Item Availability

Safety Stock

The quantity of stock kept on hand to cover high-side variations in demand.

You designate the safety stock in the Item Branch Quantities form.

Included in Availability Calculation

This option indicates whether the system reduces the number of units reserved as safety stock from the item availability calculation as defined in the branch plant constants item availability definition.

Quantity Available

A number that indicates the quantity that is available. For example, the available quantity might consist of the on-hand quantity minus commitments, reservations, and backorders. Availability is user defined. You can set up availability in the Branch/Plant Constants program (P41001).

Quantity On Hand

The number of units that are physically in stock. The system displays the quantity on-hand in the primary unit of measure.

There are three ways in which you can access item availability:

1. The Item Availability section at the top of the Fulfillment Workbench – Edit form which displays availability information for the grid row that you select.

2. You can select the Change Branch Plant button to display availability for all branch plants associated with the item on the grid row that you select.

3. You can select Summary Availability from the Other Row Actions menu to access the Work with Item Availability form, which displays availability information for the grid row that you selected.

The system displays a green check mark next to the grid line when inventory for an item is available in another branch plant.