The purpose of this page is to both search for and allocate inventory lots to sales Orders and Quotes. Lots can be allocated to the and allocate inventory lots to sales Orders and Quotes in a single step. This page is most useful when you are entering an order interactively with a custom and/or selling out of existing inventory. Allocated Lots are added to the Sales transaction as either a new transaction line item or as an update to an existing line item. The transaction's order summary of line items and allocations may also be viewed from . Users can view order progress by clicking on the 'Order Summary' tab as new items are added and allocated.
An Inventory Lot is the most granular level that item balances of Units and Weight are stored within NorthScope. Balances for all 'Inventory Tracked' items (Items setup with an Item Type of "Sales Inventory") are stored as Inventory Lots, regardless of whether they are "Lot Tracked" (they use Production Batches) or not.
This record view also contains columns for each Attribute that is set up for the 'Items Insert excerpt Def - Inventory Lot Def - Inventory Lot nopanel true
This page contains columns for each attribute setup for the 'Items' attribute type, 'Production Batches' attribute type and the 'Production BatchesWarehouse Lots' attribute type. Additionally, this record view also contains columns for each Lot Certification with a certification 'Type' of "Item & Site".Because these are user defined, they are not included in included in the default view but can be added to a saved column layout. Item attributes, Production Batch attributes Attributes and Lot Certifications are not included in the help documentation.
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Takes all item(s) where users have entered allocated units or allocated weight and adds new line item(s) to the transaction, regardless of the existence of an identical item already on the transaction. If the checkbox next to the inventory lot is checked, but no allocated units or allocated weight was entered, then the inventory lot's full available quantities will be allocated. The 'Ord. Units' and 'Ord. Weight' fields will automatically populate from the 'Alloc. Units' and 'Alloc. Weight' fields. Additionally, the 'Price' field will default to "0.00".
Note: Users may enter either positive or negative allocations.
Replaces any existing allocations and updates the line item with the new allocation amounts, assuming the item and site combination already exists on the transaction. However, if the allocation amounts entered on the Find Lots page for the inventory lot do not match an existing order item and site combination, a new line item will be added to the transaction. If the checkbox next to the inventory lot is checked, but no allocated units or allocated weight was entered, then the inventory lot's full available quantities will be allocated. The 'Ord. Units' and 'Ord. Weight' fields will not be updated when allocations are made to existing line items.
Note: Users may enter either positive or negative allocations.
- Commitments and Allocations: Opens the Commitment and Allocations Inquiry, filtered for the selected item's inventory lot.
- Lot History: Opens the Transaction History - Lot Inquiry, filtered for the selected item's inventory lot.
- Item: Opens the Item Record View for the selected item.
- Warehouse Lot: Opens the Warehouse Lot List View, filtered for the selected item's Warehouse Lot.
- Production Batch: Opens the Production Batch Record View, filtered for the selected item's Production Batch.
If the 'Stop over allocating for lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available and On Hand" on the Preferences page and the allocated Units will draw the inventory lot negative, the message "Allocation for units or weight greater than the available or on hand quantity of a lot tracked item is not allowed" will be displayed when the Add New Line button or Allocated Existing Line button is clicked. Similarly, if the 'Stop over allocating for lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available Only" on the Preferences page and the allocated Units will draw the inventory lot negative, the message "Allocation for units or weight greater than the available quantity of a lot tracked item is not allowed" will be displayed when the Add New Line button or Allocated Existing Line button is clicked. Similar error messages will be displayed when the 'Stop over allocating for non lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available Only" or "Available and On Hand".
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- Attr: [Attribute Value] (columns are not visible in the grid, but may still be searched on)
- Batch: [Production Batch]
- Item: [Item ID] or [Item Name]
- Owner: [Lot Owner]
- Site: [SIte ID] or [Site Name]
- WLot: [Warehouse Lot]
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Is Sub Item | Displays whether the item is a substitute item and the item description of the item which it was substituted for. This is a non-editable text box that is not required. It defaults a blank. This field is never editable and is not stored in the database. | ||||||||||||
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The lookup contains a list of all Item Classes.
The lookup contains a list of all Lot Owners.
