Bill Only Items and Location Rules - ER106922

ben-auer

Hey Everyone,

We have come across an interesting scenario where an item, intended to be ordered as a bill only replenishes from inventory.  This is due to location rules of checking inventory first. We have a central distribution center.

I don't show any controls that allows the user bypass location rules if the requisition profile is defaulted to "Bill Only" or "Bill and Replace". We need the item to come through the request as a non-stock and flow onto a purchase order and directly out to the vendor.  Our workaround is that the requester enters the item as a special . Which creates other problems like missing contract#, incorrect cost, no item attributes, etc...

I have proposed - ER#106922  which would create logic that bypasses the location rules if the profile on the requisition is defaulted to either "Bill Only" or "Bill and Replace".  The replenishment would then utilize the standard vendor defaulting order defined on the purchasing company, ie. item location, contract, etc.

Link to ER106922 here: https://mingle-portal.us2.prd3.inforcloudsuite.com/v2/CONCIERGE_PRD/?LogicalId=lid://infor.cxp.1&Tab=ERS&ERId=106922 

Has anyone else encountered this?  Any other suggested workarounds?  Please endorse if you think this may benefit you as well.

Thanks,

Ben

dechevar

Hi Ben.

One way around this is to create "Bill Only" locations that don't have the rule attached. Our Cath Lab has a regular ordering location (65503) that will be attached to a Location rule, and a Bill Only location (B6503) that they use exclusively for Bill Only reqs with no Location rules.

Dan