Assigning Items to Locations
You use the Location Details screen to assign inventory items to each location
where you want to stock them, unless
the option Allow Items At All Locations is selected in the I/C Options screen.
You can assign an item to as many locations as you want, but you must
assign it to at least one location before you can post transactions for
that item.
You
must also allow items to be stocked at goods-in-transit locations if you
want to use them to transfer items.
Before you start
- Choose a code of up to
ten characters to identify each picking sequence code you plan to add.
- Add item records
to Inventory Control, and decide on the locations at which you want to
stock individual items.
- Determine the most recent
cost for each item in your inventory.
- Determine the standard
cost of items that use the standard costing method.
- Determine the picking sequence
code / bin number for the item at the new location.
To assign items to locations:
-
Open Inventory Control > I/C Items and Price Lists > Location
Details.
- Specify an item number.
- In the detail entry table, for each location to which you want to assign items:
In the Location column, specify the location.
Tip: If necessary, click Add Line to start a new line.
- In the Picking Sequence column, enter a picking sequence
number (often a bin number).
- In the Allowed
field, select Yes.
Note: The In Use field displays No until you post transactions for the item at this location.
- In the Cost Unit of Measure column, specify the unit of measure to use when costing transactions for the item at this location.
- Enter costing information
for the item in the specified cost unit of measure.
Note: The program updates costing information when you run day-end processing after processing a receipt,
transfer, or assembly for the item. It updates and displays quantities
when you post inventory transactions for this location.
- Click Save.
After changing location details
- Print the I/C Location Details
report to check the new information,
and to update your printed records.
- Compare the report you
printed before changing or deleting location details to those printed
after the changes to verify that you made the changes correctly.