Replenishing a location from a vendor

Use this procedure to replenish a location by ordering directly from a vendor.

Before you can create a replenishment document, define information about the item's replenishment source in the item location.

  1. Select Reorder and click the Vendor Reorder Advice link.
  2. In the Main section, specify this information:
    Major Inventory Class
    Select a major inventory class.
    Minor Inventory Class
    Select a minor inventory class.
    Major Purchasing Class
    Select a major purchasing class.
    Minor Purchasing Class
    Select a minor purchasing class.
    Update
    Select Yes to update the purchase order interface file with item orders.
    Reorder Percent Cutoff
    Specify a cutoff percentage. If the cutoff is specified, then the report includes items that are within this percent of the reorder point.
    Page Break By Vendor
    Select Yes to break pages by vendor.
    Include Inactive Items
    Select Yes to include items that are inactive in Item Master.
    Consignment Items
    Select whether to include, exclude, or include only consignment items in the report.
    Print Exception Report
    Select whether to print an exception report. Select Print Active Items Only to exclude inactive items from the report.
    Sort Option
    Select whether to sort by vendor or by bin.
  3. In the Vendor section, specify this information:
    Vendor
    Select a primary vendor to only include items that are assigned to a vendor in Item Location. If this field is blank, then all vendors are processed.
    Purchase From
    Select the vendor purchase-from location.
  4. In the Order Days section, if you select Yes in any day, then only vendors with that order day or vendors with no order days are processed.
  5. In the Report Distribution section, select a distribution list and export type for Inventory Vendor Reorder Advice Report.
  6. Click Submit.