INVM Inventory Management

The following control maintenance records belong to the INVM (Inventory Management) category and apply to inventory management defaults.

Allow Blank Locations in Split Location

Indicate whether users can enter a blank location on the Split Location window in order entry. More:

Options	Yes - Users can tab past the Location field. No - Users must enter a value in the Location field before moving the cursor to the Lot or Quantity fields.
Outcome of setting this control record	If your company does not use locations, you can set this field to Yes to be able to access the other fields in the Split Location window.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

Default For Excess Grace In Buy Line Maint

Enter the default transfer excess grace days of demand the system should use if no setting is entered at the buy line. More:

Options	Any number between 0 and 999. Setting this record to 999 disables the return from child branch to parent branch, even for emergencies. Use this setting for products or lines that should not be returned to the parent branch. Setting this record to 998 prevents most automated returns from child branch to parent branch, unless there is an emergency.
Outcome of setting this control record	The suggested automatic branch transfer system ignores any quantity that equals the demand for the excess grace days before recommending a return of excess stock from a dependent branch to a supplying branch. Use the excess grace feature to avoid overwhelming a supplying branch and the transfer delivery system with unusually excessive stock situations.
Default Value(s)	999
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to 999.
Additional Information	You can override this setting at the buy line level. For more information, see Limiting Transfer Returns for Buy Lines.

Default Lead Time Days If Product And Buy Line Have None

Enter the default number of lead time days the Suggested Purchase Order program uses when a product does not contain a lead time setting at either the product or buy line level. More:

Options	Any number of days between 0 and 999.
Outcome of setting this control record	The Suggested Purchase Order program uses this setting if Lead Days is not defined for a product in Product Forecast Parameters, or Default Lead Time is not defined at the product's buy line in Buy Line Maintenance.
Default Value(s)	15
Action if set to Null	If all lead time indicators in Buy Line Maintenance for a product are blank and this record is set to zero (0) or is blank, the program uses 15 days as the product's lead time.
Additional Information	For more information about lead time calculations, see How the System Calculates Lead Time.

Default Lead Time Factor If Product And Buy Line Have None

Enter the default lead time factor, 0-99, to system uses to calculate the historic median lead time days when a product does not contain a lead time factor setting at either the product or buy line level. A lead time factor should be an odd number.

Default Product Location Maintenance View

Select the default view to use in the Product Location Maintenance window, if one is not designated in the Location Maint View field in User Maintenance. More:

Options	Last Count / Location Pick Status Replenish Min/Max Qtys Home Location Pre-Package Qtys Tote / Picker Last Count / Exp Date Last Count / Recv Date RF Put Away Date / Time Last Count / Review Type / Original Type
Outcome of setting this control record	Defaults the user's view to the one selected.
Default Value(s)	Last Count / Location Pick Status
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to Last Count / Location Pick Status
Additional Information	The setting in the Location Maint View field in the Additional User Data window in User Maintenance overrides this setting for the individual user.

Display All Locations In Split Locations

Indicate whether the Split Locations window displays all locations, even if they are empty when receiving products into multiple locations. More:

Options	Yes - Displays all locations. No - Only displays locations with a positive quantity.
Outcome of setting this control record	If set to Yes, displays all the locations available for a product to be received to in your warehouse, even if the location is empty.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

Enable Location Detail Maintenance

For each branch, indicate whether to enable a location database for defining warehouse locations. More:

Options	Yes - The system stores product permanent locations in a location database. Use Location Detail Maintenance to define warehouses at the location level. No - The system creates and deletes product locations as users add or remove products from locations. Use Zone Maintenance to define warehouses at the zone and pick group level.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines if your site uses Location Detail Maintenance or Zone Maintenance to define the locations in your warehouse.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	For more information about Location Detail Maintenance and Zone Maintenance, see the RF Warehouse Management documentation

Use Reserve Inventory

Options	Yes - Uses reserve inventory No - Does not allow reserve inventory.
Outcome of setting this control record	Uses reserve inventory orders when you must have a specific amount of inventory on hand for a specific customer.
Default Value(s)	No
Example(s)	For example, if you have entered into a contract or have a service level agreement to always have a specific amount of a product in stock for that customer, use the reserve inventory functions to keep the correct amount on hand to meet the agreement with the customer.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	You do not ship the products entered on a reserve order, but create new orders in sales order entry to ship reserved inventory to the customer. The inventory on the reserve order does not show as available to other customers, but does show as available for any ship-to customers associated with the bill-to for which the reserve order was created. For more information, see Reserving Inventory for Customers Using Reserve Inventory Orders.

Remnant Allocation Cost Basis

Select which cost basis you want to use by default for remnant allocation. More:

Options	Any cost basis available in your system.
Outcome of setting this control record	The system uses the selected cost basis when calculating the cost of the leftover remnant piece when checking the Remnant Cut Tolerance Value in the Additional Inventory Parameters window in Product Maintenance.
Default Value(s)	DFLT-COST
Additional Information	None.

Warehouse Status Queue Non-Manifest Picking Statistics

For each branch, indicate whether the system includes the audit function in the Pick Count and %Complete columns in the Warehouse In Process Status Queue for non-manifest picks. More:

Options	Yes - Includes the audit function. No - Does not include the audit function.
Outcome of setting this control record	If your company audits orders, set this control maintenance record to Yes to provide additional information in the Warehouse In Process Queue.
Default Value(s)	No
Example(s)	If this record is set to Yes, an order with one line item picked from one location has a Pick Count of 2. After the item is picked, the order is 50% complete and 50% displays in the %Complete column. After the item is audited, the order is 100% complete. If this record is set to No, an order with one line item picked from one location has a Pick Count of 1. After the item is picked, the order is 100% complete.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	None

Warehouse Status Queue Refresh Interval

Enter the number of seconds, 1-99, between each refresh of the Warehouse in Process Status Queue. The default is every 30 seconds. More:

Options	Any number of seconds between 1 and 99.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines how often the system refreshes the Warehouse Status Queue
Default Value(s)	30
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to 30.
Additional Information	For information about using the Warehouse In Process Status Queue, see Using the Warehouse In Process Queue.

INVM Inventory Management Control Maintenance Records