Batch allocation

Select which date (request, entry, or expected ship) to use for allocation on the OE Options tab on Company (BL00.1).

If your company is setup to use the batch allocation method, items are allocated when you run the batch program. The batch method allocates multiple orders at one time. Batch allocation can reserve items on the basis of request date, entered date, expected ship date, or a priority number.

Note: When you deallocate quantities, the application can reallocate based on the method you set up, either date or priority, or it can leave the quantities deallocated.

Whether you are set up to use online or batch allocation normally, you can use batch allocation to allocate backordered item quantities. Also, you can deallocate quantities using the batch program.

Allocation based on priority

To allocate based on priority, you must define a priority level for each application that requests inventory: Case Carts, Order Entry, Requisitions, and Production Order. You can also define priority levels for individual customers. A priority level of 1, on a scale of 1 to 99, receives the highest priority and is allocated inventory over another application or customer with a lower priority. All applications default to a priority level of 50.

Application priority levels are defined when you set up your Inventory Control company. See the Inventory Control User Guide for more information.

Customer priority levels are defined when you set up customers in Accounts Receivable. For more information, see the Accounts Receivable User Guide.