ORACLE INVENTORY -MOVE ORDER TRANSACTIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

-------------------------01-JUN-2000
PURPOSE
------The purpose of this document is to provide answers to
frequently asked questions regarding the 11i Oracle Inventory
Move Order functionality.
Move Order FAQ
----------------------------Q1. What is a Move Order transaction?
A1. Move Order is a request for a subinventory transfer or an account issue
also known as an account transfer. Move Orders allow planners and facility
managers to request the movement of material within the warehouse or facility
for replenishment, material storage relocations and quality handling, etc.
For all Move Orders the final result will be one of two supported transactions:
subinventory or account transfer. Subinventory transfer transactions may still
be initiated without utilizing the Move Order function if desired.
Q2. What Move Order source types are available?
A2. There are three Move Order source types:
A. Move Order Requisition
Generated by:
* Manually generated request inside Inventory
Navigation Inventory->Transactions->Move Orders
The requisition is a manually generated request for a Move Order.
May optionally utilize the approval processing - the requisition can
optionally go through an Oracle Workflow approval process before it becomes
a Move Order. If no approval process is used, the requisition becomes a move
order immediately.
B. Replenishment Move Order
Generated by:
* Kanban Cards when pull sequence calls for subinventory transfer
(intra-org Kanbans)
* Min Max Planning Report planned at the Subinventory Level
* Replenishment Counts
Replenishment Move Orders are pre-approved and ready to be transacted.

C. Wave Pick Move Order

Generated by:
* Sales Order picking
* Internal Sales Order picking
The Order Management pick release process generates move orders to bring
material from its source location in Inventory to a staging location, which is
defined as a subinventory. In other words, a subinventory transfer.
Wave Pick Move Orders are pre-approved and ready to transact. Pick slips can
also be generated for these Move Orders from Inventory with the release of the
Oracle Order Management module.
Q3. What are the components of a Move Order?
A3. The Move Order has three components:
*Move Order Header:
Order Type
Default Source
Order Number Default Destination
* Move Order Lines:
Item
Source
Project/Task Destination
Request Qty Completed Qty
* Move Order Line Detail:
Item Destination Details
Lot/Serial/Locator
Quantity/UOM
Source Details
Move Order Header - Oracle inventory uses the Move Order header to store the
Move Order source type which refers to the entity that created the Move Order.
An Order could be a pick wave, sales order pick, a replenishment type (Kanban,
Min-Max, Replenishment Count) or a requisition. The Move Order header also
stores the default source and destination location in the event of a subinventory
transfer, or an account in the event of an account transfer. The header also
stores the Move Order number and the requested date.
Move Order Lines - Move Order Lines are the requests on a Move Order. They store
the item, requested quantity, completed quantity (for partially fulfilled Move
Order), a source and destination if known. The Move Order lines also include
any project and task references, if the organization is project manufacturing
enabled.
Move Order Lines Details - Move Order Lines Details contain the information
necessary to fulfill a particular request line. For instance, the material
locator, lot or serial control information will be contained at the line detail

level. These details are automatically populated by Oracle Inventory when

picking rules and item transaction defaults for destination locators have been
setup, or the user can manually fill in the details. It is highly recommended
that the item transaction defaults feature be set up in Release 11i:
Inventory->Setup->Transactions->Item Transaction Defaults
Q4. What is the basic process flow of a Move Order Requisiton?
A4. The Move Order process deploys the following steps:
* Create the Move Order for required material. You can manually create the
requisition or it may be automatically generated at Pick Release, Kanban
Replishment, Min-Max or Replishment Count reports.
* Approve the Move Order if required. There is a seeded Oracle Workflow for
Move Order Approvals. If approval is required then the Item Planner must
approve the Move Order Lines. All automatically generated Move Orders are
created with an automatic approval. If you do not desire to require
approvals in your Inventory Organization for manual Move Order Requisitions
then you must set your Time Out period parameter to '0' and the Time-Out
Action parameter to 'Approve'.
Navigation: Inventory->Setup->Organizations->Parameters
Choose the Inventory Parameters Tab.
* Detail the Move Order. Detailing is the process that uses Oracle Inventory
picking rules to determine where to source the material to fulfill a request
line. The detailing process fills in the Move Order Line Details with the
actual transactions to be performed and allocates the material to the Move
Order. You should not detail a Move Order too soon in the business process
because the detailing process for a Move Order creates pending transactions
and removes that quantity from an availability picture. Detailing should not
be done until you are ready to print a pick slip and actually move the
material.
* Print a pick slip if desired or push the Move Order Line Details to mobile
devices for transaction through the Move Order API - Move Orders
INV_Move_Order_PUB.
* You are now ready to transact the Move Order. You can transact all the order
lines at once or one detail line at a time as the items are moved. If you
transact less than the requested quantity, the Move Order will stay open
until the total quantity is transacted, or the Move Order is closed
or cancelled.
Q5. What new tables, forms or profile options are used with the Move Order

function?
A5.
TABLES
MTL_TXN_REQUEST_HEADERS
MTL_TXN_REQUEST_LINES
FORMS
Move Orders (INVTOMAI)
This form allows you to create and approve Move Orders by specifying
items, source and destination locations, quantities and other order
information.
This form includes the following windows:
Find Move Orders
Move Order Header Summary
Move Order Lines Summary
Transact Move Orders (INVTOTRX)
This form allows you to transact Move Orders and to view and update
sourcing information.
This form includes the following windows:
Find Move Order Lines
Transact Move Orders
Transact Move Order Line Details
PROFILE OPTION
TP:INV Move Order Transact Form
This profile option allows the Move Order transaction mode to be set as
either online, background or concurrent request.