Create Remote Warehouse Assortment
Explanation
This activity is used to create a remote warehouse assortment, to prioritize it,
to define a list of parts including refill parameters,
to set which sites its valid for and to connect it to one or several
remote warehouses.
If two assortments contain the same part number which
have the same priority, the system will select a part according in the following
order:
- If the value in the Priority field is the same, select the one
with highest Refill Point Qty field value.
- If values in the Priority and Refill Point Qty
fields are
the same, select the one with highest Refill to Qty field value.
- If values in the Priority, Refill Point Qty and
Refill to Qty fields are the same, select the one that was last updated.
Prerequisites
- At least one inventory part must exist.
- At least one site must exist.
- At least one remote warehouse must exist.
System Effects
As a result of this activity, you have created your assortment and connected
it to a remote warehouse.
Window
Remote Warehouse Assortment
Related Window Descriptions
Remote Warehouse
Procedure
- Open the Remote Warehouse Assortment window and create a
new record.
- Enter an ID in the Assortment field and a description in the
Description field.
- Click the General tab and enter a priority in the priority
field where 1 is of highest priority.
- Go to the Parts tab and add a new record.
- Select the part you want to add to your assortment by entering it or
using List of Values.
- Enter refill point and refill to qty.
- Go to the Sites tab and add a new record.
- Select the site you want this assortment to be valid for by entering it or
using List of values.
- Save the record.
Note: To set the assortment as valid for all sites select the Valid for
all Sites checkbox.
- Go to the Remote Warehouses tab and add a new record.
- Select the remote warehouse to which you want to connect this assortment
by entering it or using List of Values.
- Save the record.
Note: To connect the assortment to all your remote warehouses use the
right mouse button option Connect to all Remote Warehouses, on the header.