| # Item - Inventory Structure (whinr1550m000) Use this session to view the packaging structure on inventory level. LN displays the various package definitions in this session. For each level in this definition LN shows the storage unit and the quantity. Related topics Inventory reporting Item In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on. An item can also represent a set of items handled as one (kit), or exist in multiple product variants (generic item). You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. Examples of nonphysical items: Cost items (for example, electricity) Service items Subcontracting services List items (menus/options) Inventory Unit The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter. The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock. Warehouse A place for storing goods. For each warehouse, you can enter address data and data relating to its type. Location / .. A distinct place in a warehouse where goods are stored. A warehouse can be divided into locations to manage the available space, and to locate the stored goods. Storage conditions and blocks can be applied to individual locations. .. / Lot A number of items produced and stored together that are identified by a (lot) code. Lots identify goods. Inventory Date A date that is assigned to items when they are stored. You can use inventory dates to retrieve items based on FIFO (First In First Out) or LIFO (Last In First Out), without carrying out extensive lot control. The meaning of the inventory date is connected to the outbound priority of LIFO, FIFO, or the product expiry date of the item. With outbound priority LIFO or FIFO, the default for the inventory date is the system date; however, you can overwrite this so that the inventory date does not have to be equal to the storage date. If the item has a particular shelf life, the inventory date is the product expiry date defined for the item. Package Definition A particular configuration of items and their packaging. A package definition for an item can, for example, be the following: a pallet contains 12 boxes and each box contains 4 pieces. Level The package definition level of the item. Note If no package definition is specified for the item, the level is zero. If a package definition is specified for the item, the levels are greater than zero. LN retrieves the package definition levels from the Item - Package Definition - Packaging Levels (whwmd4540m000) session. Unit The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter. The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock. Inventory (Storage Unit) The inventory on hand expressed in the storage unit. Number of Previous Level The previous level of packaging. Visual Inventory (Storage Unit) The visual inventory of the item at the packaging level, expressed in the storage unit. Visual Inventory (Inventory Unit) The visual inventory of the item at the packaging level, expressed in the inventory unit. Allocated Inventory throughout all warehouses that is allocated to outbound order lines. After the inventory is shipped, that is, has left the warehouse, the allocation is deleted. Also referred to as standard allocation or soft allocation. See also inventory location allocation. See also location allocation Process Blocked The quantity that is blocked for one of the following: Inspection of received items. Inspection of items to be issued. Rejected items. Note Process Blocked cannot overlap the Manually Blocked and Allocated. Manually Blocked The quantity that is manually blocked in one of the following sessions: Warehouse - Blocked Zones/Locations (whwmd6110m000) or Global (Un)Block Zones/Locations (whwmd6210m000). You can only block entire locations. Item - Blocked Lots (whwmd6120m000). You can only block entire lots. Warehouse - Location - Item - Blocked Inventory (whwmd6130m000). You can block stockpoints entirely or partially. If the stockpoint is partially blocked, LN retrieves the Manually Blocked from the Blocked Quantity (Storage Units) field in the Warehouse - Location - Item - Blocked Inventory (whwmd6130m000) session. If the stockpoint is fully blocked, the Manually Blocked is equal to the difference between Inventory (Storage Unit) and Process Blocked. Note The Manually Blocked can overlap the Allocated. Available The quantity of the item inventory in the packaging level that is available for production or sales or for other issues, expressed in the storage unit. LN calculates the Available quantity as follows:
    Inv. available = inv. on hand (st. unit) - (manually blocked in st. unit + process blocked in st. unit + allocated)
Available (Inventory Unit) The quantity of the item inventory in the packaging level that is available for production or sales or for other issues, expressed in the inventory unit. LN calculates the Available (Inventory Unit) as follows:
    Inv. available in inv. unit = inv. available * conversion factor
The conversion factor between the storage unit and the inventory unit is specified in the Conversion Factors (tcibd0103m000) session. Available non-HU Inventory The quantity of the item inventory in the packaging level for which no handling units are defined and that is available for production or sales or for other issues, expressed in the inventory unit. Handling Units Starts the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session. Move to Location Starts the Easy Inventory Movement (whinr1250m000) session. |