Creating a notification period

You can create a notification period.

About this task

To create a notification period:

From the tree in the application rules side panel, choose Cross Application > Order Promising > Node Level Controls.

The Ship Node Search window displays in the work area.

Enter the applicable search criteria and choose the Search icon. A list of nodes displays.
Select the applicable node and choose the Details icon. The Node Details pop-up window displays.
To create a notification period, choose the Notification Period tab.
Enter information into the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions. You can create multiple Notification Periods, which will be displayed in a list in the Notification Period List screen.

Choose the Save icon.

Table 1. Node details pop-up window, notification period tab.
Field value descriptions of the notification period tab present in the node details window
Field	Description
Current Notification Period
Effective From Date	Enter the starting date of the notification period.
Effective To Date	Enter the end date of the notification period.
Notification Details
Tabs: Regular Orders	Specifies that the notification period is for advanced rush, regular orders, or rush orders. See Defining levels of service for information.
Node needs to be notified at least <number of hours> hours prior to expected time of shipment	Enter the minimum number of hours a node needs to be notified before the expected time of shipment.
Release an order to this node a total of <number of hours> working hours and <number of days> system days before expected time of shipment.	Enter the total number of working hours and system days an order for this item should be released before it is expected to ship.
Notification Schedule List
Time	Enter the time of day when this node can be contacted.
Day check box	Click in the boxes for the days of the week to which this schedule applies.
Notification Period List	Displays a cumulative list of existing notification periods.