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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Inventory commitment</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>inventory</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>commitment</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>hard allocation</Level1>
		</Keyword>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>Inventory commitment allows you to reserve inventory for specific orders. Committed inventory is not available for other orders. You can also cancel inventory commitments, if required.</Paragraph>
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	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Inventory commitment generation/creation</SectionTitle>
		<List><ListIntro>In general, you can generate or create inventory commitments for orders of the origins that result in a warehouse order of inventory transaction type <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inh.ittp#issue" role="enum">Issue</GUIRef>. However, some exceptions exist:</ListIntro>
			<ListItemHead><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inp.corg#sales" role="enum">Sales Order</GUIRef>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>Whether and how commitments for sales orders are generated or must be created depends on the value of the <Link href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0101s000#tdisa001.acom" role="formfield">Commitment Policy</Link> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0101s000" role="session">Item - Sales (tdisa0101s000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inp.corg#production" role="enum">Production Order</GUIRef>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>You can only generate or create an inventory commitment for a production order with <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0101s000#tisfc001.osta" role="formfield">Production Order</GUIRef>
				<GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#planned" role="enum">Planned</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#printed" role="enum">Documents Printed</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#in.prod" role="enum">Released</GUIRef>, or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#active" role="enum">Active</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inp.corg#maint.work" role="enum">Maintenance Work Order</GUIRef>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>Whether and when inventory must be committed for maintenance work orders depends on the value of the <Link href="/baanerp/ts/wcs/tswcs0100m000#tswcs000.ccrl" role="formfield">Commitment Required</Link> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/wcs/tswcs0100m000" role="session">Work Order Parameters (tswcs0100m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>You can:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Create inventory commitments in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2500m000" role="session">Inventory Commitment (whinp2500m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Generate inventory commitments with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2200m000" role="session">Generate Inventory Commitment (whinp2200m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
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	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Commitment for sales orders</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>If you or SSA ERP generate inventory commitments for sales orders, SSA ERP takes into account the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0101s000#tdisa001.qimc" role="formfield">Minimum Quantity to Commit</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0101s000#tdisa001.mnra" role="formfield">Minimum Rate for Commitment</GUIRef> as specified in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0101s000" role="session">Item - Sales (tdisa0101s000)</GUIRef> session. Based on the values of these fields, SSA ERP determines the quantity to commit.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>You cannot update inventory commitment for sales orders if:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>The sold-to business partner is blocked.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The ship-to business partner is blocked.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The sales order is blocked and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400#tdsls000.inal" role="formfield">Allow Inventory Commitment</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400" role="session">Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400)</GUIRef> session is cleared.</ListItem>
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	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Creating commitment for buffers</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>In SSA ERP you can reserve inventory, that is not (yet) specifically assigned to an order, by creating a buffer. To create an inventory buffer, create a new inventory commitment in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2500m000" role="session">Inventory Commitment (whinp2500m000)</GUIRef> session. In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000" role="session">Inventory Commitments (whinp2100s000)</GUIRef> details session you must set the order origin to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inp.corg#inv.buffer" role="enum">Inventory Buffer</GUIRef>. You can directly commit the inventory that is reserved in this way to an order line in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2202m000" role="session">Consumption of the Inventory Buffers (whinp2202m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Updates after changing the inventory commitment orders</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>If you change an inventory commitment, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2115s000#whwmd215.qcom" role="formfield">Committed</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2115s000" role="session">Warehouse - Item Inventory (whwmd2115s000)</GUIRef> session is updated with the changes in the committed quantity.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd1500s100" role="session">Item Inventory (tcibd1500s100)</GUIRef> session, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd1500s100#tcibd100.hall" role="formfield">Committed</GUIRef> field is updated with the changes in the committed quantity.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If the order origin is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/inp.corg#sales" role="enum">Sales Order</GUIRef> the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls4101m000#qicm.ou" role="formfield">Committed Quantity</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls4101m000" role="session">Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000)</GUIRef> session is updated with the committed quantity</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Issue of committed inventory</SectionTitle>
		<List><ListIntro>If you generate or create an outbound advice for an outbound order line with committed inventory, SSA ERP increases the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qcpr" role="formfield">Committed in Process</GUIRef> in the following sessions with the part of the committed quantity that is advised:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000" role="session">Inventory Commitments (whinp2100s000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2115s000" role="session">Warehouse - Item Inventory (whwmd2115s000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2116s000" role="session">Inventory by Warehouse, Item and Effectivity Unit (whwmd2116s000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>If you issue committed inventory and finish the outbound procedure or the shipment procedure, SSA ERP decreases the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qoqu" role="formfield">Committed</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qcpr" role="formfield">Committed in Process</GUIRef> with the issued committed inventory. When SSA ERP decreases the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qoqu" role="formfield">Committed</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qcpr" role="formfield">Committed in Process</GUIRef> depends on the warehousing order type:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>If a shipment procedure is linked to the warehousing order type, SSA ERP decreases the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qoqu" role="formfield">Committed</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qcpr" role="formfield">Committed in Process</GUIRef> when the shipment line is confirmed.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>If no shipment procedure is linked to the warehousing order type, and the last specified activity in the warehousing order type's outbound advice procedure is the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4525m100" role="session">Picking List (whinh4525m100)</GUIRef> session, SSA ERP decreases the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qoqu" role="formfield">Committed</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qcpr" role="formfield">Committed in Process</GUIRef> if you indicate that picking can take place for a picking list.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>If no shipment procedure is linked to the warehousing order type, and the last specified activity in the warehousing order type's outbound advice procedure is the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3122m000" role="session">Warehouse Inspections (whinh3122m000)</GUIRef> session, SSA ERP decreases the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qoqu" role="formfield">Committed</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inp/whinp2100s000#whinp200.qcpr" role="formfield">Committed in Process</GUIRef> if during outbound inspection you approve the inspected items.</ListItem>
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	</GeneralSection>
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