Configuring monitor rules

You can configure inventory monitoring rules to effectively manage the inventory of an organization.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Monitor Roles screen. To navigate to the Monitor Rules screen, perform the following steps:
    1. Log in to Sterling Business Center as an Inventory Administrator.
    2. The Home page is displayed. In the Switch to drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the screen, select the inventory organization for which you want to set up monitor rules.
    3. Click the Inventory tab. The Inventory page is displayed.
    4. Click Monitor Rules in the Global Inventory Visibility dashlet. The Monitor Rules screen is displayed.
  2. Configure the monitor rules as described in the following table:
    Rule Description
    Compute Availability Information With Ship Dates For Real Time Availability Monitor Select this check box if you want the real-time availability monitor to compute and publish a matrix of available quantities and corresponding maximum ship dates.
    Maximum Ship Date Time(HH:MM) Enter the time of day for the maximum ship date, in hours and minutes.
    Number Of Days To Offset Maximum Ship Date Enter the number of days by which the maximum ship date is offset.
    Default Inventory Monitor Rule Select the default inventory monitor rule to be used for any item that is not available on the system. Setting this rule ensures that activity will be recorded when the system is running in activity-based mode and that inventory is monitored across all nodes in the associated distribution group. The distribution group and other rule details are defined in the ATP Monitor Rules on this screen.
    Default Node Level Inventory Monitor Rule Select the default node level inventory monitor rule to be used for any item that is not available on the system. Setting this rule ensures that activity will be recorded when the system is running in activity-based mode and that inventory is monitored at the node level for all nodes defined in the distribution group. The distribution group and other rule details are defined in the ATP Monitor Rules on this screen.
  3. In the Monitor Rule Distribution Group tab, perform the following tasks:
    • From the Available Distribution Rules panel, you can select a rule and click Move Right to subscribe a distribution rule. If you do not want to subscribe to a distribution rule, you can click Move Left.
    • If you want to subscribe or unsubscribe all the available distribution rules, click Move All Right or Move All Left appropriately.
  4. Click Save. The settings are saved.