Inventory

Inventory includes anything that can be physically accounted for in a fulfillment center such as items, products, SKUs, bundles, and prebuilt kits.

We can receive inventory in two ways.

• Expected inventory
  Expected inventory is received from a vendor and is typically paid for with a purchase order. The WebSphere Commerce Accelerator tracks expected inventory with expected inventory records. We can record an external identifier, typically a purchase order number from an external system. In this way, we can easily track inventory on order and received inventory. Expected inventory details are the specifics about products in an expected inventory record, such as the fulfillment center, the expected receipt date, the expected quantity, and any comments.

• Inventory adjustments
  Inventory adjustments are made when the amount of inventory in the fulfillment center is not the same as the amount of inventory that is recorded in the system. We can also add, change, or delete inventory adjustment codes.

Related concepts
Expected inventory
Ad hoc inventory receipts
Fulfillment
Fulfillment centers
Order management

Related tasks
Querying inventory
Receiving expected inventory
Creating ad hoc inventory receipts
Adjusting inventory quantity