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ICI Availability Overview

ICI Availability Overview is a page that stores and displays detailed information about items stored in remote companies. It enables users to check the availability of items in remote locations.

Item Availability Filters

On the ICI Availability Overview page, you can set up filters to select items for which the availability information should be updated. The filters can be set up on the Item Availability Filters FastTab in the following fields:

  • Item No.,
  • Item Variant,
  • Item Category Code,
  • Inventory Posting Group,
  • ICI Endpoint Code.

Filters set on this page, combined with those on the ICI Setup page, determine which items have their availability updated.

Note

Filters specified in fields outside of the Item Availability Filters FastTab are not considered when creating request filters. They are only used to filter the displayed updated information.

Working with the ICI Availability Overview

  1. Choose the Tell me what you want to do, enter ICI Availability Overview, and then choose the related link.
  2. On the ICI Availability Overview page, choose the Update Item Availability action to ensure the availability data is up-to-date.

The ICI Availability Overview page contains the following fields:

  • Last Check Date & Time - Specifies the last time the overview was updated.
  • Endpoint Name - Specifies the name of a remote endpoint.
  • Item No., Item Variant, Item Category Code, Inventory Posting Group - Specify the identifier of an item in the remote company.
  • Item Description - Specifies the description of the item.
  • Location Code - Specifies the location code where the item is stored. This field is filled in only if the remote company is set to send its location code.
  • Base Unit of Measure - Specifies a base unit of measure used in the remote company.
  • Availability - Specifies item availability in a remote company. The value in this field is calculated by using the following formula: Inventory + Scheduled/Planned Receipt - Gross Requirement.
  • Inventory - Specifies the inventory quantity value based on the respective item card in the remote company.
  • Gross Requirement, Planned Order Receipt, Scheduled Receipt, Planned Order Releases - The values in these fields are calculated in the same way as on the Inventory Availability by Variant or Inventory Availability by Location pages.
  • Quantity fields - All further fields of this type are filled in based on the respective fields on the remote item card.

Create IC Purchase Order

The Create IC Purchase Order action allows you to create a purchase order from the ICI Availability Overview page. To set up IC Purchase Order:

  1. Navigate to the ICI Availability Overview page and choose items.

  2. Select the Create IC Purchase Order action.

  3. On the IC Purchase Order page:

    • Fill in the quantity field to specify the quantity of what you're buying.

  4. Choose the Create Purchase Order action.

Important

A vendor number must be added to the ICI Endpoint card. You will be able to change the vendor number on the IC Purchase Order page.

Important

You must select availability lines related to one ICI endpoint only.