Inventory Management: Controlling Inventory Management on a Value-Only Basis
Use
To activate inventory management at value-only article level for a site, you must assign the site a profile for value-only inventory management in the site master data. You then define a value-only article for each merchandise category in the site, whereby the system checks the merchandise category hierarchy for the article chosen.
Prerequisites
Features
In assigning a value-only article to a merchandise category, you may assign:
If you want to assign a merchandise category any other value-only article of your choice, you can set an indicator in the profile so that the system does not check the merchandise category hierarchy.
The following examples illustrate the significance of using different profiles for value-based inventory management:
All articles in stock are managed on an individual value and quantity basis.
Inventory Management on a Quantity and Value Basis: Example
No article in stock is managed on an individual value and quantity basis. Every article is assigned to a merchandise category article.
Inventory Management on a Value-Only Basis at the Merchandise-Category Article Level: Example
No article in stock is managed on an individual value and quantity basis. Every article is assigned to a hierarchy article at the node above the merchandise category. A hierarchy article groups together a number of merchandise categories.
Inventory Management on a Value-Only Basis at the Hierarchy Article Level: Example
Most articles in stock are not managed on an individual value and quantity basis. Every article is assigned to a merchandise category article valid for the respective merchandise category. In addition to this, some articles are assigned to "group articles" and some articles are managed on an article basis (with exact quantities and values for every article).