Configure Business Rules for Item Replacement Notifications

Item Replacement enables you to replace items or suppliers when there are supply disruptions from external supply sources. You can configure rules in the BPM worklist to send notifications to planners, PAR counters, and requesters informing them about the replacement.

For more information about the tasks and processes related to item replacement, see the Item Replacement sections in the Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement: Using Procurement guide and the Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Using Inventory Management guide.

Notify Planners and PAR Counters to Update Replenishment Attributes

Configure notifications to inform stakeholders about the item replacement in effect and the tasks that require their action for replacement of inventory entities. Follow these steps to configure the business rules:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the Manage Task Configurations for Procurement task:
   • Offering: Procurement
   • Functional Area: Approval Management
   • Task: Manage Task Configurations for Procurement

   You can also setup these notification through the Manage Task Configuration for Supply Chain Management task:

   • Offering: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management
   • Functional Area: Facilities
2. In Task Configuration, search for the ItemReplacementReplenishAttrUpdateFYITask human task.
3. Configure business rules using these attributes:
   • Procurement Business Unit
   • Purchasing Category Name
   • Inventory Category Name
   • Organization Code
   • Org Sourcing Type
   • Replacement Method
   • Replacement Type
   • Inventory Planning Method
   • Replenishment Count Method
   • Replenishment Count Type
   • MRP Planning
   • Secondary Inventory
   • Subinventory Sourcing Type
   • Subinventory Location Name
   • Subinventory Par Location
   • Subinventory Planning Method

Notify Requesters

Once the replacement process is completed, a notification is sent by default to the requesters of the backing requisition on the purchase orders, informing them about the replacement of their originally requested item with the substitute item or supply source.

This notification is sent by default without configuring any rules. However, you can configure rules using the attributes Procurement Business Unit and Purchasing Category Name.