Request Processing Options

Warehouse Inventory's Request Processing options allow you to record and process employee requests for materials from your warehouse sites. These options also enable warehouse personnel to fill requests, print packing lists to accompany the requests, enter back orders, and process the return of requested stock items.

Menu Path: Warehouse Inventory > Entry & Processing > Warehouse Inventory > Warehouse Administration > click a Request Processing section

Request Processing Features

Inventory requests are used to record and fulfill supply requests from departments throughout your organization. The Warehouse Inventory System incorporates a variety of features for streamlining this process. At the same time, the system provides considerable flexibility in helping you control inventory levels and expenditures.

Following are key features of Warehouse Inventory's Request Processing options:

When a request for a stock item is recorded, the quantity is reserved in the Inventory Catalog and subtracted from the stock available. The setting in the catalog's Safety Point field and the total in its Available field determine the quantity that can be filled, thereby preventing stock levels from being depleted.
If a requested quantity causes a stock item's inventory level to fall below its safety point, a back order is generated for the number of units that cannot be filled. The ability to create back orders is determined by the setting of the Back Order field in the item's Stock Number record.
Requests can be checked against the budget balance for expenditure accounts in the Fund Accounting System. Depending on the settings in your Organization Chart, an order that exceeds a department's budgetary limits can be either prevented or allowed.
Autonumbering of requests, which is enabled by an optional setting on the Warehouse Inventory Profile page, simplifies data entry while providing an additional control for order and inventory tracking.
If a stock item has been discontinued on the Inventory Catalog, the Discontinued Stock Items field on the Warehouse Inventory Profile allows you to control processing of the item when entering Warehouse Requests.

Request Processing Options

Following are descriptions of the Warehouse Administration page's Request Processing options:

Requests	Displays the Update Request page for listing, printing, deleting, and "unapproving" requests for stock items. From this page, you can display additional pages for adding and changing requests. For details, refer to Update Request Page.
Fill Requests	Displays the Fill Requests page, where you can fill approved line items for selected requests. This includes back ordered quantities if stock became available for the certain catalog items. For details, refer to Fill Requests Page.
Pick Pack List	Displays the Print Pick Pack List page, where you can generate packing lists in either detailed or summary format showing information for filled requests. You can select requests by the date they were filled, request number, warehouse code, or identification number. You can also use this option to generate a list of stock items that are being packed for delivery. For details, refer to Print Pick Pack List Page.
Back Orders	Displays the Back Order page, where you can view existing back orders and change back order quantities as needed. This option also has a reportfunction. For details, refer to Back Order Page.
Return to Stock	Displays the Return to Stock page, where you can record the return of requested items to warehouse locations. You can also use this option to reverse accounting charges for the returned items. For details, refer to Return to Stock Page.