Sample Management

This ERD (see the following figure) illustrates how product samples can be tracked in inventory. Inventory is for a particular employee and for a specified period. All transactions involving samples such as disbursement, shipments, and sample orders can be tracked and each active inventory period can be reconciled after a physical inventory count.

Use of samples for product promotion by pharmaceutical companies around the world is governed by local country legislation. The Life Science Sampling, Sample Management and Compliance feature details requirements for sample management and compliance processes in a pharmaceutical company to ensure that the company’s processes comply with regulations. Sample Audit and Compliance Administration functionality enables companies to adhere to government guidelines.

The following table lists the entities in this ERD and their corresponding tables.

Entity	Table
Audit Report Attachment	S_INVADTRPT_ATT
Call	S_EVT_ACT
Contact	S_CONTACT, S_PARTY
Employee	S_EMP_PER, S_CONTACT, S_PARTY
Internal Product	S_PROD_INT
Inventory Audit Report	S_INV_AUDIT_RPT
Order Item	S_SMPL_TXN_ITEM
Person	S_CONTACT, S_PARTY, S_USER
Product Inventory	S_STOCK_EMP
Sample Order	S_SAMPLE_TXN
Sample Transaction	S_SAMPLE_TXN
Sample Transfer	S_SAMPLE_TXN
Signature Audit	S_EMP_AUDITSIGN
Stock Period	S_STK_PERD_EMP
Transaction Attachment	S_SMPL_TXN_ATT
Transaction Item	S_SMPL_TXN_ITEM
Transfer Item	S_SMPL_TXN_ITEM
Validation Result	S_VALDN_RESULT