Entering replenishment parameters: Freeze Safety Stock
- Click Inventory Control>File Maintenances>Replenishment Parameter Maintenance.
- Specify the defining parameters for the item: You can enter a warehouse, from warehouse vendor, purchasing line and/or item combination. Note: The scope for an item ideally should be least to most specific. When possible, parameters should be set according to the hierarchy: Company, Warehouse, Vendor, Purchasing Line, Item, Warehouse / Item and avoid specific items settings.
- In the Show drop down, specify Summary to view all of the effective parameters entered for the parameters set in the system and Detail to display overrides for only those parameter options that can be defined for the warehouse, from warehouse, vendor, purchasing line and/or item combination entered in step 2.
- In the Parameter Options Line browser, select the Replenishment Parameter “Freeze Safety Stock”.
- Click Edit.
- (Optional) To modify the scope of the item’s parameter, select Change Scope and specify Warehouse, Vendor, Purchasing Line, Item or Whse/Item as appropriate and click Apply.
Note: The settings for this parameter can be defined at any level in the replenishment parameter hierarchy. When the system asks if you want to change to a more specific scope, click Yes.
- Click the Freeze Safety Stock check box to indicate an item’s safety stock is frozen.
- Enter the frozen safety stock value and specify whether the type is P-Percent or D-Days.
- In the Expiration Date field specify the expiration date for the expiration date to remove the freeze if supplied.
- (Optional) In the Memo field specify the optional memo for display and reporting purposes.
- Click Save.
- (Optional) You can specify additional replenishment parameters as needed.
- Click Exit when you are done.
See Also
Alerts Parameter Procedures
Usage Parameter Procedures
Safety Stock Parameter Procedures
Order Point Parameter Procedures
Order Quantity Parameter Procedures
Lead Time Parameter Procedures
Review Cycle Parameter Procedures
Frozen Controls Parameter Procedures