Outbound Inventory
Use these processing options to specify how the system resolves outbound inventory agreements.
- 1. Outbound Inventory Agreement Processing
Enter a value that specifies how the system resolves outbound inventory agreements. Values are:
Blank: The system bypasses outbound inventory agreement processing.
1: The system searches for all available outbound inventory agreements that meet the agreement search criteria.
If the search results in only one agreement being found, the system automatically attaches the agreement to the outbound inventory order.
If the search results in more than one agreement being found, the system displays the Outbound Inventory Agreement Selection application.
2: The system searches for all available outbound inventory agreements that meet the agreement search criteria, and displays the agreements in the Outbound Inventory Agreement Selection application.
3: The system searches for all available outbound inventory agreements that meet the agreement search criteria.
If only one agreement exists with the earliest expiration date, the system automatically attaches the agreement to the outbound inventory order.
If the search results in more than one agreement with the same expiration date, the system displays the Outbound Inventory Agreement Selection application.
Note: The agreement search criteria are Sold To, Ship To (and blank value for Ship To), Item Number, Branch/Plant, and Order Date.If the user sets the processing option to select outbound inventory agreement as well as other agreements, then outbound inventory agreement takes precedence over other agreements.- 2. Internally Owned Shipment Line Type
Enter a code (42I/LT) that specifies the internally owned shipment line type.
You use the internally owned shipment line type when entering an order for consigned inventory shipment or VMI with consignment shipment order.
- 3. Internally Owned Billing Line Type
Enter a code (42I/LT) that specifies the internally owned billing line type.
You use the internally owned billing line type when entering a billing order for consigned inventory shipment or VMI with consignment shipment order.
- 4. Customer Owned VMI Sales Line Type
Use this processing option to specify a code that controls how the system processes customer owned VMI sales order lines.
- 5. Estimated Price for Internally Owned Lines
Use this processing option to specify whether the system calculates the estimated price during sales order entry for internally owned shipment lines. Values are:
Blank: Do not calculate the estimated price
1: Calculate the estimated price
When you set the processing option to 1, the system calculates the estimated price and stores it in the Outbound Inventory Transaction File table (F42I015).