Overview of the inventory tracking receipt process

During the inbound and receipt process, inventory tracking data and the country of origin are collected and stored in the inventory tracking unit.

The inventory tracking data include this information:

  • Item
  • Ordered quantity
  • Planned receipt date
  • Destination warehouse
  • Country of origin
  • The applicable inventory tracking parameter settings.

The inventory tracking parameters are maintained in the Inventory Tracking Parameters (tcitu0100m100) session and the Inventory Tracking Parameters by Country(tcitu0110m100) session. For details, see Inventory tracking setup.

The table shows how the inventory tracking data and the country of origin is copied to or created for the inventory tracking entities during the inbound process. This is done automatically.

The country of origin is copied, if present on the originating purchase object. Otherwise, you can manually specify or change the country of origin.

Manually specifying or changing the country of origin is optional in the course of the inbound process, but is mandatory when the inventory is put away.

The applicable inbound or inspection procedures determine when the inventory is put away, this is indicated by the phrase "Country of origin mandatory" in the table.

References to topics providing more detailed information are displayed in the table.

Inbound actions Inventory tracking data & country of origin
Create purchase object

Copied to the Order Line (tcitu2100m000) session.

See Originating order for details.
Create inbound order line

Copied to the Order Line (tcitu2100m000) session.

See Inbound order lines for details.
Create Warehousing receipt

  • Copied to the Receipt Line (tcitu2100m100) session

  • Create inventory tracking receipt in theInventory Tracking Receipts (tcitu2110m000) session.

For details, see:

  • Receipt
  • Multiple countries of origin in receipt
  • Create or update inventory tracking units in the receipt process
  • Lots and serials in inventory tracking
Confirm Warehousing receipt

Create or update inventory tracking unit.

Country of origin mandatory

Conditions:

  • Receipt warehouse not location-controlled
  • No inbound inspections

For details, see:

  • Receipt
  • Create or update inventory tracking units in the receipt process
  • Lots and serials in inventory tracking
Put away inbound advice

Create or update inventory tracking unit.

Country of origin mandatory

Conditions:

  • Receipt warehouse location-controlled
  • No inbound inspections

For details, see:

  • Inbound advice
  • Create or update inventory tracking units in the receipt process
  • Lots and serials in inventory tracking
Put away inbound advice after inspection

Create or update inventory tracking unit.

Country of origin mandatory

Conditions:

  • Receipt warehouse location-controlled
  • Inbound inspections applicable

For details, see:

  • Inbound advice
  • Create or update inventory tracking units in the receipt process
  • Lots and serials in inventory tracking
  • Inbound inspection
Approve inbound inspection

Create or update inventory tracking unit.

Country of origin mandatory

Conditions:

  • Receipt warehouse not location-controlled
  • Inbound inspections applicable

For details, see:

  • Inbound inspection
  • Create or update inventory tracking units in the receipt process
  • Lots and serials in inventory tracking

Navigating to country of origin sessions

You can navigate from the inbound Warehousing sessions to the corresponding country of origin and country of origin details sessions in which you can specify or change one or more countries of origin and related data.

Each inbound session has a corresponding country of origin session. In the inbound session, use the Country of Origin option to navigate to the corresponding country of origin session. The country of origin session is named Country of Origin for <name of inbound session> and coded (tcitu2100m*00). In this session, click Details to start the related details session in which you can specify multiple countries of origin, if required. The details sessions are always coded (tcitu2600m*00).

For example, select Country of Origin on the appropriate menu of the Inbound Order Lines (whinh2110m000) session to start the Order Line (tcitu2100m000) session. In this session, click Details to start the Order Line (tcitu2600m000) details session.

Different processes

The inbound and outbound processes are different for direct deliveries and physical cost and service items. See Inventory tracking for direct deliveries and Inventory tracking for cost and service items.