Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000)

Use this session to define and maintain warehousing-specific data for all items used in Warehousing.

The lines section of this session displays the item data by site and by warehouse.

In the Sites tab, double-click a line to view the details of the item for a specific site in the Item - Warehousing by Site (whwmd4104m000) session.

In the Warehouses tab, double-click a line to view the details of the item for a specific warehouse in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session.

Field Information

Item

The code of the item.

Search Key

A search key is an alternative means to retrieve the item.

Note: If multisite is implemented, this value is also used in the sites defined for the current logistic company. Also, changes made in this field are updated to the sites.
Item Type

item type

Item Group

item group

Item Valuation Group

item valuation group

Package Definition

The code of the package definition. This is the default package definition for the item.

Initially, when you insert the item, this field is disabled, because you cannot insert a package definition before the item is inserted. After entering and saving an item, you can zoom to the Item - Package Definitions (whwmd4130m000) session to create and select a package definition for the item.

Use Item Ordering Data

The settings that determine whether item values from the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session are used as default values to create items in the current session and the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session. The default value in this field is taken from the Use Item Ordering Data field of the Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4501m000) session.

Allowed values

Yes

The item values from the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session are used. If multisite is activated, the values from the Items - Ordering by Site (tcibd2150m000) session are used.

No

The item values from the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session are not used. If multisite is activated, the values from the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session or the Items - Ordering by Site (tcibd2150m000) session are not used.

Apply Warehouse Default

The setting of the Use Item Ordering Data check box for the relevant warehouse in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session determines whether item values from the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session are used.

If multisite is activated, the setting of the Use Item Ordering Data check box and the Use Site Settings check box determines whether item values from the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session or the Items - Ordering by Site (tcibd2150m000) session are used.

Default Supply System

The default supply system of the selected item for the current site.

Allowed values

Time-Phased Order Point

Time-phased order point (TPOP)

Kanban

Kanban is typically used for low-cost component items, and not used for External Kanban Controlled Items. See Kanban.

Order Controlled/Batch

Used if Manufacturing is implemented. See Order Controlled/Batch setup and order generation.

Order Controlled/SILS

Used if Manufacturing is implemented. See Order Controlled/SILS setup, assembly kits, and order generation.

Order Controlled/Single

Used for subassembly items if Manufacturing is implemented. See Order Controlled/Single setup and order generation.

Apply Warehouse Default

The default supply system of the warehouse is used. The default supply system of the warehouse is specified in the Supply System field of the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session.

If multisite is activated, the default value is taken from the Supply System field of the Warehousing Settings by Site (whwmd2101m000) session.

None

Used for purchased configurable items.

Automatically Release Production Orders

If this check box is selected, production orders created for kanban supply are automatically released.

If this check box is cleared, production orders are released in the Release Production Orders (tisfc0204m000) session.

Generate Order Advice

If this check box is selected, warehouse-order advice is generated for kanban signals in the Generate Orders (Kanban) (whinh2200m000) session.

Combine Order Advice

If this check box is selected, supply requests for the same warehouse and item are combined into a single kanban-order advice.

If unconfirmed order advices with matching items and warehouses are present, the supply requests are combined with the existing advices.

Automatically Confirm Order Advice

If this check box is selected, kanban-order advice is automatically confirmed after creation.

Allow Negative Inventory

Allowed values

Yes

LN allows outbound advice, even if insufficient inventory is available and even if no on-order quantity is available to fulfill the demand.

No

LN allows no outbound advice if insufficient inventory is available. A shortage report is printed instead.

If on Order

LN allows outbound advice if insufficient inventory is available, but only up to the on-order quantity to be received that will fulfill the demand.

The default value in this field is taken from the Allow Negative Inventory field of the Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4501m000) session and is defaulted to the Allow Negative Inventory field of the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session.

The value in this field is defaulted from the Allow Negative Inventory field of the Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4501m000) session.

If you change the value of this field to No and in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session, warehouses are present for this item for which the value is Yes or If on Order, a warning is displayed saying that the Yes or If on Order values will be inactivated for the item in all warehouses.

