Searching inventory availability

The Inventory availability page provides a simple user interface to search for and view all the inventory available in your system. From the search results, you can drill down into the details of the item and perform various inventory actions.

1. Log in to Order Hub.
2. Click Inventory () and select Search.
   Note: By default, the inventory search uses the IBM® Sterling™ Intelligent Promising data model. To keep the previous look of your inventory page, see the Inventory setting in Configuring settings.
3. The inventory search page displays the alert thresholds that are active. Administrators can configure alert thresholds under Settings > Thresholds.
4. Customize search criteria provides the capability to configure the search fields that display on the page. This option provides other fields to help you narrow your search results. In the Customize search page, you can update the search criteria and click the save icon to save the criteria for future searches. You can also create your own group of search items to be displayed in the search field.
   Note: To improve performance, you can limit the number of search results by defining specific search criteria. For example, you can configure certain fields such as Item ID to be mandatory when users perform inventory searches. For more information, see Configuring settings. You can also limit the search results from the Customize search page by selecting the wanted value in the Maximum records field.
5. Complete the details in the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Select items
   Item Id	Enter the item ID.
   Item characteristic	Select the item characteristic.
   Unit of measure	Enter the unit of measure.
   End date	Select the end date from the date picker.
   Inventory filters
   Requested quantity	Enter the required inventory quantity.
   Consider safety stock	Enable the setting to ensure that any withheld safety stock is both considered and consumed.
   Aggregation needed	Enable the setting to ensure that inventory data from multiple sources is consolidated and combined and into a unified view.
   Aggregate bundles across nodes	Enable the setting to ensure that inventory data from locations or nodes is consolidated and combined and into a unified view. Note: This setting is only displayed if you select bundle items and multiple nodes.
   Availability type
   Sell	Select if the inventory available is ready for sell.
   Schedule	Select if the inventory available is scheduled.
   Release	Select if the inventory available is ready for release.
   Product class	Enter the product class of the item or SKU. The product classes depends on your tenant and your definitions. You can enable or disable the Product class feature globally for your tenant. You can update these changes under the Settings > Configuration tab.
   Location
   Node	Select Node and click Select nodes to search for an item by node. In the Select nodes modal, select the nodes from the given list and click Save. If you select multiple nodes and you selected bundle items already, the Aggregate bundles across nodes setting is displayed.
   Distribution group	Select Distribution group to search for an item by distribution group. Select the distribution group from the Inventory distribution group list.
   Segmentation
   Unsegmented inventory	The Unsegmented inventory option is selected by default. Unsegmented inventory is used to search for inventory that is available to all and not for a particular segment.
   Segmented inventory	You can select Segmented inventory to search for an item or SKU by segments. Segments represent items that are allocated for a particular customer. You can select the segment type from the Segment type list and the segment from the Segment list.

6. Click Search.
   You can also save the search. Save search saves the search criteria for future use. After you save, you can reload the saved criteria by clicking Saved searches and select your saved search. You can also perform other actions such as edit, delete.
7. In the Search results window, view the list of items that are available in the Available to ship tab and the Available for pickup tab. You can click the ellipsis and then View details to view the Node details summary.
   The Search details page displays the Summary tab, Nodes tab and depending on whether you select a bundle or an item, the Item variations tab or the Bundle components tab are available. Alternatively, if you select a regular item, the Audit history tab is displayed. You can toggle the Search results page view from the Available to ship tab to the Available to pickup tab.
8. To view the future availability information for an item or a node, expand the Item ID or the Node ID.
9. To view the item details, click the Item ID or click the ellipsis and View details.
   Note: The inventory tag is supported SKU only, not item and bundle.
10. In the Summary tab, view the following inventory availability details:

    Field	Description
    Items with variations
    Number of unavailable variants	The stock in the unavailable variants across the nodes.
    Total inventory supply chart	The quantity of on hand and future inventory that is available. You can toggle the view from on hand to future availability.
    Bundle components
    Bundle availability	The maximum bundle availability across selected nodes.
    Bundle utilization rate	The minimum utilization rate of a bundle component.
    Bundle build capacity and component availability	The available inventory that is allocated between bundles being built and the component stock that remains. The maximum number of bundles that can be assembled based on current and incoming supplies are shown.
    Required quantity per bundle component for 100% utilization rate	The maximum quantity required for each bundle component to reach full utilization. Check the delta quantity that is the required additional quantity to achieve full utilization.
    Total variant availability	The total stock in the available variants across the nodes.

11. Here are the other tabs that you can check:

    Tab	Description
    Nodes	View a list of nodes and expand each node for future availability information. The node name, date range, available, shortage, fulfillment, and threshold information is displayed. Click the ellipsis and click Adjust inventory to update the SKU details for supply and quantity, or click Create reservation to add a new reservation for the SKU. Click Available to open the availability details breakdown. To view the explainer for bundle items and SKUs, scroll to Fulfillment and click Show details. The Fulfillment options explainer displays the fulfillment options with constraints at the item or SKU level. You can define the available delivery method for a specific item at a node. Also, you can add a constraint. For more information to manage the fulfillment options and to add a constraint, see Managing fulfillment options.
    Audit history	View a history of the updates made to an item or SKU. The date, name, segment, quantity, quantity change, audit purpose, and trigger details are shown.
    Item variations or Bundle components	For bundle components, you can view the item ID, date range, available, item characteristics, kit quantity, unit of measure, and product class. For an item with variation, you can view the date range, available, shortage, unit of measure, and product class. To view the nodes with available quantity, click the Available amount. In the Nodes with available quantity modal, you can change the end date or select an item with variation or a bundle component. Click Go to item.