Setting up the External Interface Layer in Oracle Order Management Cloud Order to Cash involves managing the integration with Oracle Fusion Order Management, managing external interface transformation style sheets, managing external interface routing rules, and managing external interface web service details1. However, managing business event trigger points is not directly involved in setting up the External Interface Layer1.
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* Integrate Order Management with Source Systems

Verify that the Snapshot status is "Updates not in workspace" and F. Use the "Add Updated Item Snapshots for Models" command on the Workspace page to add the updated snapshots to the model's workspace.
These are the two steps that you should perform to verify and update your model to have the most current updates.A snapshot is a copy of the item-based model structure that you import from the Product Information Management work area into the Configurator Models work area1.The snapshot status indicates whether the snapshot has any changes that are not yet reflected in the model's workspace2. If the snapshot status is
"Updates not in workspace", it means that there are changes made to the item structure in the Product Information Management work area that are not yet imported into the Configurator Models work area. You can use the "Add Updated Item Snapshots for Models" command on the Workspace page to add the updated snapshots to the model's workspace.This command updates the model structure with the latest changes from the Product Information Management work area3.
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* Import Item-Based Models into Configurator
* Snapshot Status
* Add Updated Item Snapshots for Models

To create a purchase request for sales orders that will be fulfilled by a drop ship supplier, you need to perform the following mandatory setups1:
* Select the Customer Sales Order Fulfillment check box under the Procurement offering.This enables the drop ship functionality in Procurement, which allows you to create purchase orders from sales orders and send them to the supplier who will ship the goods directly to the customer2.
* Define a sourcing rule of type Buy with a supplier and supplier site.This enables Global Order Promising to determine the best supplier and supplier siteto fulfill the sales order based on the sourcing rules.You need to specify the item, the supplier, the supplier site, the allocation percentage, and the priority for the sourcing rule3.
* Select the "Use Customer sales order" check box in the Group Requisitions section in the blanket purchase agreement.This enables Procurement to group the requisition lines by the customer sales order number when creating the purchase order.This ensures that the purchase order contains the same information as the sales order, such as the customer name, address, and contact details4.
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* How Drop Ship Works in Order Management
* Set Up Drop Ship in Order Management
* Define Sourcing Rules
* Create Blanket Purchase Agreements