Country of origin activation

Each stage and its corresponding status is described in this list:

1. Inactive

   Inactive is the initial status, that sets in after you select the Country of Origin check box in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session

   At this stage, you must take these actions:

   1. Specify the inventory tracking and country of origin parameters.
   2. Add the country of origin to items and suppliers.

   See Inventory tracking setup for details.

2. Activating Receipts

   When the actions of the Inactive stage are completed, you must take these actions in the Inventory Tracking Parameters (tcitu0100m000) session or the Inventory Tracking Parameters (tcitu0100m100) session:

   1. Set the status to Activating Receipts.

   2. Select the Update Open Orders option from the appropriate menu.

      Selecting the Update Open Orders option launches these processes:

      • Add the country of origin to open purchase order lines, inbound and outbound order lines, receipt lines, inbound advice, and inbound inspections.

      • Generate inventory tracking receipt and consumption data. These data are taken from the open purchase order lines, inbound and outbound order lines, and receipt lines and copied to the Inventory Tracking Receipts (tcitu2110m000), Inventory Tracking Consumption (tcitu3610m000), and Order Line (tcitu2600m000) sessions.

      • Generate inventory tracking receipts based on the country of origin specified in step 1b.
        Note: Receiving inventory without inventory tracking data and countries of origin is still allowed at this stage.

   3. Perform inventory tracking balancing.

      This entails creating balancing orders, which will add the country of origin and create inventory tracking units for items stored in inventory.

3. Receipts Active

   You must set this status when the country of origin and inventory tracking receipt line data is present for all inbound order lines and receipts. At this stage part of the consumption data is also generated.

   On the appropriate menu of the Inventory Tracking Parameters (tcitu0100m000) session, set the Country of Origin status to Receipts Active.

   Setting the Receipts Active status has these consequences:

   • The Receipt Allowed without Inventory Tracking Receipt check box in the Inventory Tracking Parameters (tcitu0100m000) session is automatically cleared.

   • Inventory tracking receipt and inventory tracking order data is required for all inbound order lines and receipts.
   • Inventory tracking units are created for receipts when the receipts are put away in inventory.

4. Active

   This is the final stage, the functionality is ready for use when this status is set. You must set this status when the entire inventory is linked to an inventory tracking unit.

   On the appropriate menu of the Inventory Tracking Parameters (tcitu0100m000) session, set the Country of Origin status to Active.

   Setting the Active status has these consequences:

   • The Issue Allowed without Consumption box is automatically cleared in the Inventory Tracking Parameters (tcitu0100m000) session.
   • The country of origin, inventory tracking units and inventory tracking consumptions are required for issues.
   • Inventory tracking consumptions are created for all issues, except for issues related to transfers within the same warehouse. The receipts and issues involved in transfers within the same warehouse do not apply to inventory tracking.
   • All preparatory steps have been taken, the country of origin and the inventory tracking functionality is now fully operational.