Setting Up Inventory Status Records for Supply Allocation

If you also use the Inventory Status feature, you can determine allocation and commitment availability on each inventory status record. For example, you may choose to exclude items that are undergoing an inspection. Alternatively, you can exclude a status of bad from availability for commitment or allocation.

For each status, set inventory availability for commitment, for supply allocation, for both, or for neither.

To set up inventory status records for Supply Allocation:

Go to Lists > Supply Chain > Inventory Status > New.
Click Edit next to a status.
To make on-hand inventory associated with this status available for NetSuite to commit to orders, check the Make Inventory Available for Commitment box.

If you prefer that on-hand inventory associated with this status is excluded from the available count, clear this box.
To make on-hand inventory associated with this status available for Supply Allocation to allocate to orders, check the Make Inventory Available for Allocation box.

If you prefer that on-hand inventory associated with this status is excluded from being allocated to orders using Supply Allocation, clear this box.
Click Save.

After a status is associated with items on completed or pending transactions, you cannot check or clear these boxes.

Important:

The settings chosen here do not apply to items on drop shipments and special order purchases. Items with an unavailable status can be allocated to sales orders marked as drop shipments or special orders. You can also receive unavailable items on the associated purchase order created from a drop shipment or special order sales order. For more information about drop shipments and special orders, see Drop Shipment and Special Order Purchases.

For more information about the Inventory Status feature, see Inventory Status.

To set up inventory status records for Supply Allocation:

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