Topic overview
Inventory requisition types are used to identify inventory requisitions and determine the category of the inventory requisition. Furthermore, an inventory requisition type contains other defaults and settings for the inventory requisitions for which they are used.
This article describes how inventory requisition types are mapped in the system and how the application of the same name is structured. You will also learn about the relationship between an inventory requisition type and other applications and business entities and how it is connected with the business processes.
For instructions on working with inventory requisition types, e.g. how to create or edit inventory requisition types, see the article Procedures: Inventory requisition types.
Definitions of terms
Inventory requisition
An inventory requisition is a means of recording the relevant data for inventory movements in warehouses managed by storage locations. From inventory requisitions, concrete inventory orders are generated, applying put-away or withdrawal strategies, for example.
Application description
Inventory requisition types, together with the inventory requisition number, are used to identify inventory requisitions. They also determine the type of inventory requisition and the process for which it is used. With inventory requisition types you can define default values for the inventory requisitions. Among other things, you can also specify which number range should be used for inventory requisitions.
The Inventory requisition types application is used to create or edit inventory requisition types.
The application is not divided into query pane and work pane. It consists of only one work pane with input fields.
The fields in detail:
Type – displays the unique identification of the inventory requisition type. The identification of the inventory requisition type provides for uniqueness within a database.
Enter an identification in this field. It can consist of a maximum of three numbers, letters or a number-letter combination and can be chosen upon first creation.
If a number range is saved for creating inventory requisition types in the Customizing application, a default is displayed.
After saving the inventory requisition type for the first time, the identification cannot be changed anymore.
Description – the description is an additional name for the inventory requisition type. It can consist of freely selectable text. Meaningful descriptions facilitate user searches.
- asterisk (*) to underscore (_)
- question mark (?) to percentage sign (%)
The use of an underscore in a search feature would not only search for the underscore, but for any character. The percentage sign is evaluated in the same way, which then corresponds to none, one or more characters. The use of underscores and percentage signs in character strings should therefore be avoided as far as possible, as other and more objects may be found than intended.
Category – in this field, enter the category of the inventory requisition type that are entered with the inventory requisition type. Possible categories are:
- Withdrawal
- Put-away
- Transfer posting
- Relocation
The category of the inventory requisition type must correspond to the process of the posting key used. If you entered a posting key for the Receipt process in the Posting key field, you have to choose the Put-away category. If the posting key is for the Issue process, enter Withdrawal as the category. For the Receipt transfer posting category, enter Relocation.
Usage – in this field, enter the purpose for which the inventory requisitions created with this inventory requisition type are used. Selectable values are:
- Manual inventory movement – the inventory requisition is entered by a user to move inventory quantities to warehouses
- Special inventory – the inventory requisition is entered by a user to move special inventory to warehouses.
No special inventory can be moved with inventory requisitions of the category Relocation.
- Withdrawal for picking order – the inventory requisition is generated by the system during multi-level picking in order to withdraw the required quantity for picking order
- Add consignment inventory to own inventory – the inventory requisition is entered by a user in order to transfer consignment inventory quantities to own inventory and generate a consignment withdrawal.
Number range – in this field, enter a number range of the Inventory requisitions category. The system uses it
to automatically generate a number for new inventory requisitions based on a defined pattern.
See the article Number ranges.
Creation status – the creation status defines the general status for new inventory requisitions of this category. Choose between the following statuses:
- In progress – if an inventory requisition has the status In process, no follow-up voucher can be created. The status must first be changed to Released.
- Released – follow-up vouchers can also be generated automatically in the Released status. Released inventory requisitions cannot be set to In process status.
Inventory order type – in this field, enter a warehouse order type to be used when creating a warehouse order from the warehouse requisition.
Posting key – enter a posting key in this field. The posting key is used for the inventory posting that is generated upon reporting back of an inventory order generated from the inventory requisition. The posting keys must be of the Receipt, Issue or Receipt transfer posting process and allow for quantity transaction.
Automatically generate inventory orders – with this parameter you can specify that for automatically generated inventory requisitions, for example in a receipt of goods process, the corresponding inventory orders are also automatically generated.
You can only activate this parameter if the creation status of a inventory requisition is set to Released.
Customizing
The following settings in the Inventory management function, Number ranges sub-function are relevant for the Inventory requisition types application in the Customizing application.
Requisition type number range – when entering a new inventory requisition type, the system proposes an identification based on the number range entered in this field.
Business entities
The following business entity is relevant for the Inventory requisition types application that you use, for example, in order to:
- assign authorizations
- set up activity definitions
- import or export data
Inventory requisition type: com.cisag.app.inventory.obj.WarehouseOrderType
The business entity is part of the following business entity group:
Inventory voucher data: com.cisag.app.inventory.OrderData
Authorizations
Authorizations can be assigned by means of authorization roles as well as by assigning an organization. The authorization concept is described in the technical article Authorizations.
Special capabilities
There are no special capabilities for the Inventory requisition types application.
Organization assignments
If the Content-based authorizations function is activated in the Customizing application, a person can only view the Inventory requisition types application if an organization that is linked to at least one of the following structures has
been assigned to him or her in the partner master data:
Inventory management
The Inventory requisition types application includes the Authorizations table. For a person to be able to use an inventory requisition type, they must be assigned to at least one organization in the partner master data that has been entered in the Authorizations table of the inventory requisition type.
They must also be assigned the general capabilities to open the respective application and to open and edit the respective business entity.
Further information on the Authorizations table and a comprehensive overview of content-related authorizations can be found in the Content-related authorizations article.
Special features
There are no special features for the Inventory requisition types application.
Authorizations for business partners
The Inventory requisition types application is not released for business partners.