In
IBM® Sterling™ Order Management System,
demand is composed of different types of specific entities called
“demands.” One type of demand is a reservation. How does one guarantee
to a customer that inventory has been put on hold for the customer?
One way is to create a reservation on the system, which the customer
must confirm or cancel. A reservation is a quantity of an item that
a customer places on hold with the intent to buy. This takes an amount
of inventory out of available inventory to cater to a customer's specific
demand. A reservation can be upgraded to an order or it can be canceled.
Table 1. Item information
| Fields |
Description |
| Item ID |
The item identifier. |
| Product Class |
The item's classification, such as first quality,
second quality, or finished good. Orders for items are placed against
this classification. |
| Unit of Measure |
The item's unit of measure |
| Description |
A brief description of the item. |
Table 2. Inventory reservations screen,
reservation
| Actions |
Description |
| Add |
This action takes you to the Add Reservation screen to add
a reservation for the item information provided in the header panel. |
| Delete |
This action deletes the selected inventory reservations. |
| Fields |
| Reservation ID |
The reservation's ID. This hyper link takes you to the Modify Reservation screen
where you modify the reservation details. |
| Ship Node |
The ship node the item reservation is made against. |
| Ship Date |
The
order's ship date for which the reservation can be used. Note: This field is not time zone sensitive.
|
| Reservation Date |
The date the reservation was made. |
| Quantity |
The quantity reserved. |
The
item level reservations can be added by selecting a reservation in
the Inventory Reservations screen and clicking the Add action.
Table 3. Add reservation
| Fields |
Description |
| Reservation ID |
Enter an identifier for the reservation. |
| Ship Node |
Enter the ship node you want to reserve the item at. This field
is mandatory. |
| Ship Date |
Enter the order's ship date for which the reservation can be
used. |
| Reservation
Quantity |
Enter the quantity of the item you want to reserve. |
