Troubleshooting
Problem
Configuring virtual location (accounting bin) to avoid mis-representation of inventory during variance acceptance.
Symptom
Problem Statement:
When variance is accepted, it is noticed that
the inventory gets mis-represented with out-of-the-box (default) settings.
A typical setup and execution for accepting variance is as
follows:
Here the Location L1 and the bin location are configured to be
at two different zones.
Assume that L1 belongs zone Z1.
1. Location
L1 had inventory for Item I1 say Qty 10
2. Create Count request for the Item
I1 in the location L1
3. Completed the count task with count quantity as
12
4. System created count results with New variance as 2
5. Now accept
the variance by running the agent with the reason code associated with the
virtual location (bin location)
Result of this is as follows:
1.
The quantity of Item I1 in the virtual location is '-2'
2. Go to Location
Inventory Console under Inventory
3. Search for the location L1 with item
I1
4. Here we see the quantity of item I1 getting set to 12
5. Select
this location and click on 'Node Level Inventory'
6. Under the screen
(YWMD046I02) the supply quantity is still set to '10'
Since the
supply quantity shown on 'Node Level Inventory' screen (10) is different than
the Location Inventory picture (12), it ends up being a source of confusion for
customers.
Cause
Resolving The Problem
Resolution:
This issue crops up because of the fact that Yantra does not
perform global inventory supply updates when the bin zone and source zone have
the same supply types.
Hence, the customer should not have used the reason
code for bin location while accepting variance.
The other way to avoid this
issue is by having a status transition for the bin zone set to a supply type
that is different than the source.
NOTE:From the Documentation
for Account Bin:
"Choose the accounting bin location for the inventory, if
required. Locations in the node with location type as
'VIRTUAL' are
displayed. The accounting bin represents a virtual location in the warehouse,
which is used as a reconciliation
mechanism for the inventory being
adjusted. For example, in a 3PL warehouse, a client's representative is
responsible for the inventory picture. This means that all adjustments or
discrepancies found during count require an additional step for approval. The
accounting bin also provides a location that tracks the discrepancies as they
happen and also reconcile them when inventory is found elsewhere in the
warehouse (usually a neighboring location)."
Historical Number
PRI49629
Product Synonym
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Modified date:
16 June 2018
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