Plant coordination
Use the released drawing and material basis when planning work at a plant. Technical changes still require review for the affected orders and work in progress.

For controllers and production leaders coordinating plants and company supply.
A fabrication group needs common product identifiers while each company retains its own stock, authority and financial results. Customer commitments and internal supply can share technical references without losing the source of actual cost or legal ownership.
Use the released drawing and material basis when planning work at a plant. Technical changes still require review for the affected orders and work in progress.
Use paired approved intercompany orders for genuine company-to-company goods transactions. A plant name or group relationship cannot substitute for either company’s approval.
Keep actual source material, work and accepted output traceable into each company’s books. Shared drawings do not make stock or WIP belonging to another company available to a local order.
Plant coordination
Company transactions · Local cost
Same records, same gates. The configuration changes how the process runs for this team.
Buyer: Approve Requisitions and every PurchaseOrder only when another actual person prepared/materially edited the revision and within own converted POApprovalLimit
Buyer: Firm PlannedOrders of Type Purchase and resolve disputed bill evidence without altering the bill's approved accounting
Buyer: Manage draft Requisitions/RequisitionItems, PurchaseOrders/PurchaseOrderItems, VendorReturns and vendor Accounts/ContactPersons except bank fields through reviewed controls
Controller: Approve eligible independent PurchaseOrders above Buyer limits and Requisitions escalation
An independent assigned cost-centre manager acting as Employee, eligible Buyer or Controller approves within the converted PO limit and entity scope.
Controller: Approve Bills with BillItems.MatchStatus exceptions above an eligible cost-centre manager limit or outside policy, never if preparer/material editor
Employee: Approve Requisitions as assigned cost-centre manager within POApprovalLimit and Bills as assigned cost-centre manager within BillApprovalLimit, excluding own preparation/material editing
Employee: Confirm ServiceAcceptances as authorised requester without gaining PO/bill approval rights
Finance Clerk: Manage draft Bills, BillItems, BillMatchAllocations, Invoices, InvoiceItems, PaymentsReceived, PaymentApplications, PaymentsMade, PaymentAllocations, PaymentRuns, PaymentInstructions, CreditApplications and Refunds
Finance Clerk: Post eligible fully matched Bills under an independently activated automatic-match policy with no unresolved exception
Approval conditions.
Owns financial policy, independent finance decisions, reconciliation, the close and consolidation.
Manage draft ChartOfAccounts, TaxCodes, CostCenters, ExchangeRates, PaymentTerms, BankAccounts, JournalEntries, JournalEntryLines, AccountingPeriods, CloseTasks, CloseDependencies, Budgets, BudgetLines, AllocationRuns, AllocationLines, FixedAssets, AssetBooks, AssetEvents, DepreciationRuns, DepreciationRunLines, RevaluationRuns, RevaluationLines, ConsolidationRuns, ConsolidationEntities, ConsolidationRunLines, ConsolidationAdjustments and TaxFilings through approved revision controlsApprove financial EnterprisePolicies and MasterChanges independentlyApprove Bills with BillItems.MatchStatus exceptions above an eligible cost-centre manager limit or outside policy, never if preparer/material editorOwns production definitions, planning snapshots, work release and reviewed completion/close.
Manage draft BOMs/BOMComponents, Routings/RoutingOperations, WorkCenters and technical master versions through owning-manager reviewManage MRPRuns, PlannedOrders, draft WorkOrders/WorkOrderComponents/WorkOrderOperationsRun MRP and firm/release WorkOrders using frozen technical/cost versionsOwns supplier purchasing and independent purchase decisions within authority, without receiving or approving their own order.
Manage draft Requisitions/RequisitionItems, PurchaseOrders/PurchaseOrderItems, VendorReturns and vendor Accounts/ContactPersons except bank fields through reviewed controlsSubmit purchasing documentsApprove Requisitions and every PurchaseOrder only when another actual person prepared/materially edited the revision and within own converted POApprovalLimitAn independent assigned cost-centre manager acting as Employee, eligible Buyer or Controller approves within the converted PO limit and entity scope.
Owns commercial masters, customer contracts and the approved sales pipeline within entity authority.
Manage entity Leads, ContactPersons, Opportunities, Activities, draft Quotes/QuoteItems, SalesOrders/SalesOrderItems, Contracts/ContractItems/ContractCycles, PriceBooks/PriceBookEntries and customer Accounts excluding bank fields through reviewed master controlsApprove Quotes within own discount authority and protected margin policy independently when requiredReview unknown-cost/zero-price commercial exceptions under EnterprisePolicies with recorded pricing basisSet the entities, financial rules and approval boundaries that keep commercial, operating and employee records consistent.
