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WS: 41: FAQ: Obsolete Items Stocking Types U and O (Doc ID 626789.1)

Last updated on JULY 09, 2024

Applies to:

JD Edwards World Inventory Management - Version A7.3 cume 4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This is an FAQ about stocking types U and O.

Questions and Answers

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Purpose
Questions and Answers
 Question 1: What transactions and orders can be created for inventory items having a stocking type of O (Obsolete) or U (Use Up)?
 Question 2: What is the difference between stocking types U and O?
 Question 3: Can you enter a new PO against a stocking type U?
 Question 4: What is the impact of the O and U stocking types on the Inventory, Sales, and Purchasing systems?
 Question 5: Can you create transfer orders (ST/OTs P4242) for a U stocking type item?
 Question 6: Can you use inventory transactions for items with a stocking type of U or O?
 Question 7: If I hard commit inventory at Ship Confirm, will the system allow me to enter sales orders for items with stocking type U?
 Question 8: Can I use the obsolete stocking type with kits?
 Question 9: Why do I get twice the number of components on my sales order when my kit parent is obsolete and replaced?
 Question 10: Is Sales Order Entry (P4211) designed to identify kit component items that have been marked obsolete?
 Question 11:  How to inactivate a nonstock item?
 Question 12: How does manufacturing handle obsolete items?
 Question 13: Does JDE World have the same functionality as E1 for future commits with a U stocking type?
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