Allocated or unallocated inventory in the outbound process

To enhance flexibility in the outbound process, you can allow unallocated inventory or inventory with a different specification to be advised for a demand pegged outbound order line.

If you advise unallocated inventory, it is added to the outbound-order line and shipment line specification when the outbound advice is released or the picking list is confirmed.

If you advise inventory with a different specification, the inventory is moved from the advised specification to the outbound order line and shipment specification when the outbound advice is released or the picking list is confirmed.

This is useful, for example, if the supply order with the required specification is delayed and the inventory for the demand order requires immediate shipping.

When outbound advice is generated for an outbound order line with a specification, it may occur that insufficient inventory with the required specification is available. In such cases, LN generates an additional advice line with unallocated inventory (if available) to make up for the missing quantity. Also, LN logs a message in the Outbound Advice Log (whinh3526m000) session.

To manually advise unallocated inventory you must clear the specification fields in the Demand Peg group box of the Outbound Advice (whinh4525m000) session. Outbound advice is created manually if the Automatic check box is cleared for the generate outbound-advice activity in the Activities by Warehousing Order (whinh2104m000) session.

If insufficient unallocated inventory is identified, LN generates an error message.

To advise inventory from a different specification, you must manually specify the specification to be advised in the specification fields in the Demand Peg group box of the Outbound Advice (whinh4525m000) session.