
Click Inventory management > Setup > Inventory and warehouse management parameters. The Fallback warehouse on the General tab. |
Purchase order lines:
Default site ID assigned to this form |
Navigation to the form |
|---|---|
All vendors |
Click Accounts payable > Common > Vendors > All vendors. Double click a vendor record. Click the Purchase order defaults tab. |
Released products |
Click Product information management > Common > Released products. Double-click a released product record. Click the Plan tab > Default order settings. |
Inventory and warehouse management parameters |
Click Inventory management > Setup > Inventory and warehouse management parameters. The Fallback warehouse on the General tab. |
As the items are configured during the sales process, custom BOMs and routes are created automatically at the correct production site.
Note
The default warehouse settings are transferred from the General tab of the Default order settings form to the Overview tab of the Site specific order settings form. The default warehouse settings on the General tab of the Default order settings form are replaced by the default site settings. Click Product information management > Common > Released products. Press CTRL+SHIFT+G to view all items. Select an item, and then click Plan > Default order settings.
See also
Configure a product model to use a distribution site
Configure a multilevel BOM item requiring production in multiple sites