How to Define Oracle Inventory Organization

Optional step before defining inventory organization

Define Location.

1. Now In Inventory responsibility navigate to

    Setup -> Organizations -> Organizations

Enter organization name and type from pre defined list.

In this case this organization is defined as Master Org.

2. To define a location navigate to

     Setup -> Organizations -> locations

How to Setup Oracle Inventory - Required Steps Part 2

Step-11. Define unit of measure classes.

 All items having similar characteristics fall under same UOM class like Kilogram or Length.

Step-12. Define Sub inventories.

Sub inventory groups inventory logically or physically, at least one sub inventory must be assigned to each organization.

Step-13. Define Item attribute controls.
Attributes are detail information about items.Each attribute is maintained at master level or organization level.If an attribute is defined as master level then it can only be updated at item master level and attributes maintained at item/organization level can only be updated at this level only.

How to Setup Oracle inventory - Required Steps Part 1

This post will cover brief overview of steps required to configure Oracle Inventory.

There are some required, optional steps and for some steps you have to check some pre defined system default values that weather it suits your business needs or change them. Perform optional steps only if you are using that business functions.

Later on I will post about optional steps.

Step- 1. Define flexfield of Inventory Items.

Before defining inventory items configuring item flexfield is necessary. On basis of your requirement specific no of segments with fixed length are defined. Once you define the structure of your flexfield and any applicable value sets, you must freeze and compile your flexfield definition.

For step by step demonstration look at..
Steps to Configure System Item Flexfield

How to Define Cost Type In Oracle Inventory

Cost type is required while we define any new organization.

Some cost types which are already defined are Average and Frozen.

Steps to Define.

Choose inventory responsibility and navigate to form.

Setup -> Costs -> Cost Types

On Cost Type Window

Configuring Work Day calendar in oracle Inventory

If you want to predict needs of your material or to plan material requirement then you can configure workday calendar for this.

Work day calendar(Oracle Inventory Calendar) provide lot of flexibility in terms of shifts, pattern for working days also you can configure exceptions.

Following are Configuration Steps.

1.       Go to work day calendar.

Setup>Organizations>Calendars

On Workday Calendar Window.

How to configure System Items Flexfield

1.    First define value set for item flexfield segments.

Go to inventory responsibility and navigate to value set.

Setup -> Flexfield->Validation->Sets

2.       Define Value Set for Item Section.

Choices: List Type, Enter format validation of your own choice, validation type.