Material Allocation

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When adding material to a service or install order, you must make sure stock is reserved from your inventory to keep your inventory levels accurate. You can reserve stock using the Material Allocation window shown below.

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The Material Allocation window can be access a few different ways:
1. Allocate material for a particular order (in Service or Install order, click Actions > Inventory Allocation)
2. For a specific inventory item, see all orders item is on and allocate (In Inventory item, click Actions > Inventory Allocation)
3. Allocate all material on all orders in SME (Tools > Inventory Allocation)


Item Status

When adding material to the order, there are three basic scenarios.
1. Stock is available in the default warehouse for that item
2. Stock is available, but not in the default warehouse for that item
3. Stock is not available and you need to place a purchase order for the item


The default warehouse is either the warehouse called "default" or another warehouse you assigned as default. To set the default warehouse to a warehouse other than "default":
1. Go to Setup module > Company > Lists and select Warehouse.
2. Select default and click Edit at the bottom.
3. Uncheck Default Warehouse.
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4. Select the warehouse you want as the default and click Edit at the bottom.
5. Check Default Warehouse and click OK.

Each material on an order has an Item Status. The Item Status will tell you if the stock is available and has been allocated to the order, if stock has been reserved for the order or if no stock is available for the order.

To see the Item Status on an order:

  1. Go to the Service or Install Order.
  2. Click Actions > Inventory Allocation.
  3. In the Material Allocation window, locate the Item Status column (circled in screenshot below)

MaterialAllocation ItemStatus.jpg

Below are the Item Status values you will find for the three basic scenarios for serialized and non-serialized items.

    • Before closing an order, you need to make sure the item status is Reserved. **
Stock Available in the default warehouse
Stock Available, but not in the default warehouse
No stock available
Serialized Item
Link Status = Allocated
In Material Allocation window, click Select.jpg to select specific serial number.
Once serial number selected, Link Status = Reserved
Link Status = Has JIT Items
In Material Allocation window, click Select.jpg to select specific serial number in the warehouse you want to use.
Once serial number selected, Link Status = Reserved
Link Status = Has JIT Items
Must click Actions > Create PO for JIT-Only Items
Once PO items received, Link Status = Reserved
Non Serialized Item
Link Status = Allocated
In Material Allocation window, click Select.jpg to select the stock you want to use.
Link Status = Reserved
Link Status = Has JIT Items
In Material Allocation window, click Select.jpg to select stock in the warehouse you want to use.
Link Status = Reserved
Link Status = Has JIT Items
Must click Actions > Create PO for JIT-Only Items
Once PO items received, Link Status = Reserved

Reserve Stock for Material on an Order

1. Go to the Service or Install Order.
2. Click Actions > Inventory Allocation.
3. Click Select.jpg in the Select column.
4. The Select Inventory Items window opens (image below). Here you can select the items you want to reserve for the order.
If it is a serialized item, you will see a list of all serial numbers. Also, see which warehouse the stock is in.


SelectInventoryItems.jpg


5. Double click on the material to reserve on the order.
6. Once stock is selected, notice the Item Status changes to Reserved.


Reserved.jpg



Item Status
Next Steps
Has JIT Items
Click Select.jpg to select stock.
If no stock available, close the Material Allocation window and click Actions > Create PO for JIt-Only Items in the order.
Allocated
Click Select.jpg to select stock.
Reserved
Don’t need to do anything, stock is already reserved.


Reserve Stock for All Material on All Orders

Click Tools > Allocate Inventory to allocate material on all open orders in SME. Accessing the Material Allocation window this way provides a quick way to see what inventory is needed across all orders.


InventoryAllocationALL.jpg

In the Material Allocation window that opens, locate the Item Status column.


Item Status
Next Steps
Has JIT Items
Click Select.jpg to select stock.
If no stock available, close the Material Allocation window and place a purchase order.
Allocated
Click Select.jpg to select stock.
Reserved
Don’t need to do anything, stock is already reserved.


Reserve Stock for a Specific Inventory Item

Go to an inventory item and click Actions > Inventory Allocation. Accessing the Material Allocation window this way provides a way to see all orders the inventory item is on. Here you can reserve stock for this particular item.

MaterialAllocation InventoryItems.jpg


Setup the Material Allocation Window

Click Columns.jpg in the upper left corner to rearrange the order of the columns or remove columns from the Material Allocation window.

Click on the column title and drag up and down the list. As you drag the title, green arrows will appear. Drop in the location you want. \

ArrangeColumns.jpg