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5.1. Viewing Inventory Availability

Before we proceed further through our business process flow, let's take a look at our inventory status. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Inventory > Reports > Inventory Availability.

  2. At the top of the screen, select the MORE button from the drop-down list.

  3. Using the search filters, select the planner code as search filter and filter on MRP Items using the drop down box to the right.

  4. Click the + button, select site as the next search filter and filter on WH1 using the drop down box to the right.

  5. Then select the Look Ahead Days option and specify "30" days.

  6. Click the QUERY button, as shown below:

Inventory Availability Screen

The Inventory Availability session is a very powerful workbench for planners. It enables planners to quickly see the inventory status of the items they manage. The screen also allows them to both see more detail and also take action from the context-sensitive right-click menu options. For example, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click on item YTRUCK1, which is the item from our original sales order.

  2. Select the View Allocations option.

  3. On the Item Allocations screen, notice the sales order we entered earlier, as shown below:

Viewing Item Allocations
  1. Select the CLOSE button to close the Item Allocations screen.

  2. Then close the Inventory Availability screen.