If you change the value of this field to Yes or If on Order, you are prompted to confirm or cancel this change for all warehouses where the value for this item is No in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session.

Note: 

Negative inventory is not allowed for:

  • Low volume serialized items

  • Items of types other than:

    • Purchased
    • Manufactured
    • Product
    • Generic.

Create Outbound Advice Despite Inventory Shortage

If this check box is selected, LN allows outbound advice to be generated even if insufficient inventory is available. To generate outbound advice for negative inventory, the Create Outbound Advice Despite Inventory Shortage check box in the Generate Outbound Advice (whinh4201m000) session must also be selected.

If you clear this check box and in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session, warehouses are present for this item for which the Create Outbound Advice Despite Inventory Shortage check box is selected, a warning is displayed saying that this check box will be cleared for the item in all warehouses.

If you select this check box, you are prompted to confirm or cancel this change for all warehouses where the Create Outbound Advice Despite Inventory Shortage check box was not selected in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session.

Note: 

If the value of the Allow Negative Inventory field is:

  • No, this check box is unavailable.
  • If on Order, outbound advice for negative inventory cannot exceed the on order quantity expected to be received.

Outbound Method

The item's outbound method.

Allocation Level

The inventory allocation level for the current item stored in the current warehouse. The default value is taken from the Allocation Level field of the Inventory Commitments (whinp2100m000) session.

For a configurable purchased item, the Allocation Level is treated as Physical Item. This means that when you receive a configurable purchased item, a handling unit is generated, and the specifications, including the option list ID and allocations, are stored in the handling unit.

Location Controlled

If this check box is selected, the item is location controlled.

Rental Owner Registration by Location
Indicates whether only the locations dedicated to a specific Rental Owner can be used for the rental products. The inventory in this type of location includes only the inventory of the rental owner to which the location is allocated.
Note: 
  • This field is defaulted from Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4501m000) session if exists else from the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0500m000) session.
  • This field is displayed only if the Equipment as a Service check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
Process Inventory Variances Automatically

If this check box is selected, LN processes inventory variances automatically.

Integrates with Fixed Asset Management
Indicates whether the rental product is integrated with fixed asset management. If item integrates with FAM and Received Assets is active in the applicable financial company, the costs related to the item are registered in FAM else, the costs are booked to Profit & Loss.
Note: This field is applicable only if the Item Type is set to Rental Product.
Rejects Handling

The method used to handle items rejected during warehouse inspection. You can adjust the value in this field, even if unprocessed inspection lines are present.

Allowed values

Quarantine

Items rejected during warehouse inspection are sent to quarantine.

Not Applicable

Rejects handling is not applicable for the current item or warehouse, or quarantine inventory is not activated.

Scrap

Items rejected during warehouse inspection are scrapped. You must enter a scrap reason. LN creates an adjustment order to remove the items from inventory.

Scrap and/or Quarantine

You can specify the quantity to be scrapped or sent to quarantine. For scrapped items, you must enter a scrap reason.

Disposition Due Lead Time

The default date and time on which quarantine inventory becomes available for planning using Enterprise Planning , TPOP, or SIC. The disposition lead time applies if By Due Date is selected in the Available for Planning field of the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session.

Time Unit

The time unit used for the disposition lead time.

Lots in Inventory

If this check box is selected, the full lot-control functionality is available. If this check box is cleared, LN does not record the inventory for each combination of lot and warehouse, and location. For more information, refer to High volume lot-control.

You can only select this check box if the item is lot controlled. An item is lot controlled if for the item the Lot Controlled check box in the Item Defaults (tcibd0102m000) session is selected.

If this item uses unit effectivity, you cannot clear this check box, because unit effectivity relies on lots in inventory.

If this check box is selected, the following fields, which are used in the high volume scenario, are set to read-only and have the Not Applicable value:

  • Lot Entry for Direct Delivery
  • Lot Entry During Receipt
  • Lot Entry During Transfer
  • Register Lot Issue During As Built
Note: By default, this field is selected by LN for manufactured assembly items only if the item is also unit effectivity enabled.

Default Inventory Lot Size

The default lot size in an inventory that is allowed in a warehouse.

