Probable Quantity Rules

Purpose: Use the Probable Quantity Rules screen to review or work with existing probable quantity rules, or create new rules.

Used for the Routing Engine module.

What is a probable quantity rule? A probable quantity rule is a probability rule that applies only to calculation of the probable quantity, an estimate of available quantity that a system, such as your ecommerce site, can retrieve in order to more accurately present an item’s availability.

Calculated when? The probable quantity export program calculates the probable quantity. See the Inventory Quantity Export of the System screen for information on scheduling or running the export program.

Assigning and applying rules: You use the Probable Quantity Location screen to assign a rule to a location type or to a location. If you specify a system product or master style as criteria for the rule, the rule applies only to product locations that match your entries.

Each rule applies only to the location type or location where it is assigned.

Note:

Probable quantity rules based on department, class, or category are not currently supported; also, probability rules assigned to a specific location might not be applied during the probable quantity export. See Evaluating Probable Quantity Rules for a discussion.

Rule hierarchy: See Evaluating Probable Quantity Rules for a discussion of how the probable quantity update program selects a probability rule if a product location qualifies for multiple rules.

Routing Engine probability rules: See the Probability Rule Wizard for more information on probability rules that apply to locate items searches and order assignment, rather than the probable quantity calculation.

How to display this screen: Select Probable Rules from the Products Menu.

Note:

Available if Use Routing Engine is selected at the Tenant screen. Only users with Probable Quantity Rules authority can display this screen. See the Role Wizard for more information.

Options at this screen

Option	Procedure
create a probable quantity rule	Enter a Rule Name of up to 40 positions. Click New. If the rule already exists, the screen displays an error message. Otherwise, you advance to the New Probable Quantity Rule window, where you can complete creation of the rule. Note: If you click Cancel at the New Probable Quantity Rule window, the rule is not created.
search for a probable quantity rule	Enter a full or partial Rule Name and click Search to display rules whose names include your entry. Case? The Rule Name field is case-sensitive for searching; for example, an entry of add does not match a rule name of Add.
select a rule for review or maintenance	Click the edit icon () next to a rule to advance to the Edit Probable Quantity Rule window.
delete a rule	Select the delete icon () next to a rule to delete it. Note: You cannot delete a rule that is assigned to any location types or locations. Use the Probable Quantity Location screen to review or work with rule assignments.