Defining a node's advanced inventory attributes

You can determine if a node's inventory is maintained within Sterling Order Management System Software. You can also determine if the node you are configuring is itself an inventory node or identifies the inventory node to which it belongs.

1. From the tree in the application rules side panel, choose Participant Modeling > Participant Setup.
2. From the Roles & Participation tab in the Organization Details window, choose Advanced Attributes.
3. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
4. Choose the Save icon.

   Table 1. Advanced attributes, inventory tab.

   Advanced attributes, inventory tab

   Field	Description
   Inventory Information Not Available To Sterling Order Management System Software	Select this option if the node uses an inventory application other than Sterling Order Management System Software to track inventory. If this option is selected, Sterling Order Management System Software never has access to the inventory picture for this node, and never attempts to do any inventory availability checks. Note: When this option is selected, Sterling Order Management System Software still stores the inventory organization for the node with the organization selected as the inventory organization when the node was created.
   Inventory Is Made Available To Sterling Order Management System Software	Select this if the node tracks inventory using either Sterling Order Management System Software or another inventory application. The node's inventory picture can be used in Sterling Order Management System Software for availability calculation, inventory tracking, and distribution. If you are configuring a node, this field determines if inventory is tracked or infinite at the node.
   Get External Supply Real Time	Select this field if the supply is available to Sterling Order Management System Software, but comes from an external system instead of being maintained internally. The supply picture is obtained by calling the getExternalSupply user exit. Note: This checkbox is only available when the inventory information is available to Sterling Order Management System Software, and the organization is a node only.
   Capture Tag Information
   Only when receiving	Select this option to capture an item's tag information only when receiving inventory.
   When performing any node operation	Select this option if you want to capture an item's tag information when performing any node operation, such as receiving, picking, putaway, or counting.
   Only when shipping, if the buyer mandates	Select this option if you want to capture an item's tag information only when shipping inventory to a buyer who mandates it.
   Serial Information
   Serial Tracked Item
   Capable of Serial Tracking in Inventory	Select this to track serials for serial tracked items in inventory. If this is not selected, serial tracking will be based on configuration for serialized items.
   Serialized Item
   Capture Serial in Inbound	Select this to capture serial information in inbound. There are two scenarios of capturing serials: Only Return Inbound - Select this to capture only for return inbound items. All Inbound - Select this to capture serials for all inbound inventory.
   Capture Serial in Outbound	Select this to capture the serial information when shipping.
   Exclude Serial Capture For Transfer	Select this to exclude serial capturing for transfer orders.
   Physical Count
   Allow Other Inventory Operations While Physical Count Is On	Check this box to allow other inventory operations to be performed during the physical count process.
   Inventory Adjustment Reasons You can associate inventory adjustment reasons for a ship node that performs receiving, packing, and shipping activities. Based on the configurations done for a ship node in Sterling Store Inventory Management, the inventory adjustment reasons drop-down list displays.
   Receiving	Select the adjustment reason code associated with the receiving activity from the drop-down list. By default, the value of the receiving activity is RECEIPT. Note: Ensure that the reason code is not associated with an accounting bin.
   Packing	Select the adjustment reason code associated with the packing activity from the drop-down list. By default, the value of the packing activity is PACK. Note: Ensure that the reason code is associated with an accounting bin.
   Shipping	Select the adjustment reason code associated with the shipping activity from the drop-down list. By default, the value of the shipping activity is SHIP. Note: Ensure that the reason code is not associated with an accounting bin.
   OverPick For Voice Based Tasks	Select the adjustment reason code associated with the voice-based overpicking activity from the drop-down list. Note: This reason code is applicable only when voice-based picking is implemented in a warehouse.