Processing consumptions

You can process:

• Consumption lines, by selecting Process Consumption Line from the appropriate menu in the Inventory Consumption Lines (tdsls4141m000) session.
• Consumption lines of an item, by selecting Process Inventory Consumptions from the appropriate menu in the Inventory Consumptions (tdsls4140m000) session.
• A range of consumptions in the Process Inventory Consumptions (tdsls4290m000) session.

After the consumptions are processed, the orders and schedules that are linked to the consumptions are displayed in the Orders by Inventory Consumption Line (tdsls4142m000) session.

Processing procedure

When processing consumptions:

1. If a Subcontracting Reference is specified for the consumption line, the consumption is linked to the corresponding purchase material supply line in the Purchase Order Material Supply Lines (tdpur4116m000) session.
2. If a Reference, Shipment Reference, or both fields are specified, LN searches for a matching sales schedule for a combination of these fields, and links the consumption to the schedule. If a schedule cannot be located, a message is displayed.
3. If a Packing Slip is available, LN searches for a matching sales schedule shipment and links the consumption to the schedule. If a schedule shipment cannot be located, a message is displayed.
4. If a Customer Order is available and a matching sales order is located, the consumption is linked to the order using the order's payment conditions.
5. If a matching sales order cannot be located, LN checks whether a matching sales schedule (line) can be linked to the consumption using the Customer Order or Customer Contract Reference.
6. If the Invoicing Required check box is selected, LN searches for a Pay on Use sales order line to which the consumption can be linked. If the Invoicing Required check box is cleared on the consumption line, LN automatically lowers the inventory level. For more information, refer to Adjusting inventory level in the administrative warehouse.
7. If a Pay on Use sales order line cannot be located, LN searches for a Pay on Use sales schedule line to which the consumption can be linked.
8. If a Pay on Use sales schedule line cannot be located, a consignment invoicing sales order is created to settle the invoicing of the consumed quantity.

For more information, refer to Linking consumptions to the replenishment order/schedule.

Processing returns

• If the Return check box is selected on the consumption line, no invoicing is required.
• If the sales order found is Pay on Use, an invoicing line is created that is not invoiced. On the invoicing line, the returned consumption quantity is displayed in the Returned Consumption Quantity field of the Sales Order Invoice Lines (tdsls4106m100) session.
• If the Subcontracting Reference is filled or the returned item is a packaging item, the consumption line's Processed check box is selected, and no further action is taken.
• To return quantities, you must manually create a sales return order and link it to the relevant order/schedule. For more information, refer to Sales return orders.

Adjusting inventory level in the administrative warehouse

LN automatically updates the inventory levels of the administrative warehouse without performing the outbound and shipment procedures. To register the inventory reduction, a sales order of type Sales (Manual) and a shipment are created.

You can view this sales order and shipment in the Item - Warehouse - Inventory Transactions (whinr1510m000) and Inventory Consumptions (whina1514m000) sessions. The ownership of the sales order is Customer Owned, because invoicing and payment is performed based on the originating Pay on Use sales order/schedule, the consignment invoicing order, or the subcontracting purchase order.