Configure a Subcontracted Transfer Activity Freighted by Shipper in Dynamics 365 SCM
A customer produces light projection toys for holiday decorations throughout the year. The production process creates the projection toy at the following work cells: stands, main assembly, electric, visuals, and packaging. Vendors must create templates for each toy they produce each season. They must manage the transfer of templates to the warehouse. Each transfer for each vendor must use the same purchase agreement. You need to configure the subcontracted transfer activity. What should you do?
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For a subcontracted transfer activity, the Freighted by = Shipper setting makes the activity subcontracted when the transfer is initiated from the warehouse; the purchase agreement must reference the warehouse vendor.
To manage subcontracted transfer of templates to the warehouse where each transfer uses the same purchase agreement, set the transfer activity Freighted by value to Shipper and ensure purchase agreements include the vendor ID of the warehouse.
Do not choose Carrier or Recipient, and do not point the purchase agreement to the vendor (the toy producer) — the transfer is to the warehouse, so the warehouse vendor ID must be on the purchase agreement.
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Why the Answer Is Correct
The transfer is to the warehouse, so the subcontracted transfer activity must be Freighted by = Shipper, and the purchase agreement that prices the subcontracted transfer must include the vendor ID of the warehouse (the party receiving/shipping the templates).Why the Other Options Are Wrong
- Option A uses the vendor ID of the vendor (the toy producer) instead of the warehouse.
- Options B and C use Freighted by = Carrier or Recipient, which do not match a subcontracted transfer to the warehouse.
- Option D also targets the wrong vendor ID and uses Recipient.