Note: 
  • This field is enabled only if:
    • The Lot Control in Use check box is selected in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000) session.
    • The Lots in Inventory check box is selected.
  • This value is expressed in the inventory unit of the item.
Lot Tracking

If this check box is selected, the item's lots are tracked in Warehousing .

You can only select this check box if the item is lot controlled. An item is lot controlled if for the item the Lot Controlled check box in the Item Defaults (tcibd0102m000) session is selected.

Serials in Inventory

If this check box is selected, the low volume scenario is used, which means that serial numbers are individually stored in inventory. You can view the serial numbers in inventory in the Item - Serials and Warehouses (whltc5100m000) session.

Note: 

Select this check box for low volume environments in which intensive tracking of serialized items, throughout the goods flow, is required and where each serialized item must be handled individually.

Clear this check box for high volume scenarios in which serial numbers do not require individual storage in inventory.

If serials are stored in inventory, you cannot enable backflushing in Manufacturing . For more information, refer to Backflush Materials.

By default, this field is selected by LN for manufactured assembly items.

Note: If this check box is unavailable, make sure the Direct Process Warehouse Order Line check box in the Item - Production (tiipd0101m000) session is cleared.

If this check box is selected, you can convert the serialized item to not being recorded in inventory. For this purpose, choose Convert to Not in Inventory if inventory is present for the item. As a result, this check box is cleared and the serial number in inventory records that are stored in the Lot Control are deleted.

If this check box is selected, the following fields, which are used in the high volume scenario, are set to read-only and have the Not Applicable value:

  • Serial Number Entry for Direct Delivery
  • Serial Number Entry During Receipt
  • Serial Number Entry During Transfer
  • Register Serial Issue During As Built
  • Register Serial Issue in Service

Serial Tracking

If this check box is selected, the item's serial number is tracked in Warehousing , which enables you to view the following information on serialized items:

  • The inbound or outbound orders for which serial numbers are registered. This information is displayed in the Serial Tracking - Overview (whltc5515m000) session.
  • The outbound orders for which serial numbers are registered. This information is displayed in the Item - Serials - Issues (whltc5510m000) session.
  • The inbound orders for which serial numbers are registered. This information is displayed in the Item - Serials - Receipts (whltc5511m000) session.
  • The serial number, the originating order, and other data by item for inbound items in the Order - Serials (whltc5512m000) session.

You can only select this check box if the item is a serialized item. An item is serialized if, in the Item Defaults (tcibd0102m000) session, the Serialized check box is selected for the item.

Length

The length of the item.

Length

The unit in which the length of the item is measured.

Width

The width of the item.

Height

The height of the item.

Product Assembly Kit Part

If this check box is selected, the item can be used as assembly part in the Assembly Kit Parts List (whwmd4151m000) session.

Note: This field is displayed only if the Product Based Assembly Kits check box is selected in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000) session.
Use Fulfillment Plan

This field provides the default value for the Use Fulfillment Plan check box in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) details session.

Item Text

If this check box is selected, a text about the item is present.

Packing Instructions

If this check box is selected, packing instructions for the item are present.

Exclude from Cycle Counting

If this check box is selected, the item-warehouse combination is ignored in case of cycle counting.

If Inventory becomes Zero

Indicates the value based on which the cycle counting data must be processed if the registered inventory of a stock point becomes zero.

The following cycle counting values are available:

  • Forced Cycle Count

    The existing cycle counting data is maintained.

    Use the option to force cycle counts for a stock point, if its system inventory becomes zero. If you select Forced Cycle Count, the Force Cycle Count check box in the Cycle Counting Data (whinh5140m000) session is automatically selected.

  • Regular Cycle Count

    The existing cycle counting data is maintained.

    Use this option to cycle count based on the cycle count interval specified in the Counting Interval in Weeks group box.

  • No Cycle Count

    The existing cycle counting data is removed if no active cycle counting order is present for the stock point.

    Use this option to remove the cycle count data of a zero stock point. The cycle count data is removed when the record in the Stock Point Inventory (whinr1540m000) session is deleted.

