Order fulfillment: creating a milestone

You can create an order fulfillment milestone.

About this task

To create a milestone:

Procedure

  1. In the Monitoring window, choose the Milestones tab.
  2. From the Milestones list, choose the Create New icon. The Milestone Details window displays.
  3. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
  4. Choose the Save icon.
    Table 1. Milestone details.

    Milestone field value descriptions

    Field Description
    Date Type Enter the name of the milestone being created.
    Note: You cannot use date types you have created on the date type tab. You must create a unique name for the milestone.
    Description Enter a brief description of the milestone.
    Requested Select this field to indicate if the milestone represents a date requested by a Buyer, user, etc.
    Expected Select this field to indicate if the milestone represents a date the system expects or has calculated something to occur.
    Actual This field is not applicable for milestones.
    Committed Select this field to indicate if there is a committed date available for this date type.