The Sourcing Policies configuration page allows you to create and manage sourcing policies.

Sourcing policies control how a sourcing policy run processes and what regions are part of that individual run.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Sequence	The sequence in which the sourcing policy records are processed. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to rearrange the policy processing sequence.
Sourcing Policy ID	The sourcing policy identifier.
Description	A description of the sourcing policy.
Region Count	The number of regions tied to the policy.

New or Edit Sourcing Policy

Click New to create a sourcing policy. Click Edit to edit an existing sourcing policy.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Sourcing Policy ID	Enter a unique identifier for the sourcing policy record.
Description	Enter a description for the sourcing policy.
Lead Days to Evaluate	Enter the number of days in the future to include unsatisfied demand that will reduce the availability calculated during sourcing.
Past Days to Evaluate	Enter the number of days in the past to include unsatisfied demand that will reduce the availability calculated during sourcing.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
New	Click this button to add attributes to this sourcing policy. You can add up to six different attributes to the policy. See Attributes to configure these attributes.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
New	Click this button to add a line to the section where you can select a region and assign a rank for that region. The available regions are configured on the Sourcing Regions page.
Move Up/Move Down	Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the sequence, as needed.

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

New

Click this button to add a line to the section where you can select a region and assign a rank for that region.

The available regions are configured on the Sourcing Regions page.

Move Up/Move Down

Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the sequence, as needed.

Delete Sourcing Policy

Select the desired record and click Delete to delete a sourcing policy.

Click OK on the confirmation pop-up window to confirm the deletion.

Select a record and click Copy to copy a sourcing policy.

A duplicate is created with a timestamp appended to the end of the name. You can adjust the name and description on the copy.

Copying is useful if multiple (but similar) policies are needed.

Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to rearrange the policy processing sequence.