Create a cross docking bin location for the warehouse location, with the following options set to true ie Transitional Area Setup System | Inventory | Warehouse Bin Management | Transitional Area Setup Assign the cross docking location to the docking for the relevant Warehouse: ‘Cross area’ PO User Preferences System Setup | User Maintenance | Purchase Orders | Options Allow link to Sales Orders should be set to true. Commit inventory only When set to true, inventory quantities released to (backordered) sales order lines will only be committed against the sales order line and a packing slip will not be generated. This prevents the inclusion of committed inventory in the cross docking location being included in the Put Away and Replenish process. SO User Preferences System Setup | User Maintenance | Sales Orders | Options Allow link to Purchase Orders should be set to true. Processing examples Example 1: SO fully linked to PO Illustrates use of the Cross Docking Location SO-PO Linked Item Have an inventory item with no balances at Location 04: Entered a Purchase Order for 10 items. Created a Sales Order for 10 items and linked this to the above Purchase Order’. The Location Balance at this point shows 10 On-Order, and 10 Backorder: PO Receipt the linked Purchase Order. Location Balances now shows 10 On-Hand in the 04.XDOC (Cross docking) location:
Create a cross docking bin location for the warehouse location, with the following options set to true ie Transitional Area Setup System | Inventory | Warehouse Bin Management | Transitional Area Setup Assign the cross docking location to the ‘Cross docking area’ for the relevant Warehouse: PO User Preferences System Setup | User Maintenance | Purchase Orders | Options Allow link to Sales Orders should be set to true. Commit inventory only When set to true, inventory quantities released to (backordered) sales order lines will only be committed against the sales order line and a packing slip will not be generated. This prevents the inclusion of committed inventory in the cross docking location being included in the Put Away and Replenish process. SO User Preferences System Setup | User Maintenance | Sales Orders | Options Allow link to Purchase Orders should be set to true. Processing examples Example 1: SO fully linked to PO Illustrates use of the Cross Docking Location SO-PO Linked Item Have an inventory item with no balances at Location 04: Entered a Purchase Order for 10 items. Created a Sales Order for 10 items and linked this to the above Purchase Order’. The Location Balance at this point shows 10 On-Order, and 10 Backorder: PO Receipt the linked Purchase Order. Location Balances now shows 10 On-Hand in the 04.XDOC (Cross docking) location:
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