Reconcile operating activity, review adjustments and produce a locked financial close with traceable group reporting.
Control commitments, receipt quality and stock availability from the first requisition through delivery and returns.
Connect the sales conversation to reviewed prices, customer commitments and the orders finance and operations fulfil.
Match obligations to accepted work, control payment release and reconcile cash, credits and foreign-currency settlements.
Plan the remaining demand, release a stable production plan and trace accepted output back to its material, time and quality checks.
Connect employee changes, approved leave and time to a reviewed payroll run with clear settlement and correction history.
Owned net StockLayers/StockMovements at the cutoff by entity, warehouse and costing method reconciled to mapped inventory controls; pending custody excluded, reservations do not reduce ownership value, and remaining WorkOrders.OpenWIP excludes transferred completed/scrapped cost.
| Product | Warehouse | Lot Number | Expiry Date | Quantity On Hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRD-76202 | WRH-130 | L26-0490 | 23 Sep | 340 |
| PRD-61737 | WRH-150 | L26-2493 | 22 Sep | 420 |
| PRD-10121 | WRH-140 | L26-5784 | 07 Sep | 250 |
| PRD-18049 | WRH-110 | L26-4082 | 26 Sep | 780 |
| PRD-99914 | WRH-110 | L26-1049 | 28 Sep | 360 |
| PRD-63378 | WRH-120 | L26-5691 | 29 Sep | 280 |
Thirteen weeks from reconciled bank balance at the stated opening timestamp; open invoice collections, unreserved bills, reserved payment instructions, approved unpaid operational payroll and tax obligations form mutually exclusive source buckets, with currency/date assumptions and uncertainty shown; Parallel payroll and duplicated bill/run obligations excluded.
Posted invoice net revenue less original-linked credits by entity/customer/product/period; standard margin uses frozen InvoiceItems.StandardCostSnapshot while actual margin uses allocated shipment/service cost, with missing-cost coverage shown rather than fabricated zero margin; Sales Rep output excludes protected cost/margin.
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Related questionYes. Plan a phase around a defined entity and process, with clear ownership of the work that remains in other tools. Reconcile the opening position, integrations and handoffs before launch; retire the old tool for that scope after its outstanding work is accounted for.
Related questionThe design supports entity-specific functional currencies and accounting calendars. Group reporting needs explicit period mappings, translation policies and ownership methods. A locked consolidation retains those choices and its source amounts so a later change cannot silently rewrite the result.
Related questionThe accepted offer carries its approved prices, discounts and revision into the order. Invoice allocations retain the source quantities and net amounts so conversion cannot apply a discount again. A contract billing cycle selects an order-led or direct-invoice route and retains that identity to prevent duplicate billing.
Related questionEvery purchase order needs an eligible approver who did not prepare it. The Buyer or Controller acts within the specified authority. A Controller releases a payment run within their limit and independently of its preparer and included bill approvers. Delegation requires the necessary role and never removes those independence rules.
Related questionAccess to individual pay, national IDs and employee bank details is restricted. Sales roles do not receive it, and administrative access does not override the restriction. Finance review can use payroll totals and reconciliation evidence; authorized HR and payroll roles retain the detailed access needed for their work.
Related questionConnections are implementation work and depend on the selected provider and country. Confirm the supported formats, identity, acknowledgements and reconciliation behavior during rollout. A payment-file acknowledgement is distinct from settlement, and a configured tax code is not evidence of filing coverage.
Related questionYes, through a planned and reconciled migration. Preserve source identifiers and partial processing history so an already received, shipped, billed or paid amount cannot be processed again. Opening stock, ledger, asset, leave and payroll balances need controlled imports with clear posting boundaries.
Related questionAssistants can prepare drafts, propose matches and collect evidence within their assigned access. Required human approvals stay with the accountable role. They cannot bypass document review, payment release, credit controls or sensitive employee access.
Related questionUse Proto to propose changes on a branch and review them before release. The process owner should check changes to posting, permissions, payroll or approval rules against existing transactions and the agreed operating policies. Machine work and model usage remain metered.
Related questionFor planners coordinating cut, bend and finish work against customer drawings.
For operations teams coordinating fabricated components and final assembly.
For controllers and production leaders coordinating plants and company supply.
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