Calling Directed Putaway

The directed putaway functionality determines the potential material storage locations to stage items for putaway. To find the putaway locations, direct putaway:

  1. Determines if the putaway receipt is in a VMI business unit.

    If it is and the user has not specified a putaway location, then the stock is putaway into the location specified in the VMI Ship-to location (IN_STOR_LOC_VMI) defined in Material Storage Locations page using the VMI Ship-to link.

  2. Determines if the putaway receipt is pegged as supply to an outgoing demand, such as a stock request or sales order.

    If the putaway is pegged, then the stock is placed in the pegged location if it is within the pegging lead days; otherwise, the stock is placed in the default putaway location. The stock can be reserved or allocated at putaway time to prevent other orders from picking the stock.

  3. Determines whether the item is a cross dock item.

    If cross docking is used, then the system calculates open demand. If open demand exists, then the system applies all or part of the putaway quantity to the item's cross docking location. It applies any remaining quantity according to the next step. For cross docking purposes, the quantity can be split between locations even if the putaway rules do not specify the split quantity option. Cross dock calculations do not consider pegged supply or demand.

  4. Determines whether the item uses directed putaway rules.

    If it does not use putaway rules, then the directed putaway function uses the default putaway location for the item. If you defined directed putaway rules for the item, then the function determines the putaway location based on these rules.

    Directed putaway rules can range from very simple (in which putaway plans are based solely on the item's default putaway location) to complex (in which material storage locations are selected based on available capacity and zone assignment). Using these rules, the system can suggest the optimal material storage location for each material putaway transaction in each of the storage facilities.

The Load Staged Items process calls directed putaway for receipts in the staging table that have not been associated with a material storage location. You can call the Directed Putaway function online from the following pages in various PeopleSoft applications:

  • PeopleSoft Inventory:

    • Manually Stage Putaway page

    • InterUnit and RMA Receiving - Putaway Details page

    • Review Plan page

    • Express Putaway page

  • PeopleSoft Purchasing:

    • Inventory Putaway Information page

    • Inspection & Putaway Information page

  • PeopleSoft Manufacturing: Kit Issues/Returns page.

  • PeopleSoft eProcurement: Receive page.

When you call the Directed Putaway function from online pages, you can override the suggestions on the Directed Putaway Locations page. When an application process calls the Directed Putaway function and auto-putaway is not active, you can modify the system-selected putaway locations on the Review Plan page or (if you're bypassing the putaway plan) on the Stockroom Feedback page. Putaway rules do not need to be defined to use the Directed Putaway function or to override the suggested location.

Note: If you are using the Directed Putaway function from an online page, then it is assumed that the item does not need to be inspected and the quantity is put away in a non-inspection material storage location.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Direct Putaway Locations Page

IN_PTWY_LOC, IN_PTWY_LOC_SP

View and select material storage locations that meet putaway rules that you established for the item or business unit. Modify the suggested locations and change the distribution of the transaction quantity.

Use the Directed Putaway Locations page (IN_PTWY_LOC, IN_PTWY_LOC_SP) to view and select material storage locations that meet putaway rules that you established for the item or business unit.

Modify the suggested locations and change the distribution of the transaction quantity.

Navigation:

Click the Putaway Locations link or button on any of these pages: Manual Staging, InterUnit and RMA Receiving - Putaway Details, Review Plan, Express Putaway, Expensed Issue Return, Inventory Putaway Information, Inspection & Putaway Information, Record Completions/Scrap and Kit Issues/Returns.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Directed Putaway Locations page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Directed Putaway Locations page

Field or Control

Description

Area, Lev 1, Lev 2, Lev 3, Lev 4, and Container ID

The material storage locations or containers that best match the putaway rules defined for the transaction quantity, sorted by location.

Quantity and UOM (UOM)

The suggested allocation of the transaction quantity among the material storage locations. You can modify location information, add or delete storage rows, or redistribute the transaction quantity as necessary.

Select the material storage locations that you want to use. The total quantity allocated to the selected locations must equal the original transaction quantity. You cannot alter the stocking quantity UOM for a location.