Batch Creations

1. Select a [MPL Network] from the Network drop-down in the header.
2. Select a Team (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
3.  Select Manufacturing - Supplier from the left menu.
   Partners must have the correct roles assigned by using the owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower.

4. Select Batch Creations.

5. Select the New button.
6. Enter the batch number in the Batch Number field.

7. Select the Save button.

   The screen refreshes with the saved batch creation in the draft state.

8. Select the Edit button.

9. In the Transaction Information section, select Submitted from the Process Status drop drown.
10. In the Batch Creations Transaction Information section fill in the following fields:
    
    1. Batch Number field – . The unique identifier for the batch creation.
       This field auto populates the value entered New Batch Creations screen.
       
    2. Plant Code field – The unique code to identify the Plant.
    3. Product Code field – The product code type.
    4. Product Code Value field – The product identification code.
    5. Store Location Code field – The code used to identify the storage location.
    6. Units Remaining field – The number of units in the current batch.
    7. Alternate Product Code field – The alternate code for product identification.
11. In the Manufacturer and Customer section, fill in the following fields under Manufacturer group:
    1. Company type-ahead field – The name of the manufacturer who will produce the batch. This field pulls from the Owner's company and location master data.

       The remaining Manufacturer fields are auto populated with the values from the company or location's master data entry. If the name of the company is not present in the Owner's master data, the company name must be entered manually.

    2. Address 1 field – The address of the particular location.
    3. Address 2 field – Any additional address information.
    4. Country drop-down – The two-letter country code with country name for this location.
    5. State field – The state or region for this location.
    6. City field – The city for this location.
    7. Postal Code field – The postal code for this location's main address.
    8. Contact Telephone Number field – The company or location's phone number.
    9. Contact Fax Number field – The company or location's fax number
    10. Party ID Type drop-down – The identifier type used for this company or location. See Identifier and Item Code Types for more information.
    11. Party ID Value field – The value associated with the identifier type.
12. In the Manufacturer and Customer section, fill in the following fields under Customer group:
    
    1. Company type-ahead field – The name of the customer for whom the batch is created. This field pulls from the Owner's company and location master data.

       The remaining Customer fields are auto populated with the values from the company or location's master data entry. If the name of the company is not present in the Owners master data, the company name must be entered manually.

    2. Address 1 field – The address of the particular location.
    3. Address 2 field – Any additional address information.
    4. Country drop-down – The two-letter country code with country name for this location.
    5. State field – The state or region for this location.
    6. City field – The city for this location.
    7. Postal Code field – The postal code for this location's main address.
    8. Contact Telephone Number field – The company or location's phone number.
    9. Contact Fax Number field – The company or location's fax number
    10. Party ID Type drop-down – The identifier type used for this company or location. See Identifier and Item Code Types for more information.
    11. Party ID Value field – The value associated with the identifier type.
13. In the Batch Details section fill in the following fields:
    
    1. Date Manufactured field – The product manufacturing date.
    2. SLED/BBD (Shelf Life Expiration Date) field – The product's expiration date.
    3. Available from date field – The date from which the product is available for sale.
    4. Batch Status drop-down – The status of the batch.
    5. Next Inspection Date field – The date for the next batch inspection.
    6. Vendor field – The vendor who supplied the raw material for producing the batch.
    7. Vendor Batch field – The batch number of the raw material received from the vendor.
    8. Last Goods Receipt field – The date of the last goods receipt from the vendor.
14. In the Country and Lot Details section, fill in the following fields under Lot Characteristics:
    
    1. Batch Class field – The name of the characteristic of the batch.
    2. Batch Class Type field – The value of characteristic of the batch.
    3. In the Country of Origin section, fill in the following fields:
       1. State field – The state or region for this location.
       2. Country drop-down – The two-letter country code for this location.
15. In the Country and Lot Details section, fill in the following fields under Lot Attributes:
    
    1. Plant Code field – The code of the plant where the batch undergoes testing.
    2. Authorization Group field – The group number where quality assurance approved the batch.
    3. Laboratory field – The name of the laboratory where the batch is tested.
    4. Description field – A brief description of the laboratory.
    5. Email field – The email address of the laboratory.
16. In the Reference Transaction Information section:
    1. Select the Addicon. At least one reference transaction line item is required to submit a batch creation.
    2. In the Add Transaction Reference panel, fill in the following fields under Reference Transaction Information:
       1. Transaction Type field – The type of transaction.
       2. Transaction Number field – The number of the transaction or any unique identifier.
       3. Transaction Date field - The transaction date.
       4. Line Item Number field - The line item of the specified transaction that references the batch.
    3. Select Apply.

       The new reference transaction line item is added to the transaction reference table.

