Refresh VMI Replenishment Data

Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) data shared with suppliers is real time and doesn't need to be refreshed. However, some of the summarized data presented to enterprise users must be calculated using the Refresh VMI Replenishment Data scheduled process.

These enterprise views depend on calculated data and should be refreshed periodically:

• Replenishment status and quantities displayed on the Manage Inventory page

  Note: The View Item Details page and the Review Item Transactions page don't require refresh.

• VMI Exceptions infolet

• Requiring Replenishment infolet

By using the Refresh VMI Replenishment Data process, you can filter the data you would need to refresh using the optional process parameters of Organization, Supplier, or Item. This could improve the refresh process and allow organizations in different geographical regions to be refreshed on different schedules or allow you to prioritize certain data, refreshing it more often. If all parameters are undefined the entire data will be refreshed.

Enterprise users can also refresh individual replenishment items on demand from the Manage Inventory page. You can use the Last Refresh Date column to determine when the replenishment item was last refreshed.