- Attr: [Attribute Value] (columns are not visible in the grid, but may still be searched on)
- Item: [Item ID] or [Item Name]
- Owner: [Lot Owner]
- Batch: [Production Batch]
- Site: [SIte ID] or [Site Name]
- WLot: [Warehouse Lot]
Database Fields: ERPx_IMItem.ItemID:ItemDescription, ERPx_SOOrderItem.OrderItemSK | |||||||||
Ord. Units | Displays the number of units ordered for the line item.This is a non-editable text box that is not required. It defaults as the item unit quantity saved on the transaction; else it defaults to "0.00". This field also defaults to "0.00" if the item's "Manage Item By' property is set to "Weight Only". This field is editable from the 'Ord. Units' column for the associated item on the Sales Order Record View while the status of the transaction is less than "Shipped". Database Field: ERPx_SOOrderItem.OrderedUnits | ||||||||
Ord. Weight | Displays the weight ordered for the line item. This is a non-editable text box that is not required. It defaults as the item weight saved on the transaction; else it defaults to "0.00". This field also defaults to "0.00" if the item's "Manage Item By' property is set to "Units Only". This field is editable from the 'Ord. Weight' column for the associated item on the Sales Order Record View while the status of the transaction is less than "Shipped.". Database Field: ERPx_SOOrderItem.OrderedWeight | ||||||||
Ship By | Identifies the date the shipment containing the item is scheduled to leave the Site, formatted from the users 'Date Format' preference. This is a non-editable text box that is required for the transaction to be saved in a status of 'Shipped' or greater. This field defaults from the 'Ship By' field for the associated Item on the Items grid on the Sales Order Record View. It can be edited from the 'Ship By' field on the 'Shipments' tab of the Sales Order Record View. Database Fields: ERPx_SOOrderItem.ScheduledShipDate, ERPx_LMLoadHeader.ScheduledShipDate | ||||||||
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from the 'Site' field on the Items grid on the Sales Order Record View. It can be edited from the 'Site' field on the 'Shipments' tab of the Sales Order Record View.
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Database Fields: ERPx_MFSite.SiteID, ERPx_LMLoadHeader.SiteSk | ||||||||||||||||||
Units | Displays the allocated units to be added or subtracted from the Available balance for the line item. This is | currently formatted to 2 decimals, regardless of the unit decimals property.Logged issue in NS-7630. This is a non-editable text box that is not required. It defaults as the | unity unit quantity | allocation fro allocated for the item saved on the transaction, else it defaults to "0.00". This field also defaults to "0.00" if the item's "Manage Item By' property is set to "Weight Only". This field is editable from the 'Alloc. Units' column for the associated inventory lot on the Find Lots Record View or the 'Units' column for the associated item on the Allocate Sales Transaction | Item Record View for the transaction Item Record View for the transaction while the status of the transaction is less than "Approved". Database Field: ERPx_SOOrderHeader.AllocatedUnits | |||||||||||||
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Database Fields: ERPx_IMUOM.UOMName, ERPx_SOOrderItem.UnitUOMSK | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | Displays the allocated weight to be added or subtracted from the Available balance for the line item. | This is | currently formatted to 2 decimals, regardless of the unit decimals property.Logged issue in NS-7630. This is a non-editable text box that is not required. It defaults as the weight | allocation quantity allocated for the item saved on the transaction, else it defaults to "0.00". This field also defaults to "0.00" if the item's "Manage Item By' property is set to "Units Only". This field is editable from the 'Alloc. Weight' column for the associated inventory lot on the Find Lots Record View or the 'Weight' column for the associated item on the Allocate Sales Transaction Item Record View for the transaction while the status of the transaction is less than "Approved.". Database Field: ERPx_SOOrderHeader.AllocatedWeight | ||||||||||||||
Is Sub Item | Displays whether the item is a substitute item and the item description of the item which it was substituted for. This is a non-editable text box that is not required. It defaults a blank. This field is never editable and is not stored in the database. | |||||||||||||||||
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Ord. Units | Displays the number of units ordered for the line item. This is currently formatted to 2 decimals, regardless of the unit decimals property. Logged issue in NS-7630. This is a non-editable text box that is not required. It defaults as the item unit quantity saved on the transaction, else it defaults to "0.00". This field also defaults to "0.00" if the item's "Manage Item By' property is set to "Weight Only". This field is editable from the 'Ord. Units' column for the associated item on the Sales Order Record View while the status of the transaction is less than Shipped. Database Field: ERPx_SOOrderItem.OrderedUnits | |||||||||||||||||
Ord. Weight | Displays the weight ordered for the line item. This is currently formatted to 2 decimals, regardless of the unit decimals property. Logged issue in NS-7630. This is a non-editable text box that is not required. It defaults as the item weight saved on the transaction, else it defaults to "0.00". This field also defaults to "0.00" if the item's "Manage Item By' property is set to "Units Only". This field is editable from the 'Ord. Weight' column for the associated item on the Sales Order Record View while the status of the transaction is less than Shipped. Database Field: ERPx_SOOrderItem.OrderedWeight | |||||||||||||||||
Ship By | Identifies the date the shipment containing the item is scheduled to leave the Site, formatted from the users 'Date Format' preference. This is a non-editable text box that is required for the transaction to be saved in a status of 'Shipped' or greater. This field defaults from the 'Ship By' field for the associated Item on the Items grid on the Sales Order Record View. It can be edited from the 'Ship By' field on the 'Shipments' tab of the Sales Order Record View. Database Fields: ERPx_SOOrderItem.ScheduledShipDate, ERPx_LMLoadHeader.ScheduledShipDate | Site | ||||||||||||||||
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the 'Sales Order Weight UOM' field on the 'Properties' tab of the Item Record View. It can be edited from the 'Weight UOM' field on the Items grid on the Sales Order Record View while the status of the transaction is less than "Shipped.".