17. In the Batch Dates section, fill in the following fields:
    
    1. Batch Creation Date field – The date when the batch is created in the system.
    2. Best Before Date field – The date by which the product is at its peak usability.
    3. Retest Date field – The date scheduled for retesting the product.
    4. Storage Date field – The date when the product was stored.
    5. Inspection Date field – The date when the inspection was conducted.
    6. Unrestricted use Date field – The date by which the product can be used without any restrictions.
    7. Created By field – The ID of the person who created the batch.
    8. Created On field – The date and time when the batch is created in the system.
18. In the Notes section, enter any additional comments or instructions.
19. To submit the batch creation:
    To save the batch creation in a Draft state and finish it later, ensure the Move To button is not selected and then select the Save button in the draft state.

    1. Select the Move To button at the top of the screen.

       The submit status indicator circle is filled in with green to indicate the desired action upon selecting save.

    2. Select the Save button.
       

       The batch creation is submitted.
       

Tips

• In the Reference Transaction Information section, do one of the following:
  • Select the Edit icon, to edit the details of an individual line item.
  • Select the Deleteicon to delete references to multiple transactions.
• In the Notes section, do one of the following:
  • Select the Addicon, to add comments or instructions.
  • Select the Deleteicon, to remove comments or instructions.

Submit a batch creation in the draft state to a customer.

1. Select a [MPL Network] from the Network drop-down in the header.
2. Select a Team (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
3.  Select Manufacturing - Supplier from the left menu.
   Partners must have the correct roles assigned by using the owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower.

4. Select Batch Creations.

5. Select the Filter button to find the batch creation in Draft state..

6. Select the Batch Number link in the results table.

7. Select the Edit button.

8. In the Transaction Information section, select Submitted from the Process Status drop drown.

9. Select the Move To button at the top of the screen.

   The submit status indicator circle is filled in with green to indicate the desired action upon selecting save.

10. Select the Save button.
    

    The batch creation is submitted.
    

Tips

• To edit the details of an individual line items in the reference transaction section of the batch creation, select the Edit icon for the line item in the Reference Transaction section.
• To delete a batch creation in the draft state, select the batch number row and then select the Deleteicon on the top of the screen.

Search for and view batch creations sent or received by suppliers. Viewing the details of a batch creations enables suppliers to quickly access order information (e.g. the quantity for each line item in an order) in TraceLink without having to search through the actual B2B message.

1. Select a [MPL Network] from the Network drop-down in the header.
2. Select a Team (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
3. Select Manufacturing - Customer or Manufacturing - Supplier from the left menu.
   Partners must have the correct roles assigned by using the owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower.
4. Select Batch Creations.
5. Select the Filter button.
6. Fill in one or more of the following fields to filter the results:

   • State drop-down – The state of the batch creation: 

     • Draft – The transaction is in the draft state.
     • Submit – The transaction has been created.
     • Processing – The application is getting ready to handle incoming transactions by doing some initial tasks, such as copying the files it receives.
     • Processed – The application changes the standard information into a format that is easy to use and specific to your transaction.
     • Preparing to Send – The application is getting ready to send out a transaction and is doing some initial tasks, like copying the necessary information for the process.
     • Sending –The application sends out business transactions to the buyer or supplier.
     • Sent – The transaction is successfully completed and shared with the receiving party.
   • Customer type-ahead – The name of the customer the batch creation was sent to.
     If the name of the customer is not present in the Owners master data then the customer's name must be entered manually
     
   • Last Modified field – The period of time in which the batch creation was last updated:
     • Today – The transaction was modified within the last few hours.
     • Yesterday – The transaction was updated within the past 24 hours.
     • Last Week – The transaction was modified in the last 7 days.
     • Last Month – The transaction was modified in the last 30 days.
     • Last 3 Months – The transaction was modified in the last 90 days.
     • Last 6 Months – The transaction was modified in the last 180 days.
     • Custom Range – Select a specific period of time that the transaction was modified in from the calendar.

7. Select Apply.
   

   A list of batch creation displays based on the filter results.
   

8. Select the link for the batch creation from the results table.

   The View Batch Creations screen displays.

Tips

• To view the details of an individual line item in the invoice, select the Viewicon for the line item in the Reference Transaction Information section on the Batch Creation Details screen.
• To clear the filter criteria in the filter, select Reset.

Perform this task if the user needs to resend a batch creation transaction.

1. Select a [MPL Network] from the Network drop-down in the header.
2. Select a Team (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
3.  Select Manufacturing - Supplier from the left menu.
   Partners must have the correct roles assigned by using the owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower.

4. Select Batch Creations.

5. Select the Batch Number in Sent state.

6. Select the Edit button.

   The state of the batch creation transaction is automatically moved to Sending state.

7. Select the Move To button at the top of the screen.

   The submit status indicator circle is filled in with green to indicate the desired action upon selecting save.

8. Select the Save button.
   

   The batch creation is submitted.
   

The statues of the batch creation moves to Sent state.