Topic overview

This article describes the procedures for using the Withdrawal restrictions application. The procedures contain instructions on how to enter or edit a withdrawal restriction, for example. It also informs about possible preconditions and effects.

The description of the Withdrawal restrictions application, which also contains field and button descriptions, can be found in the Withdrawal restrictions article. Read below how to work with the Withdrawal restrictions application:

• Entering a new withdrawal restriction
• Entering the sequence of a warehouse zone
• Entering a unit of measure for a warehouse zone
• Deleting a unit of measure for a warehouse zone
• Duplicating a withdrawal restriction
• Marking a withdrawal restriction for deletion
• Deleting a withdrawal restriction
• Querying and editing a withdrawal restriction

Entering a new withdrawal restriction

1. Open the Withdrawal restrictions application
2. Select the [New] button in the standard toolbar
3. Enter a unique identification for the new withdrawal restriction in the Withdrawal restriction field
4. Enter a descirption for the new withdrawal restriction in the Description field. If required, you can also enter translations into other languages.
5. Select the [Save] button in the standard toolbar

• Your entries are checked and saved after the withdrawal restriction has been successfully checked. In the status bar, the status of the application changes to Display. If the withdrawal restriction could not be saved, a corresponding error message is displayed.

Entering the sequence of a warehouse zone

1. Open the Withdrawal restrictions application
2. Enter the identification of the withdrawal restriction in the Withdrawal restriction field
3. Select [Refresh] button in the standard toolbar

• The withdrawal restriction is opened.

4. In the Warehouse field, enter the warehouse for which you want to specify the order in which the warehouse zones are taken into account for withdrawal
5. Select [New] in the standard toolbar

• The warehouse zones of the warehouse are displayed in the line item list. If the withdrawal restriction has not yet been assigned to the warehouse, the status of the application changes to In process. If the withdrawal restriction has already been assigned to the warehouse, a corresponding error message appears.

6. Enter a sequence for the warehouse zones displayed in the item list in the Sequence field. The warehouse zones are taken into account for withdrawal in ascending order. If two warehouse zones have the same value, it is not specified which one is taken into account first. A warehouse zone with the value zero is not taken into account.
7. Select the [Save] button in the standard toolbar

• Your entries are checked and saved after the withdrawal restriction has been successfully checked. In the status bar, the status of the application changes to Display. If the withdrawal restriction could not be saved, a corresponding error message is displayed.

Entering a unit of measure for a warehouse zone

1. Open the Withdrawal restrictions application
2. Enter the identification of the withdrawal restriction in the Withdrawal restriction field
3. In the Warehouse field, enter the warehouse where the warehouse zone is located for which you want to enter a unit of measure
4. Select the [Refresh] button in the standard toolbar

• The withdrawal restriction is opened. The warehouse zones of the warehouse are displayed in the line item list. If the withdrawal restriction is not yet assigned to the warehouse, a corresponding error message appears.

5. Select the warehouse zone for which you want to enter a unit of measure
6. Specify in the Unit exclusion column whether the unit of measure should be included or excluded. The value is valid for all entered units of measure in the warehouse zone.
7. Select the [Create unit to zone] action in the line item list toolbar.

• A new line is displayed in the item list. If the status of the application is Display, the status changes to In process.

8. Enter the desired unit of measure in the Unit column of the new line
9. In the Rounding column, specify whether the remaining quantity that is smaller than the unit conversion factor is to be rounded down or up. The value is valid for all recorded units of measure in the warehouse zone.
10. Select the [Save] button in the standard toolbar

• Your entries are checked and saved after the withdrawal restriction has been successfully checked. In the status bar, the status of the application changes to Display. If the withdrawal restriction could not be saved, a corresponding error message is displayed.

