Why an order or order line is not scheduled

The Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation scheduling function picks up all order lines that are ready for scheduling based on the specified controls.

The scheduling function determines the ship node (if not already determined) and expected dates and schedules the order against the node and date determined. If the scheduling function cannot source the product due to any reason, it backorders the order line (or leaves it in it's current status based on reason of failure). Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation updates a "Schedule failure reason" on the order line. This reason explains why the scheduling function did not complete. Possible reasons for scheduling failures are: