1. Sales Order Management Implementation Guide
  2. Inventory Commitment Preference

Inventory Commitment Preference

Use the Inventory Commitment preference to:

  • Specify that each order line be filled from one or more branch/plants based on customer/customer group or item/item group.

  • Specify the branch/plants from where you want products shipped.

  • Determine the percentage of the order to be filled from each branch/plant.

  • Specify the mode of transport and carrier information in the sales detail line.

  • Source (the ability to ship an order from one or many branch/plants) inventory for future orders.

If you use this preference to specify the branch/plants from where you want products shipped, use the Sequence Number and Branch/Plant fields to control the product's ship from location. You can then sequence the preferences to establish a priority order.

You can use this preference to perform inventory sourcing all of the time, regardless of the commitment date of the branch/plant in the order header. If the order is in the future based on branch/plant in the order header, this preference commits the inventory. The system performs commitments for all sourced branch/plants based on their respective commitment days. You must enter 2 in the Inventory Commitment Preference processing option on the Preference tab in the processing options of the Sales Order Entry program (P4210).

If you use this preference to determine the percentage of the order to be filled from each branch/plant, use preference sequences to establish an order. If you are unable to fill the order from any branch, the system creates a backorder on the branch/plant with the lowest sequence number. Normally, only packaged products, not bulk products, are backordered.

As each branch is checked, the order is shipped from any one branch that can fill the entire order. Depending upon the number in the Percent To Fill field, a portion of the order line can be filled from one or more branch/plants.

The system applies this preference during sales order entry. You can view the specified source branch/plant in the Branch/Plant field in the grid of an order detail line.