Inventory tracking setup

Inventory Tracking is a module in LN that provides the global trade concept Country of Origin with the functionality needed to track inventory throughout inbound and outbound inventory movements.

Currently, only the global trade concept Country of Origin uses the inventory tracking functionality. In future releases of LN, more global trade concepts will use the inventory tracking functionality.

The inventory tracking functionality is set up together with the global trade concept Country of Origin. Both Inventory Tracking and Country of Origin parameters are maintained in the Inventory Tracking Parameters (tcitu0100m000)and Inventory Tracking Parameters by Country (tcitu0110m000) sessions.

In these sessions, the parameters related to the Country of Origin concept are located in the Country of Origin tab.

The inventory tracking functionality and the inventory tracking parameter sessions become available after selecting the Country of Origin check box in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session, which will automatically select the Inventory Tracking check box in the same session.

Also, the Country of Origin field becomes available in these sessions:

  • Item - Purchase (tdipu0601m000)
  • Item - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0610m000)
  • Item - Purchase Business Partner by Site (tdipu0690m000)

The Country of Origin check box must be selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session in each company of your multicompany environment. If table sharing has been completed for the Common, Warehousing, Order Management, and Manufacturing packages, the subsequent steps need only be performed in one company of the multicompany environment.

Setup globally or by country

The inventory tracking and the Country of Origin parameters can be set globally, that is, for the entire company set, or by country or country set. The global settings are set as defaults for all countries. To adjust the settings for individual countries or country groups, clear the Use Global Inventory Tracking Parameters, Use Global Series or Use Global Country of Origin Parameters check boxes in the Inventory Tracking Parameters by Country (tcitu0110m000) session.

Adding country of origin to items

Currently, the country of origin is added to many items for Intrastat purposes. If not yet present, add the country of origin to all items that you purchase in the items and items default sessions.

When the Country of Origin concept is available, the Country of Origin field becomes available in these sessions:

  • Item - Purchase (tdipu0601m000)
  • Item - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0610m000)
  • Item - Purchase Business Partner by Site (tdipu0690m000)

In these sessions, you must specify the country of origin.

Activation

Implementing the Country of Origin concept encompasses an activation process. The activation stages are briefly described in To set up inventory tracking, and more detailed information is provided in Country of Origin activation.