Database Fields: ERPx_IMUOM.UOMName, ERPx_SOOrderItem.WeightUOMSK |
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Add as New Item | Takes all item(s) where users have entered allocated units or allocated weight and adds new line item(s) to the transaction, regardless of the existence of an identical item already on the transaction. If the checkbox next to the inventory lot is checked, but no allocated units or allocated weight was entered, then the inventory lot's full available quantities will be allocated. The 'Ord. Units' and 'Ord. Weight' fields will automatically populate from the 'Alloc. Units' and 'Alloc. Weight' fields. Additionally, the 'Price' field will default to "0.00". Note: Users may enter either positive or negative allocations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Add to Existing Item | Replaces any existing allocations and updates the line item with the new allocation amounts, assuming the item and site combination already exists on the transaction. However, if the allocation amounts entered on the Find Lots page for the inventory lot do not match an existing order item and site combination, a new line item will be added to the transaction. If the checkbox next to the inventory lot is checked, but no allocated units or allocated weight was entered, then the inventory lot's full available quantities will be allocated. The 'Ord. Units' and 'Ord. Weight' fields will not be updated when allocations are made to existing line items. Note: Users may enter either positive or negative allocations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Actual Cost |
Database Field: ERPx_IMLotCostHistory.Cost, ERPx_IMLotBalance.ActualCost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Batch Date |
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Days Old | Displays the calculated age (in days) of the Production Batch. It is calculated as the (Current Date) - [Batch Date]. This can be edited by changing the 'Batch Date' field on the Properties tab of the Production Batch record view. This is not stored in the database. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Market Cost |
Database Field: ERPx_IMLotCostHistory.MarketCost, ERPx_IMLotBalance.MarketCost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Production Batch |
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Site ID |
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Site Name |
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Storage Begin Date |
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If the 'Stop over allocating for lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available and On Hand" on the Preferences page and the allocated Units will draw the inventory lot negative, the message "Allocation for units or weight greater than the available or on hand quantity of a lot tracked item is not allowed" will be displayed when the Add New Line button or Allocated Existing Line button is clicked. Similarly, if the 'Stop over allocating for lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available | and On HandOnly" on the Preferences page and the allocated Units will draw the inventory lot negative, the message "Allocation for units or weight greater than the available | or on hand quantity of a lot tracked item is not allowed" will be displayed when the Add New Line button or Allocated Existing Line button | is clicked. Similarly, if the 'Stop over allocating for lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available Only" on the Preferences page and the allocated Units will draw the inventory lot negative, the message "Allocation for units or weight greater than the available quantity of a lot tracked item is not allowed" will be displayed when the Add New Line button or Allocated Existing Line button is clicked. Similar error messages will be displayed when the 'Stop over allocating for non lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available Only" or "Available and On Hand".Batch |
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Units UOM |
Database Field: ERPx_IMProductionLot.ProductionLotID Fields: ERPx_IMUOM.UOMName, ERPx_SOOrderItem.UnitUOMSK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warehouse Lot |
This value defaults from the ' OwnerWarehouse Lot' value specified on the Inventory transaction that created the inventory lot. This is not editable once the transaction has been Saved.Inventory Lot. This can be edited from the 'Warehouse Lot' field on the Warehouse Lots list view.
Database Field: ERPxERPx_ IMLotOwner.OwnerName | Site | Identifies the name of the Site the inventory lot is associated with. This is a non-editable text box that is required. This can be updated from the 'Site' field on the 'Home' tab of the Inventory transaction that created the inventory lot. This is not editable after the transaction has been Saved IMWarehouseLot.WarehouseLotID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Database Fields: ERPx_MFSite.SiteID, ERPx_MFSite.SiteName, ERPx_SOOrderHeader.SiteSK
If the 'Stop over allocating for lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available and On Hand" on the Preferences page and the allocated Units will draw the inventory lot negative, the message "Allocation for units or weight greater than the available or on hand quantity of a lot tracked item is not allowed" will be displayed when the Add New Line button or Allocated Existing Line button is clicked. Similarly, if the 'Stop over allocating for lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available Only" on the Preferences page and the allocated Units will draw the inventory lot negative, the message "Allocation for units or weight greater than the available quantity of a lot tracked item is not allowed" will be displayed when the Add New Line button or Allocated Existing Line button is clicked. Similar error messages will be displayed when the 'Stop over allocating for non lot tracked items based on' preference is set to "Available Only" or "Available and On Hand".
This can be edited when weight for an item on an inventory transaction has been entered or weight for an item on a sales transaction have been committed, allocated or quoted. The Available Weight balance is calculated as [On Hand Weight] - [On Hold] - [Committed] - [Allocated] + any balances from open transactions.This is a calculated field and not stored in the database. Insert excerpt Weight - Available Weight - Available nopanel true
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Note: For companies that want unposted Sales Orders to update the On Hand balances as soon as they are marked as Shipped, they can set the "Include Shipped & Approved Sales Orders in On Hand balances" Inventory Preference to "Yes".
This is a non-editable text box that is sometimes required. This field is required only if the item is for items managed by 'Weight Only' or 'Units or and Weight'. This field defaults from and can be edited from the 'Inventory Weight UOM' property on the 'Properties' tab of the Item record view. Insert excerpt UOM - Weight UOM - Weight nopanel true
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