A hypothetical multi-warehouse shipping and receiving scenario follows:
When you move inventory via a multi-site transfer, the transfer is a two-step process:
The following tables illustrate this process.
| Site A | Site B (FOB Site) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Inventory | Transit | Transit | Permanent Inventory | ||
| In | Out (Status) | In | Out | ||
| I | Same S/N | Same S/N Transit |
Different S/N Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New |
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| A | Same S/N | Same S/N Transit |
Different S/N Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New |
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| J | Same S/N | Same S/N Transit |
Different S/N Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New |
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| R | Same S/N | Same S/N Transit |
Different S/N Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New |
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In this example, an item is transferred from Site A to Site B, where the FOB Site is Site B. Regardless of the status of the serial number used (I, A, J, or R), the item is transferred to the transit location with the same serial number, and out of the transit location with a status of Transit. It is then moved into permanent inventory at Site B, where it is assigned a different serial number with a status of Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New.
| Site A (FOB Site) | Site B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Inventory | Transit | Transit | Permanent Inventory | ||
| In | Out (Status) | In Status | Out Status | ||
| I | Same S/N Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New |
Same S/N Transit |
Same S/N | ||
| A | Same S/N Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New |
Same S/N Transit |
Same S/N | ||
| J | Same S/N Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New |
Same S/N Transit |
Same S/N | ||
| R | Same S/N Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New |
Same S/N Transit |
Same S/N | ||
In this example, an item is transferred from Site A to Site B, where the FOB Site is Site A. Regardless of the status of the serial number used (I, A, J, or R), the item is transferred to the transit location associated with Site B, and is assigned a serial number with a status of Out of Inventory, Not Used, or New, and out of the transit location with a status of Transit. It is then moved into permanent inventory at Site B, where it is given the same serial number.
If a transaction is performed that requires updates to the non-local site, and the non-local site is not available, the serial numbers for the other site are generated at the time the transfer order transaction is posted to the system.
Error processing data collection always prompts for serial numbers if either site's item is serial tracked. Error processing data collection allows updates to data even if the non-local site is not available (that is, only the local SyteLine database is available). In this case the data is validated again at the time the transaction is posted. If the non-local sites' primary database is available, validations also include that site.