Deleting a unit of measure for a warehouse zone

1. Open the Withdrawal restrictions application
2. Enter the identification of the withdrawal restriction in the Withdrawal restriction field
3. In the Warehouse field, enter the warehouse where the warehouse zone for which you want to delete the unit of measure is located
4. Select the [Refresh] button in the standard toolbar

• The withdrawal restriction is opened. The warehouse zones of the warehouse are displayed in the item list. If the withdrawal restriction is not yet assigned to the warehouse, a corresponding error message appears.

5. Select the unit of measure you wish to delete
6. Select the [Delete] action in the line item list toolbar

• The line item is marked for deletion.

7. select the [Save] button in the standard toolbar

• Your entries are checked and saved after the withdrawal restriction has been successfully checked. In the status bar, the status of the application changes to Display. If the storage restriction could not be saved, a corresponding error message is displayed.

Duplicating a withdrawal restriction

1. Open the Withdrawal restrictions application
2. Enter the identification of the withdrawal restriction you wish to duplicate in the Withdrawal restriction field
3. Select the [Refresh] button in the standard toolbar

• The withdrawal restriction is opened.

4. Select the [Duplicate] button in the standard toolbar

A new withdrawal restriction is displayed with the duplicated values. The value of the Withdrawal restriction field is deleted. In the status bar, the status of the application changes to New.

5. Enter an unused identification in the Withdrawal restriction field
6. Change the description of the duplicated withdrawal restriction
7. Select the [Save] button in the standard toolbar

• Your entries are checked and the withdrawal restriction is saved after a successful check. In the status bar, the status of the application changes to Display. If the withdrawal restriction could not be saved, a corresponding error message is displayed.

Marking a withdrawal restriction for deletion

A withdrawal restriction can be marked for deletion. This means that the withdrawal restriction is marked for later removal from the database by a reorganization application. As long as the withdrawal restriction has not been removed from the database, you can remove the deletion marker at any time.

Instructions

1. Open the Withdrawal restrictions application
2. In the Withdrawal restriction field, enter the identification of the withdrawal restriction for which you want to set a deletion flag
3. Select the [Refresh] button in the standard toolbar

• The withdrawal restriction is opened.

4. Select the [Mark for deletion] button in the standard toolbar

• The storage restriction is marked for deletion.

Deleting a withdrawal restriction

If you have administrator rights to the OLTP database, you can also remove the withdrawal restriction directly from the database without using a reorganization application. To do this, use the [Delete] action instead of the [Mark for deletion] action.

Preconditions

You can only delete a withdrawal restriction if it is not being used. In particular, the withdrawal restriction must not be used in the following application:

• Items
• Classifications (inventory item classification 1)
• Storage restrictions
• Warehouses

Instructions

1. Open the Withdrawal restrictions application
2. Enter the identification of the withdrawal restriction you wish to delete in the Withdrawal restriction field
3. Select the [Refresh] button in the standard toolbar

• The withdrawal restriction is opened.

4. Select the [Delete] button in the standard toolbar

• A dialog to confirm the deletion process is opened.

5. Confirm in the dialog box that you really want to delete the withdrawal restriction

• After a successful deletion check, the withdrawal restriction is deleted. If the withdrawal restriction could not be deleted, a corresponding error message is displayed.

Querying and editing withdrawal restrictions

1. Open the Withdrawal restrictions application
2. Enter the identification of the withdrawal restriction you wish to query and edit in the Withdrawal restriction field
3. If you want to query and edit the sequence of warehouse zones in a specific warehouse, enter the desired warehouse in the Warehouse field
4. Select the [Refresh] button in the standard toolbar

• The withdrawal restriction is opened. If you have specified a warehouse, the warehouse zones of the warehouse are displayed in the line item list. If the withdrawal restriction is not yet assigned to the warehouse, a corresponding error message is displayed.

5. Change the description if necessary. The identification and the warehouse cannot be changed.
6. If necessary, change the sequence of the warehouse zones and any unit exclusions in the line item list
7. Select the [Save] button in the standard toolbar

• Your entries are checked and the withdrawal restriction is saved after a successful check. In the status bar, the status of the application changes to Display. If the withdrawal restriction could not be saved, a corresponding error message is displayed.