How You Use the Default Stocking UOM for Inventory Management
The default stocking unit of measure enables your organization to store the same item in multiple stocking unit of measures (UOM).
You can define stocking unit of measures at the organization level, subinventory level, or both levels. This setup configuration enables you to automatically default the stocking UOM when performing inventory transactions.
With the default stocking UOM, you can ensure that your organization uses the correct stocking UOM when replenishing, storing, counting, reconciling, and issuing material. Additionally, your organization can comply with specific industry requirements, such as those within the healthcare industry.
Here's how you can use the default stocking UOM:
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Processing inventory transactions
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Replenishing inventory
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Across all inventory activities
Processing Inventory Transactions
You can use the default stocking unit of measure across all inventory management activities to default the stocking UOM when processing inventory transactions. For example, when creating a miscellaneous receipt transaction, the UOM name automatically defaults once you select the subinventory on the transaction line. In addition, the application transacts and stores the miscellaneous receipt in the correct stocking UOM.
Replenishing Inventory
You can create inventory replenishment requests in the source organization's stocking UOM. The Ordering UOM field appears in the Sourcing region of the Manage Item Subinventories page. It's a read-only field and automatically defaults once you select the source organization and subinventory. This field represents the UOM associated with the source of the replenishment.
For example, if the source organization stores material in the stocking UOM named Case of 100, the ordering UOM associated with the replenishment request document is also put in the stocking UOM named Case of 100. If you configured the sourcing setup to generate an interorganization transfer order, then the associated transfer order is also generated in the UOM Case of 100. Using the stocking UOM reduces error and ensures that your organization creates replenishment requests in the correct UOM.
Across All Inventory Activities
Use the default stocking UOM when performing receiving activities such as receiving, inspecting, putting away, and returning material. For example, the stocking UOM automatically defaults when performing a put away transaction for supply documents such as a purchase orders, interorganization shipments, or transfer orders. The receiving process is streamlined by ensuring material is received and put away in the correct stocking UOM. Additionally, in the event that you need to return material, you can use the default stocking UOM when returning material. The stocking UOM displays in the receiving transaction history providing you with the ability to view the individual receiving transactions and the associated stocking UOM.
Use the default stocking UOM when processing and confirming shipments. Perform pick, pack, and ship process flows with the default stocking UOM. For example, the shipment line displays the requested quantity and shipped quantity in the default stoking UOM. When performing packing activities, you can view the quantity, requested quantity and shipped quantity shown in in their respective stocking UOM for each line. Quick Ship flows can also default the appropriate stocking UOM.