Locations

Locations are used throughout the system to indicate both where inventory is located and where items will be placed as a result of various inventory actions, such as receiving a Purchase Order or finishing production on a Job. On all forms where inventory is put away into Locations, a pair of search fields for Location Type and Location will be displayed and must be filled in by the user. The default values for these search boxes may come from the Item Master General tab or the Facility Part Cross Reference (if one exists), if these tabs contain values, or the records flagged as default. Users with access to the Inventory Maintenance menu will have access to create and modify Locations. Rules for re-naming existing Locations follow the same rules as Location Types in that Deacom drives from the Location Type ID and not the name.

System Navigation

Inventory > Maintenance > Locations

Edit Location form

Opened via the "Add" or "Modify" buttons on the Locations form. Note that the Locations form contains a display field with options to select Active, Inactive, of Both Locations.

General tab

Field/Flag	Description
Name	Displays the name of the Location, which must be unique. A blank value for location is not allowed, but the use of the name “None” is valid.
Description	Displays a description of the Location.
Location Type	Search field used to select the Location Type to which this Location belongs. Multiple Locations may be linked to one Location Type.
Capacity Unit (requires WMS license)	Search field used to define the Unit used to measure the Capacity quantity, with the most common usage being cubic feet. Used in connection with the "Capacity" field to support Directed Put Away.
Capacity (requires WMS license)	Defines the maximum quantity of inventory that the Location can hold. Used in connection with the "Capacity Unit" field to support Directed Put Away.
Replenishment Min.	Used in conjunction with Movement Rules to dictate when a Location is considered for replenishment. Priority for Location replenishment is determined by the sort rules on the rule used.
Location Sequence	Determines the sequence the system will use when determining where material should be placed or selected from when issuing. The sequence is used to determine where material should be placed when used in connection with the "Putaway" function in the WMS application. Putaway logic: Once the "Putaway" button is clicked, the system will start with the default Location on the Item Master to see if there is enough space in that Location to store the Lot. If there is not enough room, the system will check each Location beginning with the next "Location Sequence" number listed after the default Location. Example: If the default Location has a "Location Sequence" of 50 and there is not enough room, the system will look for a "Location Sequence" of 51 and so on until a Location with sufficient room is found. The sequence is used to determine where to select material from when using the Location Priority optimize option on the Issue/Reserve form. When using this option the system optimizes lots by finding the first expiring lot for each part in each Location, beginning with the Location that has the lowest "Location Sequence" value.
Last Count	Displays the date that inventory in this Location was last counted, via the posting of a Physical Inventory Worksheet, at any Facility, regardless of how many Facilities may be linked via the Item Master Facilities tab. The inventory/lots that were counted is based on how the Physical Inventory Worksheet was filtered and then posted. It does not necessarily indicate that all inventory lots in this Location were counted on the date indicated.
Active	If checked, this record is active. Only active records may be used in the system. After inactivating Locations, have the scanner users log out then back in to Deacom to refresh the Locations available for use.
Default	If checked, this Location will be default for the Location Type specified. This default will populate when the appropriate Location Type is identified on forms requiring a Location entry.
Prevent Inventory Transactions	If checked, posting or relieving of inventory will be prevented for this Location, with the exception of physical inventory postings. When using this flag in connection with physical inventories, the system will ensure that no transactions occur between the time the inventory snapshot is taken and the time when the Physical Inventory Worksheet is posted. If a user attempts to perform an inventory transaction in the system for the Location Type, a system prompt will be displayed to prevent the transaction from occurring. This flag also exist on Item Master records, Location Types, Facilities, and Zones.

Deacom allows the creation of user-defined fields that, once created are available in various master data records, such as Items, Vendors, Ship-To-Comapnies and many others. These fields allow companies to enter and store information outside of the fields provided in the system. User fields can also be used in connection with User Calculations to and are available for printing on the majority of Part Forms and Report Layouts throughout the system.