Note: 

  • The default value for the field is retrieved from the Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4501m000) session.

  • The field is disabled if the Exclude from Cycle Counting check box is selected and the default value is set to No Cycle Count.

Registration Level
Warehouse

Inventory ownership registration for the entire warehouse. The entire inventory of the warehouse is owned by one particular business partner. For example, this is used for a supplier, who owns the inventory held in consignment in a particular warehouse, usually located at the customer's.

Location

Inventory ownership registration by location. Each location within a warehouse can contain inventory owned by a particular business partner. Locations can be allocated to a business partner, and the inventory stored in a particular location is owned by the business partner to which the location is allocated.

Physical Item

Inventory ownership registration by individual item. To enable ownership registration for an individual item, the item must be contained in a handling unit. Note, however, that no reference is made to any subdivisions of the warehouse, such as locations or zones. In fact, the owner of the item contained in the handling unit can be different from the business partner of the location in which the handling unit is stored.

Note also that a handling unit can contain child handling units, each owned by a different business partner.

Physical Item and Location

Inventory ownership registration by location and individual item. To enable ownership registration for an individual item, the item must be contained in a handling unit. The items contained in the handling units stored in a particular location are owned by the business partner to which the location is allocated.

Not Applicable

Ownership registration is not used.

The default value in this field is taken from the Items - Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4101s000) session.

The following constraints apply to the values of this list:

  • List value Location is available if the current item is location controlled.
  • List value Physical Item is available if handling units are used the Warehousing package, that is, if the Handling Units in Use check box is selected in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000) session.
  • List value Physical Item and Location is available if the current item is location controlled and the Handling Units in Use check box is selected in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0100s000) session.

Issue Priority
Free

Outbound advice control the issue of the item from the current warehouse, without ownership restrictions.

Owned Inventory First

Outbound advice for owned inventory is issued before not-owned inventory.

Not Owned Inventory First

Outbound advice for not-owned inventory is issued before owned inventory.

Not Applicable

Outbound advice is not used in the current warehouse, for example, because the warehouse is a financial warehouse.

The default value in this field is taken from the Items - Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4101s000) session.

List value Not Owned Inventory First is applicable to manufactured items, purchased items, and generic items that are no customized standard-to-order (STO) items. For customized STO items, you must select value Free. However, this value is not available if the value in the Ownership Registration Level field is Warehouse.

Ownership for Return to Warehouse

This field determines how to handle the ownership for production return orders. On a production order, a business partner is not known. As a result, Manufacturing cannot read an agreement. Instead, Manufacturing obtains a default value from the current field.

Allowed values

Company Owned

company owned

Consigned

consigned

Customer Owned

customer owned

Return as Issued

When items are returned from the production environment to the warehouse, for example, because fewer items were required than issued for production, the original owner at the time of issue will become the owner again (unless the items are damaged).

Deferred

The date the ownership is transferred from supplier to customer is still unknown. The change date is determined after the items are picked, and depends on both the warehouse types involved in the goods transfer and the agreement between supplier and customer.

Not Applicable

Your own organization owns the inventory. Ownership behavior refers only to not-owned inventory.

Class of Risk

The class of risk that applies to the hazardous material. This field is only accessible when the Hazardous Material check box is selected.

This field is used to select data to print national bills of lading, CMRs, freight documents, and inventory data in the Warehouse Orders module.

Floor Stock
Indicates if floor stock is enabled. If this check box is selected, the item is a floor stock item.
Note: This check box is enabled only if the Floor Stock in Warehousing check box in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0500m000) session is selected.

Floor stock items are not included in the order content. Therefore, no transactions, such as backflushing, are performed on them, both in Job Shop Control and in Assembly Control .

However, floor stock items are in one case part of the order content, although even now no transactions are performed on them.

This is the case when you print work instructions, and the following conditions apply:

  • The items are part of the work instructions.
  • The Print on Order Document check box is selected for the items concerned, in the Bill of Material (tibom1110m000) session.

Items can be stored as floor stock if:

  • Their associated inventory carrying costs are low.
  • They are present on the job shop.
  • Issues cannot be entered manually.

