Overview of Tasks from the Inventory Management Work Area

Use the task panel on the Inventory Management work area to access your inventory, shipping, and receiving tasks.

Click Show Tasks in the task pane to toggle between these main categories:

  • Inventory

  • Counts

  • Shipments

  • Picks

  • Receipts

Once you select a main category, you can view all the tasks in that category. Click a task link to open the UI pages for that task.

Note:

The list of tasks that you can view and access depends on the products that your enterprise has licensed and configured, and the security privileges and roles assigned to your user account.

Inventory

Inventory tasks include both inventory-related and consigned inventory-related tasks.

This table shows the Inventory tasks.

Task

Description

Manage Item Quantities

Search, review, and maintain item quantities.

Create Miscellaneous Transaction

Create a miscellaneous inventory transaction.

A miscellaneous transaction is a transaction, such as a miscellaneous issue or miscellaneous receipt that you can use to issue material.

Create Subinventory Transfer

Create inventory transfer transaction between two subinventories.

Create Interorganization Transfer

Create inventory transfer transaction between two organizations.

Create Project Transfer

Create an inventory transfer transaction between two projects.

Manage Reservations and Picks

Search, review, and maintain reservations and picks.

Create linkages between supply and demand sources by using reservations and picks.

Manage Movement Requests

Search, review, and maintain movement requests.

Movement requests are requests for the movement of material within an inventory organization.

Manage Transfer Orders

Search, review, and maintain transfer orders.

Transfer orders represent demand and supply in a single document.

Manage Pending Transactions

Search, review, and maintain pending inventory transactions.

Review Completed Transactions

Review completed inventory transaction details.

Manage Reservation Interface

Upload reservation data for processing.

Use the Reservation Interface to view, create, process, and delete inventory reservation requests in the Oracle Fusion Cloud Inventory Management INV_RESERVATION_INTERFACE table.

Manage Lots

Search, review, and maintain lot information.

Manage Serial Numbers

Search, review, and maintain serial number information.

Confirm Pick Slips

Enter details of picked material and confirm a pick slip.

Manage Inventory Balance Messages in Spreadsheet

Review and edit the pending or failed inventory balance messages from external systems.

Review Item Supply and Demand

Search for and review the supply and demand information for an item.

Review Replenishment Requests in Spreadsheet

Review and update pending or failed inventory replenishment requests.

This table shows the Consigned Inventory tasks.

Task

Description

Review Consumption Advices

Review inventory consumption advice details.

Manage Consigned Inventory Aging

Search, review, and maintain consigned inventory aging.

Review Consumption Advice Exceptions

Review inventory consumption advice exception details..

Create Transfer to Owned Transaction

Initiate an inventory transaction to transfer consigned inventory to owned inventory.

Transfers the ownership of the inventory from the supplier to the internal organization.

Create Transfer to Consigned Transaction

Initiate an inventory transaction to transfer owned inventory to consigned inventory.

Transfers ownership of the inventory from the internal organization to the supplier.

Use these guides to access content related to your inventory and consigned inventory tasks:

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Using Inventory Management

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management

Counts

The Count tasks include both cycle counts and physical inventory.

This table shows the Cycle Count tasks.

Task

Description

Create Cycle Counts

Create a count in which items are selected, counted, and reconciled with inventory records continually throughout the year.

Manage Cycle Counts

Search, review, and maintain cycle count information.

Record Count Sequences

Enter the count quantity and recorded by for an individual item belonging to a cycle count.

Approve Count Sequences

Authorize an individual item count.

Review Count Interface Records

Review details of the count interface records.

This table shows the Physical Inventory tasks.

Task

Description

Manage Physical Inventories

Search, review, and maintain physical inventories.

Record Physical Inventory Tags

Enter the count quantity for the physical inventory tags.

Approve Physical Inventory Adjustments

Authorize physical and financial inventory change.

Use these guides to access content related to your cycle count and physical inventory tasks:

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Using Inventory Management

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management

Shipments

This table shows the Shipments tasks.

Task

Description

Manage Shipments

Search, review, pack, confirm and close shipments.

Manage Shipment Lines

Search, review, and maintain shipment lines.

Manage Shipment Message Interface

Review messages sent or received for a shipment or shipment line.

Create Pick Wave

Create a new pick wave.

Confirm Pick Slips

Enter details of picked material and confirm a pick slip.

Create Outbound Shipment Request

Publish an event with the necessary criteria to select and send shipment lines to the external system as shipment requests.

Manage Shipping Transaction Corrections in Spreadsheet

Review and edit the pending or unprocessed shipping transactions received through the open interface.

Use the Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management guide to access content related to your shipment tasks.

Picks

This table shows the Picks tasks.

Task

Description

Create Pick Wave

Create a new pick wave.

Confirm Pick Slips

Enter details of picked material and confirm a pick slip.

Schedule Pick Wave

Create pick waves on a regular basis adhering to set of release criteria.

Create Outbound Shipment Request

Publish an event with the necessary criteria to select and send shipment lines to the external system as shipment requests.

Use these guides to access content related to your pick tasks:

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Using Inventory Management

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management

Receipts

The Receipts tasks include expected shipments, receipts, unordered receipts, and returns.

This table shows the Expected Shipments tasks.

Task

Description

Receive Expected Shipments

Search, review, and select shipment lines to receive.

Manage Inbound Shipments

Search, review, and select inbound shipments to modify.

Create ASN

Maintain and communicate the advanced shipment notice.

Create ASBN

Maintain and communicate the advanced shipment and billing notice.

Upload ASN or ASBN

Upload advanced shipment notices and advanced shipment and billing notices.

This table shows the Receipts tasks.

Task

Description

Inspect Receipts

Search, review, and select receipt lines to inspect.

Put Away Receipts

Search, review, and select receipt lines to put away.

Correct Receipts

Search, review, and select receipts to correct.

Review Receipts Interface

Review the receipt transactions interface.

Quality Inspection Results

Search, review, and select receipts to view quality inspection results.

This table shows the Unordered Receipts tasks.

Task

Description

Create Unordered Receipt Lines

Create individual receipt transactions that identify the receipt of an unordered item without reference to a purchase order.

Match Unordered Receipts

Search, review, and select receipt lines to match.

This table shows the Returns tasks.

Task

Description

Return Receipts

Search, review, and select receipt lines to return.

Manage Supplier Returns Without Receipt

Create, edit, delete, and cancel supplier returns without a receipt.

Use these guides to access content related to your receipts tasks:

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Using Receiving

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management