Calculate Material Availability
Use the Calculate Material Availability scheduled process to initiate the calculation Material Availability engine to calculate material availability either considering substitutes or not considering substitutes, as specified in one of the parameters. It identifies the work orders and work order materials for the material availability check and then uniquely identifies the assignment priority for the list of work orders.
The material inventory available-to-transact quantity in the organization is retrieved as part of processing and assigned to the work order materials to arrive at the material shortage at the work order level.
When to Use
You should run this process periodically before you want to use material availability workbench to review material availability status for the prioritized work orders.
Privileges Required
- Manage Material Availability Rules and Assignments WIP_MANAGE_MATERIAL_AVAIL_RULES_AND_ASSIGN
Specifications
Use these specifications when you run the scheduled process.
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Job Type | Scheduled or as needed. |
| Frequency | It is recommended to schedule the process to run minimum once
daily. This updates the Material Availability workbench based on
the latest inventory status. However, these is only recommendations, and the frequency will depend on how frequently the production supervisor wants the material availability status updated with latest status. |
| Time of Day | Any time during work hours. You may want to schedule it at a time before starting the work, so that when starting the work, it is updated based on latest inventory status. |
| Duration | Run time of this process will vary based on Material
Availability rules inclusion criteria, number of work orders,
work order materials, and so on. Typically, less than one minute. |
| Compatibility | There can be only one instance of this process running at any one time to avoid overloading the system. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Optional or Required | Description | Parameter Value | Special Combinations Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization | Required | Select the organization for which you want to run the material availability calculation. | Organization | None |
| Include substitutes availability | Required | To calculate material availability considering available substitutes, set the value to Yes. | Yes or No. The default value is No. | None |
Troubleshooting Information
You can view the status of the process on the scheduled processes page.
Errors and warning messages encountered while running the process are displayed in the process log file.
When the program is submitted, you can resubmit, put on hold, cancel, or release the process as provided by the Scheduled Processes UI.