Order fulfillment: creating a milestone
You can create an order fulfillment milestone.
About this task
To create a milestone:
Procedure
- In the Monitoring window, choose the Milestones tab.
- From the Milestones list, choose the Create New icon. The Milestone Details window displays.
- Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
- 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.