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# CODEXIUM: End-to-End Workflow Guide
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This guide walks through the core operational workflow in CODEXIUM, starting from capturing a customer request in a Quote, all the way to shipping the final product.
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## 1. Create a Quote
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The process begins when a customer requests pricing.
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1. Navigate to the **Sales** module and select **Quotes**.
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2. Click to create a **New Quote**.
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3. Select the Customer using the searchable lookup.
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4. Add **Quote Lines** by searching for the requested Inventory SKUs. The default price from the item master will automatically populate.
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5. Add any necessary discounts, freight, and notes.
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6. The Quote can go through an approval process. Once the customer accepts the terms, proceed to the next step.
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## 2. Convert to Sales Order
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Once the Quote is accepted, it becomes firm demand.
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1. Open the approved **Quote**.
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2. Use the action menu to **Convert to Sales Order**.
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3. This creates a new Sales Order record, carrying over all lines, pricing, and customer information.
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4. The Sales Order is now the authoritative commercial record for this demand.
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## 3. Create a Project
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For complex or long-running deliveries, create a Project to track the execution.
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1. Navigate to the **Projects** module.
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2. Click **New Project** and select the same Customer.
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3. Define the project scope, priority, due dates, and owner.
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4. Set up high-level **Milestones** to track progress on deliverables.
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## 4. Assign Quote and Sales Order to Project
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Link the commercial documents to the execution tracker.
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1. Open the newly created **Project**.
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2. In the project details, link the original **Sales Quote** and the active **Sales Order**.
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3. *Note: You can also link the Project from within the Quote and Sales Order detail pages. This reverse-link ensures that quote conversion automatically carries the project context into the Sales Order.*
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4. The Project dashboard now provides visibility into the commercial value and linked deliverables.
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## 5. Determine Manufacturing & Supply Requirements (Demand Planning)
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With the Sales Order firm and linked to a Project, determine what needs to be made or bought.
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1. Navigate to the **Planning** module, or specifically the **Diagnostics/Demand Planning** view for the Sales Order.
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2. The system runs a **Multi-level BOM explosion** against the Sales Order lines, netting against current stock and open supply (existing POs/MOs).
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3. The system will generate **Build/Buy recommendations** for any shortages.
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## 6. Issue Purchase Orders (POs)
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Fulfill the "Buy" recommendations.
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1. From the Demand Planning recommendations, use the planner-assisted conversion to draft **Purchase Orders** for the required buyout items and raw materials.
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2. The POs will automatically peg back to the source Sales Order and carry the Project context.
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3. Preferred vendors from the inventory item master are selected by default.
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4. Send the PO PDFs to vendors and manage receiving in the **Purchasing** and **Warehouse** modules.
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## 7. Issue Manufacturing Orders (MOs/Work Orders)
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Fulfill the "Build" recommendations.
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1. Again, from the Demand Planning recommendations, convert the "Build" shortages into **Work Orders**.
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2. The Work Orders define the execution plan (Operations/Stations) based on the item's routing templates.
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3. Provide the Work Order to the shop floor.
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4. As operators log labor and issue materials against the Work Order, the costs roll up, and final completion posts the finished goods to inventory, making them available for shipment.
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## 8. Assign Shipping
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Once production is complete, deliver the goods.
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1. Navigate to the **Shipping** module and create a **New Shipment**.
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2. Link the Shipment directly to the **Sales Order**.
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3. The system shows the ordered vs. picked vs. remaining quantities.
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4. Execute **Shipment Picking**, which pulls stock from specific warehouse locations and posts the inventory issue transactions.
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5. Update logistics details: Carrier, Service Level, Tracking Number, and Package Count.
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6. Generate branded logistics PDFs directly from the Shipment: **Packing Slips, Shipping Labels, and Bills of Lading**.
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7. The Shipment can also be seen from the linked Project, closing the loop on the delivery lifecycle.
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