Item Master Organizations

An item master organization lists and describes items that are shared across several inventory organizations or item organizations.

The following example shows the choice between inventory organizations that track inventory transactions, stored in two warehouses, and item organizations that just track items, listed in two sales catalogs.

The figure shows the difference between inventory organizations that track inventory transactions, stored in two warehouses, and item organizations that just track items, listed in two catalogs.

For the most efficient processing, you should:

Have a single item master.
Include an item and its definition of form, fit, and function only once in the item master.
Separate the item master organization from organizations that store and transact items.

Note: Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications permit multiple item masters, however, use this capability cautiously. If you acquire a company, there may be value in keeping the old item master for a transition period. If you manage your subsidiaries as separate businesses, there may be reduced value in a single item master.