Infor ION API-based ERPs, (including Infor CloudSuite Distribution (CSD) Validations and Infor Distribution SX.e) Sales Order Automation (SOA) Accounts Payable (AP)

Infor ION API-based ERP SOA and AP validations. Includes standard, custom, and cross-reference validations.

Infor ION API-based ERP SOA Validations

Validations specific to Infor CloudSuite Distribution sales order automation (SOA).

Customer ID (Vendor ID)	The numeric identification of that customer or vendor. The system matches the Customer ID or Vendor ID with the ERP’s record.
Document Number	PO Number or other specified document number. The system retrieves the PO Number as document ID.
Mandatory Value	A required value specified by the customer. The system checks for one or more given fields that are designated as mandatory.
Payment Terms	The terms by which the payment will be made. For example, “Net 30.” The system matches the document's payment terms with the ERP’s.
Ship To	Address to which the product will be delivered. The system matches the document’s ship-to address information to the ERP’s, simply or by first retrieving the ship-to ID. Possible ERP Fields used: Company Name, City, Street, Postal Code, Country, Ship To Id
Ship Via	Carrier information Ship Via is validated against all valid Ship Via codes and descriptions in the ERP.

Due Date	The system evaluates whether it is mapped and that the date lies at lies in the future.
Get Line-Item Data	The system retrieves line-item information for subsequent validations. It then returns a list of line items the includes both document values and ERP values for comparison. Subsequent processes can consume these lists.
Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ)	The system validates that quantity is greater than or equal to minimum order quantity
Order Quantity	Number of items in an order. The system validates the document’s order quantity with the given ERP quantity.
PO Line Number	Checks for PO line number. When successful, the system displays the PO line number in Exception Manager. It will be the PO line to run any line validations against.
Part Number	From internal and external Stock Keeping Units (SKUs). The system compares document’s part numbers to the ERP’s part-numbers.
Product Availability	Determines whether the product is in inventory. The system matches the item’s part number to the ERP’s part number. It then matches its quantity against a previous record of availability in part-number inventory.
Unit Price	The price of an individual unit as described by the UOM. The system compares the document's unit price to the ERP unit price for a given tolerance level.

Freight Tolerance

Freight carrier and associated information. (Example: FedEx or UPS; Air or Five-day ground; weight and quantity).

Evaluates documents for whether freight information is available and quantities accurate within the given tolerance.

Tax

Availability of information: tax appropriate for sale.

Evaluates documents for whether federal or state tax information is available.

Total Validation

The sum of prices listed as line-items, less applied discounts.

Evaluates whether the mapped total matches the calculated total within a set tolerance.

Validations specific to Infor CloudSuite Distribution Accounts Payable (AP)

Customer ID	The numeric identification of that customer or vendor. Using a cross-reference table, the system matches the ERP to determine if the document's customer ID is valid.
Direct Ship (Drop Ship)	The system retrieves the PO Type from the ERP to display it in Exception Manager.
Due Date	Date that product or service is due or requested delivery date. The system evaluates whether the date is mapped and that the date lies in the future.
Payment Terms	The terms by which the payment will be made. For example, “Net 30.” The system matches the document's payment terms with the ERP’s.
Ship To	Address to which the product will be delivered. The system matches the document’s ship-to address information to the ERP’s, simply or by first retrieving the ship-to ID. Possible ERP Fields used: Company Name, City, Street, Postal Code, Country, Ship To ID.
Ship Via	Carrier information Ship Via is validated against all valid Ship Via codes and descriptions in the ERP.

Line Count	Validate unique lines against ERP’s lines.
Extended Part Number Validation	Validate the part numbers extracted off an AP invoice against the part numbers found on the matching Purchase Order.
Order Quantity	The system matches the document’s part number and order quantity with the ERP’s.
Part Number	From internal and external Stock Keeping Units (SKUs). The system compares document’s part numbers to the ERP’s part-numbers.
PO Number	The system retrieves PO information to be used by subsequent validations.
PO Line Number	Checks for PO line number. When successful, the system displays the PO line number in Exception Manager. It will be the PO line to run any line validations against.
Product Availability (Item Availability)	Whether the product is in inventory. The system matches the item’s part number to the ERP’s part number. It then matches its quantity against a previous record of availability in part-number inventory.
Unit of Measure (UOM)	The system matches the document’s part number to the ERP’s part number. It then matches the document’s UOM to the ERP’s UOM.
Unit Price	The price of an individual unit as described by the UOM. The system compares the document's unit price to the ERP unit price for a given tolerance level.