Configurations

Introduction

Configurations in inventory management define storage principles and how to deal with special cases in inventory handling.

Configuration	Path	Description
Unmixed Storage	/api/configurations/inventory /api/facilities/{facilityId}/configurations/inventory	Defines if stock with different properties (e.g., expiry date) is allowed to be stored on the same location.
Outbound Stock Configuration	/api/facilities/{facilityId}/configurations/inventory	Defines if stock is booked to an outbound location after picking.
Short-pick	/api/facilities/{facilityId}/configurations/stock	Sets stock to zero for storage locations where a short-pick occurred.

Unmixed storage configuration

Storage principles for stock properties (such as expiration date) can be defined for each facility. The principle “unmixed storage” means that the same item with different properties (e.g., expiry date) must not be stored on the same storage location.

Enabling unmixed storage has the following effects:

• If a user tries to stow the same items with different properties on the same storage location, a user prompt is shown in the inventory app.

• For storage location recommendations only locations are shown where the unmixed storage principle is met.

The unmixed storage configuration should be disabled if stock properties are not relevant while stowing or relocating items.

The configuration "isMixed" must be set to false to enable unmixed storage in the facility.

The config can be activated on network level with the inventory configuration REST API. The config can be activated on facility level with the inventory configuration facility REST API.

Outbound stock configuration

This feature cannot be used in combination with the reservations REST APIs.

Inventory levels can be tracked until items physically leave the facility and are handed over to another legal entity (e.g., customer or shipping provider).

Outbound inventory describes stock that has already been picked for an order and has been physically separated from other stocks. It is placed on an outbound location until being handed over to another party and finally, leaving the warehouse. The outbound location along with its items is displayed in the storage location overview. The outbound storage locations can also be a virtual location and represent a set of different outbound locations in the facility.

Enabling the outbound stock configuration has the following effects:

• After a pick job was completed, the following actions take place:

  • stocks are reduced on the original location

  • new stock is created on the defined outbound location

  • the reservation is lifted off of the original stock and placed on the newly created stock

• Stock on the outbound location is still included in stock levels communicated via FACILITY_STOCK_CHANGED events (however, not as available). Thus, external systems still receive accurate stock levels for items physically present in the facility.

• After the stock left the facility, all related stocks and reservations are deleted.

The config can be activated on facility level with the inventory configuration facility REST API.

Short-pick configuration

A short-pick describes the case when an order could not be completely picked. This can happen when some ordered items were too low in stock or out-of-stock. By enabling the config, stock for an item in a facility is set to the picked amount. If nothing could be picked the stock is set to 0.

Example for the platform behavior:

Short-pick Setting	Current stock	Ordered Quantity	Picked Quantity	New Stock
ENABLED	10	5	3	0
DISABLED	10	5	3	7

It is strongly advised to simultaneously activate theconfirmationOnShortPick in the picking configuration. Otherwise systems cannot differentiate between cases where the user tried to pick an item and failed due to no available stock or cases where the pick job was re-routed before the user even tried to pick all ordered items.

The config can be activated on facility level with the facility configuration stock REST API.