E1: 41: FAQ Obsolete Items - Stocking Types U and O (Inactive Item) (Doc ID 625463.1)

Last updated on APRIL 05, 2024

Applies to:

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management - Version XE and later
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Variants
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Foundation - Version XE and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

If a product will no longer be sold or purchased, the stocking type of 'U' or 'O' can be used. This document explains the functionality and differences of these two stocking types and answers some frequently asked questions about these stocking types.

Questions and Answers

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Questions and Answers

Question 1: What is the difference between stocking types U and O?

Question 2: Can a new PO be entered for an item that has stocking type 'U'?

Question 3: If an item is stocking type 'U', will it automatically change to 'O' when the stock is gone?

Question 4: What is the impact of the 'O' and 'U' stocking types on the Inventory, Sales, and Purchasing systems?

Question 5: Can a transfer order (ST/OT) be created for a 'U' stocking type item?

Question 6: If inventory is hard committed at Ship Confirm, will the system allow a sales order to be entered for items with stocking type U?

Question 7: How are items on a work order part list treated with a stocking type of U?

Question 8: Can a credit line be created for an obsolete item?

Question 9: How are the obsolete items handled by Warehousing Module (System 46)?

Question 10: When a sales order is entered for an item that has stocking type 'O', the system returns a soft error (013M) instead of a hard error.

Question 11: If a Sales Order is created for an O-Obsolete Item and the order scheduled pick date is beyond the branch plant committed days causing the order to be future committed, will the sales order entry program issue soft Error 013M and then allow the order to be created at canceled status (980/999)?

Question 12: If a Sales Order is created for an U-Use up Item and the order scheduled pick date is beyond the branch plant committed days causing the order to be future committed, will the sales order entry program issue soft Error 013M and then allow the order to be created at canceled status (980/999)?

Question 13: When Recommit Future Committed Orders (R42995) is used to convert a future committed order for an obsolete item (stocking type O) will the order line get canceled? What about use-up items (stocking type U) will those lines be canceled?

Question 14: Have some service items setup as obsolete but trying to enter them on a sales order using a non-stock line type and the edit item master flag is off. The lines are being canceled, is this right?

Question 15: When the Cancel Date and Canceled Quantity is populated on an EDI Credit Order for an Obsolete Item why is the Credit Order created at an open status and not canceled?

Question 16: When changing Item to obsolete can there be either a warning that comes up, or preferably an error that prevents the user from changing it if there's a receipt that's outstanding or there is still stock on hand.

Question 17: Does Credit Order Entry allow for return of Obsolete Items?

Question 18: What are the steps required to write-off obsolete inventory and how to configure the accounts that will be hit by the write-off transaction?

Question 19: In Sales Order Entry (P4210), when adding a line for an obsolete item the warning message appears. If the user returns to the line with the obsolete item most of the fields are locked. Why?

Question 20. Can the system create a Sales Order for an item that has Stocking Type = O Obsolete on the Branch/Plant from the header, but Stocking Type = S on the Branch/Plant from the details of the SO?

Question 21: When a Work Order is entered for an item that has stocking type 'O', the system returns a soft error (013M) instead of a hard error.

Question 22: Can you change an Obsolete item to Stock? You have items that are Stocking Type "O" (STKT = O in the F4101 & F4102). If you wanted to re-activate these items and use them again, can you simply change the Item Master (P4101) and Item Branch (P41026) Stocking Type back to "S"?

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