The only supply system for floor stock items is Kanban. You can select the supply system in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) details session.

If this check box is cleared, costing will be based on the actual usage.

Inventory Carrying Costs

The inventory carrying costs constitute the cost of storing one inventory unit of an item for one year: these costs include interest, storage space, and risk.

Allowed values

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 9999999.9999

Note: Inventory costs are used in the Calculate Economic Order Quantity (Camp) (whina2201m000) session.
Currency

currency

Inventory Inspection

If this check box is selected, inventory inspections are implemented.

If this check box is cleared, storage inspections are used, provided that the integration with Quality storage inspections is set up.

The default setting of this check box is taken from the Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4501m000) session, or the Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4601m000) session.

The setting of this check box is used as the default setting in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session.

Frequency for Inventory Inspection

The frequency for inventory inspections of the current item expressed in days.

When inventory inspections are generated, the value in this field is added to the last date on which an inventory inspection was performed to determine the inventory inspection due date.

If the Inventory Inspection check box is selected, the frequency applies to inventory inspections. If the Inventory Inspection check box is cleared, the frequency applies to storage inspections.

To generate inventory inspections, the value in this field must be greater than zero. Inventory inspections are generated in the Generate Inventory Inspections (whinh2211m000) session.

Allowed values

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 999

Default value

0

Allow Stock Point Issue during Inventory Inspection

If this check box is selected, issues of unblocked quantities from stock points for which an inventory inspection is performed are allowed.

Width

The width of the item.

Height

The height of the item.

unit

Volume

The volume of the item.

unit

Weight

The weight of the item.

unit

Slow-Moving Percentage

slow-moving percentage

This value is retrieved based on the turnover rate of the item. Ranges of To Turnover Rate (Upper Boundary) exist, each with a Slow-Moving Percentage assigned.

The Perform Slow-Moving Analysis (whina6220m000) session uses this information to assign the correct Slow-Moving Percentage to the items.

The turnover rate is calculated as follows:

Turnover rate = annual usage / inventory on hand
Expected Annual Issue

The expected annual issue is the quantity of the item that is expected to be used (issued) for each year, expressed in the inventory unit.

Allowed values

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 999999999.9999

Default value

0

For the ABC analysis of items with a historical usage spanning no more than three periods, the expected annual issue is used in the Perform ABC Analysis (whina6210m000) session.

The expected annual issue is also used in the Calculate Economic Order Quantity (Camp) (whina2201m000) session.

The expected annual issue is updated through the Calculate Demand Forecast (whina2202m000) session.

inventory unit

Forecast Method

The forecast method determines how the expected demand for the item in the next period is forecast.

  • moving average
  • exponential smoothing
  • Previous Year's Calculation, using the calculation of the previous year as an estimate for the demand.
  • Last Period's Demand, using the demand in the previous period as a forecast for the consecutive period.

These methods must be predefined in the Forecast Methods (whina2100m000) session. The forecast method is only used in the Calculate Demand Forecast (whina2202m000) session. In which it serves to compute:

ABC Code

The ABC code shows each item's contribution to the annual sales volume. A items are high-value items, whereas C items constitute low-value items.

Manually Entered ABC Code

If this check box is selected, the ABC code has been entered manually in the ABC Code field. LN will not calculate and overwrite unless the proper option is selected in the Perform ABC Analysis (whina6210m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, the ABC Code field has not been entered manually: it is system-generated or not yet calculated. The ABC code will be calculated by the Perform ABC Analysis (whina6210m000) session.

Period Length

The length of the period for which the ABC analysis is performed.

Period Type

The period type.

Period for Shelf Life

The unit of time in which the item's shelf life is expressed.

Shelf Life [Periods]

The shelf life indicates the length of time that the item can be held in inventory.

Allowed values

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 999

Disposition Due Lead Time

The default date and time on which quarantine inventory becomes available for planning using Enterprise Planning , TPOP, or SIC. The disposition lead time applies if By Due Date is selected in the Available for Planning field of the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session.

Time Unit

The time unit used for the disposition lead time.

Lot Tracking

If this check box is selected, the item's lots are tracked in Warehousing .

