Inventory Tab of Purchasing and Inventory Company Settings Form
Use the Inventory tab to enable the Inventory feature of Vantagepoint and to enter inventory-related settings.
The fields on this tab are accessible after you select the Enable Inventory check box.
Field | Description |
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Enable Inventory | Select this check box to enable the Inventory application in
Vantagepoint. This is a step in the setup and configuration of
Vantagepoint Inventory.
When you select this option:
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Global Options Section
Field | Description |
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Approval Workflow for Item Requests | You must use an approval workflow for item requests. From the drop-down list select the approval workflow to use for the approval process for Inventory item requests. The approval workflow specifies the approval steps, the employees who can approve the item request for a step, and the alerts to send for each step. You set up approval workflows for item requests in | . Only approval workflows with an active status display in the drop-down list in this field.
Allow Modify of Locations | Select this check box to:
If you try to clear this option when the item is available at other locations than the company's Default Location, Vantagepoint shows a dialog that tells you:
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Default in Location for Inventory Transactions | This check box is accessible when you select the
Allow Modify of Locations check box.
Select this check box to have Vantagepoint prefill the Location field in all of an item's inventory transactions screens with the location that is entered in the Default Location field on the Inventory Tab of the item's Items Master record. |
Allow Modify of Inventory Quantity in Receiving | Select this check box to permit users to change the
Inventory Qty in
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When you select this check box, it can interfere with the auditing control of inventory. Deltek recommends that you leave this check box cleared unless you have a business reason to permit receivers to change the inventory's quantity in the receipt record. This check box is provided for firms that receive items whose unit of measure conversion is imprecise, such as conversions involving fluid volumes, lengths, and non-standard containers. For example, an item's purchase quantity may be measured in "crate" or "feet," and as a result the receiver may consider the quantity received to differ from the quantity purchased. When you clear this check box:
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Require Reason for Quantity Adjustments | Select this check box to make it necessary for users to select a reason code when they adjust an inventory item's quantity in | .
Require Reason for Cost Adjustments | Select this check box to make it necessary for users to select a reason code when they adjust an inventory item's average actual cost in | .
Defaults Section
Field | Description |
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Location | Required. Vantagepoint populates this field with the item's Default Location, on the Inventory Tab of Items Master. Users can change this value if the Allow Modify of Locations option is selected. |
Need Days | Enter the usual maximum number of calendar days by which item requests must be fulfilled, counting the request date as day one. Vantagepoint uses this number to calculate the Need Date in item request transactions. |
Next Numbers Section
Field | Description |
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Item Request Number | Enter the next item request number for Vantagepoint to use in auto-numbering item request transactions. |
Inventory Transaction Number | Enter the next transaction number for Vantagepoint to use in auto-numbering inventory transactions. |
Inventory Common Fields
Field | Description |
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Project, Phase, and Task | In each of the three fields, click and select an inventory common project, phase, and task. An inventory item cannot be purchased directly for a charge project. You must charge the cost to the inventory common project. When you issue the item from inventory in | , the cost is moved from the Inventory Common Project to the charge project.
Locations Grid
Use the Locations grid to enter a code for each location where users initiate inventory transactions or receive inventory items.
Field | Description |
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Locations Drop-Down |
Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:
Not all options are available on all grids. |
Insert | Click this option to add a row to the grid. |
Copy | Click the row to copy, then click this option to add a copy of the row to the grid. |
Delete | Click the row to delete, then click this option. |
Code | Enter a code for a location where users initiate inventory transactions or receive inventory items. Use a maximum of 20 characters. |
Description | Enter a short description for the Code. |
Manager Grid
Use this grid to specify the managers who have authority to add inventory items.
Field | Description |
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Manager Drop-Down |
Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:
Not all options are available on all grids. |
Insert | Click this option and select the employee from the Employee lookup list. |
Delete | Select the row to delete from the grid, then click this option. |
Name | Click Insert and select the employee from the Employee lookup list. |
Add Inv Item | Select this option to:
It is not necessary for the employee to have other approval authorizations. Only a small quantity of buyers must have the authorization to define a new inventory item. To allow an employee to add an inventory item from the Inventory tab, from Purchasing applications, you must select the Items check box on the General tab of the Purchasing & Inventory Company Settings form. , or from |