Planning one item code, but managing more than one.

cstupazz
cstupazz Member Posts: 7
edited 2004-06-09 in Navision Attain
I've more than one different item codes.These codes are very similar
so that for planning porpouses I want them to be just one single code.

Suppose, for istance, I want to manage my invetory with a classic reorder
point; I would like to set the reorder point for a "father" item , but to manage single operative codes.

For this requirement I've tried "Variant" concept in Navision, but I don't
like it , because the system consider also the "Blank" Varaint.

Does anyone has suggestion for this issue , using standard Navision ?
Carlo Stupazzini

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  • afarr
    afarr Member Posts: 287
    Carlo,

    Can't you disable the blank Variant? e.g. in the table's OnInsertRecord:

    IF Variant = blank THEN
    ERROR



    Alastair
    Alastair Farrugia
  • cstupazz
    cstupazz Member Posts: 7
    The problem is that Navision uses the variant blank internally.
    I try to explain with an example :

    I have 3 variant codes, very similar and for each one this
    quantity on hand (Inventory) is given :

    Variant A : 100 Pieces
    Variant B : 20 Pieces
    Variant C : 120 Pieces

    Reorder point for the father item is 200 Pieces.
    Even if totally I have 100+20+120 = 240 pieces > Reoder point,
    if I run Navision Planning features it suggests me a requisition
    line for a certain quantity of the blank variant.
    On the other side I don't want to put the reorder point on the
    variant code (Stockeeping Unit).

    This is the reason for which I cannot use variant features. Still
    looking for any suggest that could allow me to use standard Navision.

    thanks
    Carlo Stupazzini
  • DenSter
    DenSter Member Posts: 8,307
    You can set reorder points on the SKU level, if you really want to distinguish between Variants. That way, for Variant A you can set a different point than for Variant B. I think that when you create the SKU, it defaults to the value of the Item's, but you should check that.
    Daniel Rimmelzwaan
    RIS Plus, LLC

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