You can only select this check box if the item is lot controlled. An item is lot controlled if for the item the Lot Controlled check box in the Item Defaults (tcibd0102m000) session is selected.

Lots in Inventory

If this check box is selected, LN records the inventory for each combination of lot and warehouse and the full lot-control functionality is available.

Lot Price

If this check box is selected, you can use inventory valuation method Lot Price (Lot).

You can select this check box if the following applies:

  • The item is lot controlled.
  • The Lots in Inventory check box is selected.

After any inventory arrived for the item or after any issues have been made, you can no longer change the setting of this check box. In such cases, you can change the inventory valuation method in the Change Valuation Method (whina1232m000) session.

Lot Entry for Direct Delivery

If the value of this field is Yes, and the order line on the ASN is a direct delivery purchase line, you must register the lot code in the Shipment Notice Line Stock Point Details (whinh3105m000) session.

Note:  Registration Template settings can overrule this field.

Lot Entry During Receipt

If the value of this field is Yes, you must register the lot codes of lot-controlled items when you receive these items in inventory. However, the receipt of items that results from a transfer order is excluded, unless the Lot Entry During Transfer check box is also selected.

If the value of this field is Yes and the Generate Lots Automatically check box in the Warehousing Order Types (whinh0110m000) session is selected for the order type of the order lines associated with received items, lot codes are automatically generated for the received items.

If the Lots in Inventory check box is selected, this field has the value Not Applicable and cannot be changed.

If the value of this field is No, the option to register lot codes of received items during receipt is not available.

Note:  Lot and Serial Registration Template settings can overrule this field.

Lot Entry During Transfer

This field determines whether you must fill lot distribution tables during warehouse transfers.

This field can have the following values:

  • Not Applicable

    The Lots in Inventory check box is selected, and this field is read-only.

  • Yes

    Registration of lot codes for transfer orders is mandatory. However, the impact of this value depends on the value of the Lot Entry During Receipt field:
    • If the value of the Lot Entry During Receipt field is Yes, lot registration for both the inbound and outbound lines of transfer orders is mandatory.
    • If the value of the Lot Entry During Receipt field is No, lot registration is not available for the transfer order receipt lines.

  • No

    Lot registration is not available for transfer order outbound or receipt lines.
Note: 
  • Value No in the current field can adversely affect lot tracking.
  • Lot and Serial Registration Template settings can overrule this field.

Register Lot Issue During As Built

This field determines whether you must fill lot distribution tables for component item issues for a production order.

This field can have the following values:

  • Not Applicable

    The Lots in Inventory check box is selected, and this field is read-only.

  • Yes

    If a component is issued for the production of a serialized item (order origin is JSC Production), registration of lot codes is mandatory. You can enter the lot codes in the Serial End Item - As-Built Components (timfc0111m000) session. If lot tracking is required, this entry also results in an entry for lot tracking. If the component is not for production of a serialized item, you must register the lot during outbound or during shipment.

  • No

    You cannot register lots in the as-built process. In this case, you must register lots before you confirm shipment, either in the Outbound Advice Lots and Serials (whinh4126m000) session or the Shipment Line Stock Point Details (whinh4133m000) session.
Register Lot Issue in Service & Maintenance

This field determines whether you must fill lot distribution tables for items issues in Warehousing or in Service .

The values of this field determine at which point you must register lot numbers for lot items whose issue from the warehouse is initiated by orders of the following origin:

  • Maintenance Work
  • Service
  • Maintenance Sales
  • Customer Claim
  • Supplier Claim

For this field, the following values are available:

  • If the Lots in Inventory check box is cleared and the value of the current field is No, the registration of issued lot numbers is carried out by Warehousing . The lot information is passed to Service when the warehouse order is shipped..
  • If the Lots in Inventory check box is cleared and the value of the current field is Yes, the registration of lot numbers used in maintenance is carried out by Service .
  • If the Lots in Inventory check box is selected, in which case the low volume scenario is used, the value of the current field is Not Applicable.

Serial Price

If this check box is selected, you can use inventory valuation method serial price.

