Advanced Item Location Configuration
When you use the Inventory and Locations features, certain attributes about each item are associated with locations. These attributes include information about the item's cost, stock levels, supply management, and more. To best access and manage large amounts of item data, you can enable the Advanced Item Location Configuration feature, which offers the advanced management of assigning and maintaining item attributes associated with locations.
Using the Advanced Item Location Configuration feature, you have the ability to filter the location information that displays on item records to make item attribute data more accessible.
The following are shown by default:
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Only show locations where attributes have been assigned
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Only show locations where inventory activity occurred or transactions have been entered
Then you are able to filter by subsidiary and location, as well as choose preset View filters such as Costing, Inventory, Planning, and more.
You can also set up template items to simplify item record creation. For example, set up a template item with standard packaging attributes you generally assign to items. Later, when you add a new packaging item, you can copy the attributes over from the template item.
Number of Item Locations in Planning
Accounts with a large volume of item-location combinations will take longer to process.
The following procedure will help to ensure that you are processing only the necessary volume in MRP:
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Review your location records to make sure that only the locations you want included in planning have the Include in Supply Planning box checked.
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Use the Planning Item Categories and Planning Item Group features.
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Inactivate or change the supply replenishment method for items that do not need planning using MRP.
Enabling the Advanced Item Location Configuration feature removes the limitation of having a maximum allowance of 100 location records. To add or update item location attributes through CSV import, see Item Location Configuration Import.