Processing Milestones to Update Milestone Statuses


In this topic, you will learn how to process milestones to update milestone statuses.


Steps:

  1. Begin by navigating to the Process Milestones page.

     

    Click the Main Menu button.

    Step 1
  2. Click the Customer Contracts menu.

    Step 2
  3. Click the Update Contract Progress menu.

    Step 3
  4. Click the Process Milestones menu.

    Step 4
  5. You can run this process by searching for an existing Run Control ID or you can add a new value. Creating a Run Control ID that is relevant to the process may help you remember it for future use.

    Step 5

  6. Click the Add a New Value tab.

    Step 6
  7. A Run Control ID is an identifier that, when paired with your User ID, uniquely identifies the process you are running. The Run Control ID defines parameters that are used when a process is run. This ensures that when a process runs in the background, the system does not prompt you for additional values.

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  8. Click in the Run Control ID field.

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  9. Enter the desired information into the Run Control ID field.

     

    Enter "PRO_MILE".

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  10. Click the Add button.

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  11. Use the Process Milestones page to enter the request parameters. These parameters will be used to define the processing rules and data to be included when the process is run.

    Step 11

  12. Click in the Business Unit field.

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  13. Enter the desired information into the Business Unit field.

     

    Enter "US001".

    Step 13
  14. Click in the Contract Type field.

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  15. Enter the desired information into the Contract Type field.

     

    Enter "ALL".

     

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  16. Click the Contract Class list.

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  17. Click the Standard list item.

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  18. Click in the Sold To field.

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  19. Enter the desired information into the Sold To field.

     

    Enter "1000".

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  20. Click in the Contract field.

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  21. Enter the desired information into the Contract field.

     

    Enter "CON000000000029".

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  22. Click the Run button.

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  23. Use the Process Scheduler Request page to enter or update parameters, such as server name and process output format.

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  24. Use the Server Name list to select a specific server on which the process will run, or leave the list blank to use the system’s default server. If you have run the process before, the server name that you last used appears by default.

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  25. Click the Server Name list.

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  26. Click the PSNT list item.

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  27. Click the OK button.

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  28. Notice the Process Instance number appears. This number helps you identify the process you have run when you check the status.

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  29. Click the Process Monitor link.

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  30. Use the Process List page to view the status of submitted process requests.

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  31. Click the Refresh button.

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  32. The process is finished when the status is Success. Continue to click the Refresh button until the Status is Success.

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Congratulations, you have successfully learned how to run the update milestone statuses process.

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