You can select this check box if the Serials in Inventory check box is selected for the item.

The value of this field is taken from the Items - Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4101s000) session.

This check box is selected by default for items coming off the assembly line that must be stored in inventory, in which case the item:

  • Has the Serials in Inventory check box is selected
  • Has order system FAS
  • Is manufactured
Note: By default, this field is selected by LN for manufactured assembly items.

Serial Number Entry for Direct Delivery

This field is available if the high volume scenario is used. The high volume scenario is used if the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared.

If the Serials in Inventory check box is selected, the low volume scenario is used. As a result, the current field is read-only and the value is Not Applicable.

If the value of this field is Yes, and the order line on the ASN is a direct delivery purchase line, you must register the serial number in the Shipment Notice Line Stock Point Details (whinh3105m000) session.

Serial Number Entry During Receipt

This field is available if the high volume scenario is used. The high volume scenario is used if the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared.

If the Serials in Inventory check box is selected, the low volume scenario is used. As a result, the current field is read-only and the value is Not Applicable.

If the value of this field is Yes, you must register the serial numbers of received serialized items in the Receipt Line Stock Point Details (whinh3123m000) session. If the value of this field is Yes and the Generate Serials Automatically check box in the Warehousing Order Types (whinh0110m000) session is selected for the order type of the order lines associated with received items, serial numbers are automatically generated for the received items.

If the value of this field is No, the option to register serial numbers of received serialized items during receipt is not available.

Registration of received serial numbers can be useful in tracking what happens to which serial, for example, during inspection. For serialized items that must be inspected, the serial numbers are copied from the Receipt Line Stock Point Details (whinh3123m000) session to the Inspection Lines (whinh2131m000) session.

You can change the setting of this check box, but if inventory exists for the current item, a warning to that effect appears.

Serial Number Entry During Transfer

This field is available if the high volume scenario is used. The high volume scenario is used if the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared. This field can have the following values:

  • Not Applicable

    The Serials in Inventory check box is selected, and this field is read-only, or the item is not serialized.

  • Yes

    Registration of serial numbers for transfer orders is mandatory. However, the impact of this value depends on the value of the Serial Number Entry During Receipt field:

    • If the value of the Serial Number Entry During Receipt field is Yes, serial number registration for both the inbound and outbound lines of transfer orders is mandatory.
    • If the value of the Serial Number Entry During Receipt field is No, serial number registration is not available for the transfer order receipt lines.

  • No

    Serial number registration is not available for transfer order outbound or receipt lines.

Register Serial Issue During As Built

This field is available if the high volume scenario is used. The high volume scenario is used if the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared. The values of this field determine at which point you must register serial numbers for component items that are issued from the warehouse to the job shop to manufacture end items listed on production orders in Manufacturing .

To issue component items, the following methods are available:

  • backflushing

    LN allocates the component items to the production order without performing a warehouse issue procedure, therefore no outbound order lines are created to issue the components.

  • Automatic warehouse processing

    After you release the production order, LN creates an automatically processed warehousing order of the Issue and JSC Production origin.

  • Manual warehouse processing

    The same as the previous method, except that the warehousing order is processed manually.

The values in this field relate to the third method, Manual warehouse processing.

This field can have the following values:

  • Not Applicable

    The Serials in Inventory check box is selected, and this field is read-only, or the item is not serialized.

  • Yes

    After the production order is released, register serial numbers for the component items to be issued in the Serial End Item - As-Built Components (timfc0111m000) session of Manufacturing .

  • No

    When you process the outbound order to issue the component items, you must register serial numbers for the outbound advice related to the outbound order lines. Note that if you select this value, you cannot select the Backflush Materials and Direct Process Warehouse Order Line check boxes in the Item - Production (tiipd0101m000) session. The settings of these check boxes determine which of the methods to issue components for production orders is used. However, if the Materials and Direct Process Warehouse Order Line check boxes are selected in Manufacturing , you cannot select this value.

Register Serial Issue in Service

This field is available if the high volume scenario is used. The high volume scenario is used if the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared.

