Updating the stock-point blocked inventory
When a zone, location, lot, or handling unit is blocked, the inventory of all underlying stock points is blocked.
An individual stock point can be fully blocked or partially blocked. A full block is imposed by selecting the Fully Blocked check box in the Stock Point Blocking (whwmd6130m000) session. To impose one or more partial blockings, clear this check box and specify the quantity to be blocked.
If multiple partial blockings are imposed on a stock point, the settings of these fields determine how the blocked inventory is updated:
- Allow Overlapping Stock Point Blocking in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000) session and the Warehousing Settings by Site (whwmd2101m000) session.
- Default Blocking Behavior in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000) session and the Warehousing Settings by Site (whwmd2101m000) session.
- Overlapping in the Stock Point Blocking (whwmd6130m000) session for individual stock point blockings.
Overlapping stock point blocking not allowed
If the Allow Overlapping Stock Point Blocking check box is cleared, the blocked inventory of a stock point is increased by the added quantities of the partial blockings imposed on the stock point. For example, a stock point contains 20 items and you impose a partial blocking of 5 items, a partial blocking of 3 items, and another partial blocking of 7 items. The blocked inventory is increased by 15 items.
The total quantity of the partial blockings imposed on the stock point cannot exceed the total quantity of the stock point. If you try to add a partial blocking that would result in a blocked quantity higher than the total quantity of the stock point, an error message is displayed.
Overlapping stock point blocking allowed
If the Allow Overlapping Stock Point Blocking check box is selected, the Overlapping check box in the Stock Point Blocking (whwmd6130m000) session becomes available for individual stock point blockings.
For individual partial stock point blockings, the setting of the Default Blocking Behavior field determines whether the Overlapping check box is cleared or selected by default.
When a manual partial blocking is imposed on a stock point, the blocked inventory is increased by the quantity of the partial blocking.
If multiple partial blockings are imposed on a stock point, the blocked stock point inventory is updated with the highest outcome of these calculations:
- The sum of the partial blockings for which the Overlapping check box is cleared.
- The highest quantity of the partial blockings for which the Overlapping check box is selected.
Example 1
A stock point contains 20 items and you impose a partial blocking of 5 items, a partial blocking of 3 items, and another partial blocking of 7 items. For these blockings, the Overlapping check box is selected. Since the highest quantity of the partial blockings is 7, this quantity overlaps the quantity of the other blockings and thus the blocked inventory is increased by 7.| Blocking sequence | Reason | Overlapping | Blocked quantity | Stock point inventory blocked | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 Wrong color | Selected | 5 | 5 | |
| 2 | R2 Wrong shape | Selected | 3 | 5 |
Three of the items with the wrong color have the wrong shape. |
| 3 | R3 Damaged | Selected | 7 | 7 |
Seven items are damage, including the ones with the wrong color and the wrong shape |
Example 2
A stock point contains 20 items and you impose a partial blocking of 5 items, a partial blocking of 3 items, and another partial blocking of 7 items. The quantities of blockings 1 and 2 are added because they are not overlapping. The resulting quantity of 8 is compared with blocking 3, which is overlapping. The blocked inventory is increased by 8, because the aggregated quantities of blockings 1 and 2 is higher than blocking 3’s quantity of 7.| Blocking sequence | Reason | Overlapping | Blocked quantity | Stock point inventory blocked | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 Wrong color | Cleared | 5 | 5 | |
| 2 | R2 Wrong shape | Cleared | 3 | 8 |
In addition to the items with the wrong color, three items have the wrong shape. |
| 3 | R3 Damaged | Selected | 7 | 8 |
Seven of the items with the wrong color or the wrong shape are damaged. |