Why the "Drop Ship/Special Order" link appears on the "Drop Ship" column of Inventory Item that is not marked for "Drop Ship" or "Special Order"

The system, depending on the scenarios below, will allow the flexibility of creating an on-the-fly Drop Shipment/Special Order for inventory items not tagged for Drop Ship/Special Order. This is helpful for users who normally source their items from their warehouse but may need to create a drop ship/special order on specific sales orders.

The following scenarios determines when the link "Drop Ship Spec. Ord." will appear under the Create PO column of an approved Sales Order :

1. When the preference (under Setup>Accounting>Accounting Preferences>Order Management) "Include Committed Quantities" is enabled :

- Regardless of item commitment on the Sales Order, the option to create a Drop Ship/Special Order Purchase Order for the entire quantity ordered will be available.

2. When the preference (under Setup>Accounting>Accounting Preferences>Order Management) "Include Committed Quantities" is set to disabled :

-  The option to create a Drop Ship/Special Order Purchase Order will be limited to the backordered quantities only.

- Likewise, if there is no Location set on the Sales Order (if Multi Location Inventory is enabled), there will be no item commitment hence, the option to create a Drop Ship/Special Order Purchase Order for the entire quantity ordered will be available.