Processing of Inventory Issues: Implementation Checklist

This topic provides details you can use to ensure that the system is configured properly for the automated processing of inventory issues.

Note: The recommendations in this topic are for systems in which lot and serial tracking will not be used—that is, in which the Lot and Serial Tracking feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Prerequisites

Before you start automated processing issues, you should make sure the needed features have been enabled, settings have been specified, and entities have been created, as summarized in the following table.

Form Criteria to Check
Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) Make sure that the following features are enabled:
  • Multiple Warehouse Locations
  • Warehouse Management
  • Inventory Operations
Inventory Preferences (IN101000) Make sure that all necessary settings related to inventory have been specified, as described in Configuration of Order Management: Implementation Activity.
Warehouses (IN204000) Make sure that the following entities have been created:
Stock Items (IN202500) Make sure that the required stock items have been created, as described in Stock Items: Implementation Activity.

Recommended Workflow Settings

We recommend that you configure the workflow for the automated processing of issues by specifying the following settings on the Inventory Preferences (IN101000) form.

Setting Value Description
Hold Documents on Entry Cleared With this check box cleared, users can release issues on the Scan and Issue (IN302020) form.
Use Default Quantity in Issues Cleared With this check box cleared,a user can enter the item quantity for each line after entering an item. By default, the system will add one unit of the item to the line.
Use Default Reason Code in Issues Selected With this check box selected, if a reason code for issues has been created on the Reason Codes (CS211000) form and specified in the Issue/Return Reason Code box on the Inventory Preferences (IN101000) form, the system will copy this reason code to all issues created on the Scan and Issue form.
Request Location for Each Item in Issues Cleared With this check box cleared, the system prompts a user to enter the barcode of a location once. Then the user can enter all needed item barcodes to issue the items from the selected location.
Use Explicit Line Confirmation Cleared With this check box cleared, a user confirms all lines after adding all required data for all items to an issue.
Use Warehouse from User Profile Selected With this check box selected, the system copies the warehouse to be used in the issue from the profile of the signed-in user.