Understanding Outbound Inventory Order Information

You review and analyze outbound inventory shipment order information to track the status of orders and invoices and accurately plan for future needs. For example, you can monitor quantity information to identify how many items on an outbound inventory order are backordered. You can also review the present status of any order, including orders that are on hold. When entering or reviewing an outbound inventory order, you can quickly access item information, such as item number, availability, quantity cost-breaks, and so on.

You can also access additional item information that helps you accurately plan for future needs, such as summary availability and supply and demand for an item. For example, you can locate information about how many items are in demand and available in supply.

You can access information about customer accounts, including open and closed outbound inventory orders. You can use the Check Credit program (P42050) to compare a customer's total accounts receivable and open orders with their credit limit. You can also access and review sales history information.

You can access all of this information using the Update Sales Order - Header First - Manage Existing Order form on the Sales Order Management (G4211) menu.