There are five milestones that must be confirmed in Anvyl. These milestones are updated when a supplier confirms them on the platform or when you update them on your end. In some scenarios, the milestones will use built-in logic to expedite the milestone or re-prompt your supplier.
Milestone
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Prompted When
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Built-in Logic
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Pre-Production
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- Prompt is sent when a new PO is issued.
- Milestone is confirmed when the supplier accepts the PO.
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Production (optional)
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- Prompt is sent on the production start date provided by the supplier.
- Milestone is confirmed when supplier confirms production has started.
- This milestone can be muted through milestone configurations. See instructions on how to set up a milestone configuration here.
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- If the production start date provided is in the past, the production start milestone will be marked as confirmed.
- If the production start date provided is in the future, the production start milestone will not be marked as confirmed. Anvyl will check in on the newly entered production start date to confirm production status.
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Pre-shipment (optional)
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- Prompt is sent X days before the target ship date on the PO or the estimated ship date entered by the supplier, when available.
- Milestone is confirmed when supplier confirms the order will be shipped on any date < X days from when the prompt is sent.
- X days can be customized through milestone configurations. See instructions on how to set up a milestone configuration here.
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- If the estimated ship date provided is in the past, the order will be marked as shipped.
- If the estimated ship date provided is < X days in the future, the order will be marked as on track to ship.
- If the estimated ship date provided is > X days in the future, the order will not be marked as shipped. Anvyl will check in X days prior to the newly entered ship date and again 1 day after ship date to confirm shipment status.
- X days can be customized through milestone configurations. See instructions on how to set up a milestone configuration here.
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Shipment
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- Prompt is sent 1 day after the target ship date or the estimated ship date entered by the supplier, when available.
- Milestone is confirmed when the supplier confirms the order has shipped. When confirming this milestone, the supplier may also input the quantities shipped if it differs from the ordered amount.
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- If the estimated ship date provided is in the past, the order will be marked as shipped.
- If the estimated ship date provided is < X days in the future, the order will not be marked as shipped. Anvyl will check in 1 day after the newly entered ship date to confirm the shipment status.
- X days can be customized through milestone configurations. See instructions on how to set up a milestone configuration here.
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Delivery (optional)
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- Prompt is sent 1 day after the estimated delivery date to the brand to confirm delivery. Suppliers can opt to receive this prompt as well in their email settings.
- Milestone is confirmed when either the brand or supplier confirms the order has been delivered.
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- If the delivery date provided is in the past, the order will be marked as delivered.
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