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Inventory Periods
Because samples inventory reconciliation can happen as often as once a month, Siebel Samples Management allows you to reconcile as often as you like and provides three types of inventory periods for maximum flexibility. These period types are described in Table 19.
Table 19. Samples Inventory Periods
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Active |
The current period; it shows no end date and it is not reconciled. You can enter any type of samples transaction, including adding new products; inventory counts will be adjusted accordingly. |
Inactive |
A past, unreconciled period; it shows an end date but has not been reconciled yet. Except for adding new products into inventory, you can enter any type of samples transaction; inventory counts will be affected accordingly. The default application configuration provides one inactive period, but can be configured for multiple instances. |
Reconciled |
A past, inactive period; it shows an end date and has been reconciled. Although you can enter samples disbursements for a reconciled period, the inventory counts for the active period will not be affected. |
The default Siebel Samples Management configuration provides three unreconciled periods: one active period and two inactive periods. The Siebel administrator can control the number of unreconciled periods allowed. For more information, see Reconciling an Inventory Period.
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