You can set up specific information for the stages to be used in a Movement Type. For example, the sequence the stages are processed in, and the document format to be used.
From the Action menu within Movement Types Setup, select MO Stage. See What are the Stages in the Inventory Process? for more explanation about these stages.
The form contains the following fields:

Movement Order Type Code and Short Heading
These fields are automatically populated from the current Movement Type Setup and cannot be amended.
Stage
The required movement stage.
Sequence
The movement stage which must have been completed beforeCo this stage can be allowed. You can set up parallel stages by defining the same stage twice. Certain rules to the sequence apply: Order Confirmation must follow Order Entry; Inspection must follow Goods Receipt. However, they do not have to follow immediately.
Document Format Code
The document format to be applied to this stage. For example, the document format that has been set up for a picking list. See Setting up Document Formats for more information. You can attach a document format to any or all of the stages.
Ledger Interface Code
If required, this field contains the Ledger Interface Setup to be applied to this movement stage. If this is set up the transaction is automatically posted to the ledger on confirming the stage. See Setting up the Ledger Interface for more information. You can attach a Ledger Interface Code to any or all of the stages.
Inventory Ldg Iface Defn Code
If inventory is to be updated at the stage, and a movement type is specified, you should supply an Inventory Cost Ledger Interface Definition Code in this field.
Note: Either a Ledger Interface Code (also referred to as a Transactional Ledger Interface Definition) or an Inventory Ledger Interface Definition Code, or both, must be entered against any stage where a receipt or issue are created. Either or both can be entered at a stage where a transfer is created, but neither are mandatory.
Note: Inventory Ledger Interface Definitions must be used in the following circumstances:
Actual costing users who need to see cost changes 'ripple through' receipts and issues.
Standard costing users if the Inventory Revaluation module is used to revalue current period transactions.
Posting Date Adjustment
This allows you to adjust the default posting date set up in the Posting Date Source field, by entering a positive or negative figure. For example, if this is set to +10, the posting date is calculated as ten days ahead of the source date.
Posting Period Adjustment
This allows you to adjust the default posting period set up in the Posting Period Source field, by entering a positive or negative figure. For example, if this is set to +2, the posting period is calculated as two periods ahead of the source period.
Direct Print
Indicates whether or not a document is directly printed on release of this stage. Alternatively, transactions can be selected for printing by using the Control Desk functionality
Hold after Completion
Indicates whether or not the transaction is held after completion of this stage.
Default Form
Default form to be used for this stage. This is used when transactions are selected by a Control Desk and passed to an entry function. See What are Control Desks? for more information.
Posting Date Source and Posting Period Source
The date and period in the movement process to be used for postings. The options are:

Unit for Date Calculation
Unit of time for the posting date calculation. Options are: Days, Months, Years, or Not Applicable.
Optional
Indicates whether or not this stage is optional.
Note: You cannot attach a Ledger Interface Code to an optional stage.
Recalculation
Specifies whether or not transaction values are recalculated at this stage. Recalculation is normally required if changes have been made to currency rates or Value Books since the initial entry stage. See the Base Date/Period for Currency Rate field in the section Defining Values for the Movement Type, later in this topic, for more information about this recalculation.
Create Receipt/Issue
Indicates whether or not a receipt or issue should be created at this stage.
Options are:

Warning: Using these settings to create both a receipt and an issue on more than one stage for a Movement Type can cause corruption of the inventory data and should not be done.
Note: It is not recommended that inventory is updated at the order entry stage. It is recommended that the movement type is associated with stages after order entry, such as order acknowledgment, picking, dispatch etc. By having inventory updates at the order entry stage, various parts of the functionality are not allowed to perform, such as costing and allocations, and any data entered cannot be amended.
Reversals Present
This shows whether or not Ledger Interface Reversals have been set up for the stage.
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