Inventory allocation levels

Inventory allocation levels determine whether allocated-to inventory is identifiable and traceable in the warehouse by means of handling units or merely registered as allocated-to inventory. You can define allocation levels for warehouse - item combinations in the Dati articolo per Magazzino (whwmd2510m000) session and the Articolo - Magazzino (whwmd4600m000) session.

Allocation levels

The following inventory allocation levels are available:

Magazzino
If receipt lines of supply orders with specifications are confirmed, or allocation buffers are created, the received items and the buffered items become allocated-to inventory. No handling units are generated for these items, therefore, they are not traceable in the warehouse.
Articolo fisico

If receipt lines of supply orders with specifications are confirmed, the received items become allocated inventory. LN generates handling units for the received items, and the handling units obtain specifications with characteristics identical to those of the supply order. The allocated items are identifiable and traceable in the warehouse by means of the handling units and the handling unit specifications.

In all warehousing procedures, including shipment, inbound and outbound inspections, adjustments and cycle counts, handling units with specifications are used. For example, if outbound advice is created for a demand order, LN advises specific handling units whose specification characteristics match those of the outbound order lines of the demand order.

Note:

Using the Articolo fisico allocation level requires various parameter settings. For more information, refer to Handling unit setup for allocations.
Unlike supply orders, for the allocated inventory included in an allocation buffer, no handling units are generated if the inventory allocation level is Articolo fisico.

Handling unit setup for allocations

To use allocation level Articolo fisico, the following setup is required:

In the Componenti software implementati (tccom0500m000) details session, select the Pegging domanda check box.
In the Parametri dati principali Magazzino (WH) (whwmd0100s000) details session, select the Unità di gestione in uso check box.
In the Articoli - Valori predefiniti di magazzino (whwmd4101s000) session and the Articolo - Magazzino (whwmd4600m000) session , select the Unità di gestione in uso check box.
In the Dati articolo per Magazzino (whwmd2510m000) session:
- To enable the use of handling units in all warehousing processes, select the following check boxes:
  - Unità di gestione in uso
  - Ricevimenti
  - Ispezioni in ingresso
  - Scorte
  - Ispezioni in uscita
  - Spedizioni
- To automatically generate handling units during the following warehousing processes, select Sempre or Per proprietà/specifiche in the following fields:
  - Genera unità di gestione automaticamente da ASN
  - Conferma ricevimenti
  - Elabora ordini di rettifica
  - Elabora ordini di inventario periodico
- To generate handling units when outbound advice is released, in the Conferma prelievo field, select Sì.

If not all of the above automatic handling unit generation options are selected, when one of the warehouse processes is carried out, the user is prompted to manually create handling units.