The values of this field determine at which point you must register serial numbers for serialized items whose issue from the warehouse is initiated by orders of the following origin:

  • Maintenance Work
  • Service
  • Maintenance Sales
  • Customer Claim
  • Supplier Claim

For this field, the following values are available:

  • If the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared and the value of the current field is No, the registration of issued serial numbers is carried out by Warehousing .
  • If the Serials in Inventory check box is cleared and the value of the current field is Yes, the registration of serial numbers used in maintenance is carried out by Service .
  • If the Serials in Inventory check box is selected, in which case the low volume scenario is used, the value of the current field is Not Applicable.

Lot and Serial Registration Template

The lot and serial registration template. To select a template, zoom to the Lot and Serial Registration Templates (whwmd4102m000) session.

Print Stock Point Details on Shipment Documents

If this check box is selected, LN prints the lot codes and serial numbers present in the Shipment Line Stock Point Details (whinh4133m000) session on the shipment documents. This option is especially required if the shipment documents are printed automatically.

Note: The value of this field is defaulted from the Print Stock Point Details on Shipment Documents field in the Item Warehousing Defaults (whwmd4501m000) session.

Handling Units in Use

If this check box is selected, the use of handling units is enabled for the item. This check box is automatically selected if the value of the Registration Level field is Physical Item and Location or Physical Item.

The use of handling units is mandatory for configurable purchased items. LN selects and clears this check box for configurable purchased items.

Handling Unit Version Controlled

If this check box is selected, handling units used for the current item are version controlled. Handling units for which splitting is enabled can be defined as version controlled. If a handling unit is version controlled, you can use the handling unit after it has been split. For each split-up handling unit, a new version code is generated.

Handling units can be split up into two or more handling units, for example, as a result of inbound advice to different locations. A version-controlled handling unit is modified and kept active after activities such as adding or taking out inventory.

Log Version History

If this check box is selected, history records are maintained for the versions of version-controlled handling units of the item. Handling unit version history is displayed in the Handling Unit Version History (whwmd5531m000) session.

Track Handling Unit Status

If this check box is selected, a history record is generated for each status change of a handling unit. Handling unit history is displayed in the Handling Unit Version History (whwmd5531m000) session.

Dynamic Cross-docking

If this check box is selected, dynamic cross-docking is possible for this item.

Minimum Cross-dock Quantity

No cross-dock orders will be generated for quantities less than this value.

Note: 
  • The value defined in this field serves as default for the corresponding field in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session.
  • You can always manually create cross-dock orders that do not comply with the values of the quantity fields. These fields only apply to the generation of cross-dock orders during release to warehousing and the Generate Cross-dock Orders (whinh6200m000) session.
Maximum Cross-dock Quantity

No cross-dock orders will be generated for quantities more than this value.

Note: 
  • The value defined in this field serves as default for the corresponding field in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session.
  • You can always manually create cross-dock orders that do not comply with the values of the quantity fields. These fields only apply to the generation of cross-dock orders during release to warehousing and the Generate Cross-dock Orders (whinh6200m000) session.
Create Cross-dock Order for Maximum

This field indicates whether a cross-dock order will be generated for the maximum cross-dock quantity if the ordered quantity of the outbound order line is more than the quantity defined in the Maximum Cross-dock Quantity field.

Maximum cross-dock qty Issue order released to WH Resulting cross-dock order if this check box is...
...selected ...cleared
100 pcs 120 pcs 100 pcs -
100 pcs 80 pcs 80 pcs 80 pcs
Note: 
  • The value defined in this field serves as default for the corresponding field in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session.
  • You can always manually create cross-dock orders that do not comply with the values of the quantity fields. These fields only apply to the generation of cross-dock orders during release to warehousing and the Generate Cross-dock Orders (whinh6200m000) session.
DMS Supplied

If this check box is selected, the item is DMS supplied.

DMS upon Receipt

Indicates whether DMS will be carried out for this item after confirm receipt.

DMS upon JSC Receipt

Indicates whether DMS will be carried out for this item after confirm receipt of a JSC order.

DMS on Inventory

Indicates whether DMS will be applied to the inventory for this item.

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