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LOCATOR CONTROL IN

ORACLE INVENTORY

Author: Bunny McGovern

Contributor: Clyde Butt

Oracle Corporation

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to explain

how the locator control feature is used in

Oracle Applications and to explain the

steps of how to implement locator

control. Examples are included of how to

setup locator control that is controlled at

the subinventory level and prespecified.

Subinventory level locator control

requires more setup then other control

levels since a prespecified list of locators

must be created.

Prior to implementing the Oracle

Inventory Application, you must consider

whether or not you will implement

locator control. The locator controlfeature is designed to allow some of your

subinventories and items to have locator

control while others do not.

Even if you do not use this feature, you

must still compile the Stock Locators

Flexfield (see the note in step 1 later in

this paper).

If you implement prespecified locator

control in your whole organization or in

a particular subinventory, you mustdefine stock locators. Locators identify

physical areas within subinventories, such

as aisle/row/bin locations.

How Locator Control Is Used in

Oracle Products

Oracle Inventory

Material Transactions: Enter the

locator name for locator controlledinventory items that you issue,

receive, transfer, reserve, and store

in your organization.

Locator Restrictions: Restrict items

to specific locators.

Locator Defaults: Specify default

shipping locators and default

receiving locators for

item/subinventory combinations.

Inventory Accuracy: Enter locator

information for locator controlled

items when you enter physical

inventory counts and cycle counts.

Inquiries and Reports: Oracle

Inventory inquiry windows and

reports provide locator information

for all locator controlled items.

Oracle Purchasing

Receipt Transactions: Enter locator


items that you receive from a supplier

or from another internal organization.

Default Receiving Locator: When

you deliver items to an inventory

location, if the source document doesnot have subinventory/locator

information, Oracle Purchasing uses

the default receiving subinventory

and locator that you specify in Oracle

Inventory.


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Oracle Order Entry

Pick Release: If you disable

reservations for your system, Oracle

Order Entry uses the default shipping

subinventory and locator in the pickrelease process.

Pick Release: If you enable

reservations, Oracle Order Entry uses

the locator picking order you specify

in the Pick Release process.

Shipment Transactions: Enter locator


items that you ship to a customer or

to another internal organization.

Oracle Work in Process

Issues and Returns: Use locators for

issues from inventory to work in

process and for returns from work in

process to inventory.

Completions: As you complete to

inventory or assembly from a job or

schedule, enter locator information

for locator controlled assemblies.

Replenishments: You can replenish

supply to subinventories and locators.

Steps to Implement Locator Control

1. Define the Stock Locators Flexfield.

2. Set Locator Control at theOrganization level, or see step 3.

3. Set Locator Control at the

Subinventory level, or see step 4.

4. Set Locator Control at the Item level.

Note: Locator control at the

organization level overrides locator

control at the subinventory level, and

locator control at the subinventory

level overrides locator control at the

item level.

5. Define Locators.

6. Assign items to Subinventories and

Locators to Items.

7. Restrict Items to Subinventories and

Locators.

STEP 1: Define Stock Locators

Flexfield

To define the Stock Locators Flexfield:

1. Navigate to Inventory > Setup >

Flexfield > Key Segments

(see figure 1)

2. Query on the following:

Application: Oracle Inventory

Flexfield Title: Stock Locators

3. Check the Allow Dynamic Inserts

checkbox if you want to use dynamic

locator control.

4. Choose the Segments button. The

Segments Summary window will

appear.

5. Enter the segment information for the

stock locators you plan to use.(See example in figure 2)

Note: This step is not required if you

do not plan to use the locator control

feature.


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Navigation: Inventory > Setup > Flexfield > Key Segments

(Figure 1)

Navigation: Inventory > Setup > Flexfield > Key Segments > Segments

(Figure 2)

NOTE: If you do not have Oracle Inventory installed or none of your items are locator

controlled, it is not necessary to set up this flexfield, but it must be compiled (see figure 1,


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Compile button). This Key Flexfield supports only one structure. Check that the Stock

Locator Flexfield has been compiled if you get an application error that includes the

following text:

app=401 structure=101 code=MTLL

Stock Locators Flexfield Details:

FLEXFIELD CODE: MTLL

TABLE NAME: MTL_ITEM_LOCATIONS

NUMBER OF COLUMNS: 20

WIDTH OF COLUMNS; 40

DYNAMIC INSERTS POSSIBLE: YES

UNIQUE ID COLUMN: INVENTORY_LOCATION_ID

OWNER: Oracle Inventory

STRUCTURE COLUMN: ORGANIZATION_ID

STEP 2: Setting Locator Control at

the Organization level

To set Locator Control at the

Organization level:

1. Navigate to Inventory > Setup >

Organization > Parameters

(see figure 3)

2. Select a locator control option:

None: no locator control.

