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Variable Weight Price Look Up (VPLU) Items Are Not Being Recognized in SIM: "Invalid Item" Error Occurs (Doc ID 1915116.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 04, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management - Version 14.0.1 to 15.0.1 [Release 14.0 to 15.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Variable Weight Price Lookup (VPLU) items created in Retail Merchandising System (RMS) are not being read in the Store Inventory Management (SIM) handheld device when scanning the barcode.

NOTE: This issue is found in SIM version 14.0.X , 14.1.X and 15.0.X This note provides the solutions for all related versions.


Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a VPLU item in RMS.
   Item Level: Line
   Tran Level: Line
   Item#: 12345
   Format: H
   Prefix: 25

2. Approve the item in RMS. The item flows to SIM, and tables are updated in SIM.

3. Use Item# to verify that the item exists in SIM PC.

4. Scan the barcode in SIM handheld device.
   Barcode: 2512345333332
   Prefix - 25
   Item - 12345
   Price - 33333
   Check digit - 2

5. Note the Invalid item' error.

Cause

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