Process: Create expected inventory record

 

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Objective

Record information about future inventory receipts and make such information available for backorder processing, where an available date for shipment can be determined based on the date the inventory will be received.

 

Description

This process takes a vendor (supplier) and a vendor order containing the information required to create an expected-inventory record. The input is the following:

Expected inventory allows the tracking of inventory that has been ordered as well as what has and has not arrived. Expected inventory is used in the calculation of expected ship dates and can be used for tracking costs of goods sold as well as in the calculation of when goods should be reordered.

 

Features

 

Edition

Professional, Enterprise

 

Tasks

Task Description Role
Create expected inventory record

This task creates an expected inventory record for the specified vendor for the specified item.

Input

  • Fulfillment center
  • Expected data
  • Quantity
  • Part number (item specification)
  • Comments
Product Manager
Create vendor

This task creates a vendor in WebSphere Commerce. A vendor must exist and serve is input when creating expected inventory records.

Product Manager
Find vendor

The task is used to find a vendor, since one is required for creating expected inventory records. It finds a vendor for a particular store.

Product Manager

 

Business artifacts

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