Prespecified only: locators are

selected from a list that you set up.

Dynamic entry allowed: you can

define locators at the time of

transaction.

Determined at subinventory level:

control will be based on what youdefine at the subinventory level.

(See figure 3).


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Navigation: Inventory > Setup > Organization > Parameters

(Figure 3)

STEP 3: Setting Locator Control at the

Subinventory level

To set Locator Control at the subinventory level:

1. Navigate to Inventory Setup > Organization > Subinventory

(See figure 4)

2. Query on the subinventory you want to be locator controlled.

3. Select a locator control option:

None: no locator control.

Prespecified: locators are selected from a list that you set up.

(See example in figure 4).

Dynamic entry: you can define locators at the time of transaction.

Item level: allows you to define locator control at the item level.


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The example in figure 4 below shows Subinventory Name: Bunny-Pre

with Locator Control: Prespecified.

Navigate to Inventory Setup > Organization > Subinventory

(Figure 4)

STEP 4: Setting Locator Control at the Item level

Setting Locator Control at the item level involves the setup of Item Attribute

Controls at the master or organization level and setting the Locator Control

Inventory Attribute when defining or updating items.

For details, see Oracle Inventory Users Guide, Chapter 3, Item Setup and Control

and Chapter 4, Items.

STEP 5: Define Locators

To define Locators:


2. Query on the subinventory you want to define a locator for.


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3. Choose the Locators button (see figure 4 above). The Stock Locators

window appears.

4. Enter the Stock Locator information in the Stock Locator window.

(See figure 5).

Navigate: Inventory > Setup > Organization > Subinventory > Locators

(Figure 5)

STEP 6: Assign Items to Subinventories and Locators to Items

To assign items to subinventories:


(See figure 4)

2. Query on the subinventory you want to assign an item to.

3. Choose the Item/Subinventory button. The Item Subinventories

window appears.

4. Enter an item to assign to the subinventory. (See figure 6).

Note: You restrict an item to the subinventories you assign here by

setting theRestrict Subinventories attribute when you define the item.

5. Enter a locator to assign to the item in the subinventory.

(See figure 6, Locators for this Item Subinventory zone).


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Note: You restrict an item to the list of locators you define here by setting

theRestrict Locators attribute when you define the item. This will allow the

locator assigned to the item to be the default locator when you perform a

miscellaneous receipt, for example. If you assign more then one locator to

an item, a list of values of the locators will appear for you to choose from.

Navigation: Inventory Setup > Organization > Subinventory > Item/Subinventory

(Figure 6)

STEP 7: Restrict Items to Subinventories and Locators

To restrict items to subinventories and locators:

1. Navigate to Inventory > Items > Master Items

2. Choose Inventory Alternative Region. The Master Item, Inventory window

will appear.

3. At the bottom of the window, check the checkboxes for; Restrict Subinventories

and Restrict Locators. (See figure 7).


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Navigation: Inventory > Items > Master Items

(Figure 7)

Forms and Tables Used in Locator Setup:

FNDFFMIS - Key Flexfield Segments.

Used to setup and compile the Stock Locator Flexfield.

INVSDOIO - Organization Parameters.

Used to set locator control at the organization level

Base Table: MTL_PARAMETERS

To determine the setting of locator control:

1. Check the column value of:

MTL_PARAMETERS.STOCK_LOCATOR_CONTROL_CODE

2. Check the column value of:

MFG_LOOKUPS.MTL_LOCATION_CONTROL


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The QuickCodes type MTL_LOCATION_CONTROL has the following

lookup codes:

Code Meaning _

1 No locator control 2 Prespecified locator control

3 Dynamic entry locator control

4 Locator control determined at subinventory level

5 Locator control determined at item level

INVSDSUB - Subinventories

Used to define subinventories and locators

Used to set locator control at the subinventory level

Used to assign items to subinventories

Used to assign locators to items

Base Table: MTL_SECONDARY_INVENTORIES

INVIDITM - Master Items

Used to set locator control at the item level

Used to restrict subinventories and locators

About the Author

Bunny McGovern is a Senior Technical Analyst

with Oracle Support Services in Orlando, Florida.

Credits

Oracle Applications Flexfields Guide - Release 10

Oracle Inventory Application - 10SC

Oracle Inventory Reference Manual

Oracle Inventory Release 10SC

Oracle Inventory Technical Reference Manual

Oracle Inventory Users Guide Release 10SC


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