One of your ideas has been delivered from your suggestion.Allow Over-Issue When Picking Materials for Batches

Warehouse operators can now issue more than the requested ingredient quantity during batch picking when shop floor handling conditions require it. This enhancement supports situations where materials are picked in full cases, reels, packs, pallets, or other packaging units and the exact required quantity cannot be efficiently split during picking. When enabled for the inventory organization, the picking flow allows the actual picked quantity to be issued to the batch instead of forcing operators to use a separate overpick-and-move workaround. This improves alignment between system transactions and real-world material handling on the factory floor.

Picking and issuing quantities greater than the batch requirement is applicable for process manufacturing batches when enabled at the organization level. Overissued quantities are recorded and tracked against the batch to provide clear traceability and support reconciliation when unused material is returned after the production or maintenance activity.

Batch Operation Item

Batch Operation Item

Pick more than required quantity

Pick More than the Required Quantity

Overpicked Component

Overpicked Component

Overissued Ingredient in Batch Operation

Overissued Ingredient in Batch Operation

This feature increases warehouse efficiency and provides the following benefits:

  • Reduces manual workarounds when materials must be picked in fixed packaging quantities.
  • Improves inventory accuracy and traceability by recording the actual overissued quantity against the batch.
  • Supports smoother shop floor execution and fewer delays in material staging and issue.
  • Simplifies reconciliation and surplus material management after completing production or maintenance. 

Steps to enable and configure

1.    In the Setup and Maintenance work area, search for the 'Manage Inventory Organizations' task.
2.    In the Item Sourcing Details tab, enable the Overpicking for work orders enabled checkbox and save the changes.

Enable Inventory Organization Parameter - Overpicking for work orders enabled

Enable Overpicking for the Inventory Organization

Tips and considerations

  • Overissue control isn't available for contract manufacturing or Warehouse Management System (WMS)-enabled organizations.
  • Overissue is controlled only at the organization level and can't be managed at the ingredient or work center level.
  • When the parameter is enabled, pick confirm doesn't apply a tolerance limit to the overissued quantity.
  • This feature is also applicable to discrete manufacturing. Refer to the 26C feature: Allow Over-Issue When Picking Materials for Work Orders.

Key resources

  • Watch the 26C Inventory feature 'Allow Over-Issue When Picking Materials for Work Orders' demo.
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Refer to the Using Manufacturing guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Refer to the Implementing Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Access requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains the following privileges can use this feature:

  • WIP_MANAGE_WORK_ORDER_COMPONENT_PICKING_PRIV (Pick Components for Work Orders)
  • INV_PRINT_MOVEMENT_REQUEST_PICK_SLIP_REPORT_PRIV (Print Movement Request Pick Slip Report)

These privileges were available prior to this update.