Menu Path: Purchasing Reports Inventory Inventory Availability Report
Output a report of product availability.
Use Inventory Availability Report to create a report that lists product availability information.
You can filter the report to only include products for a specific:
Shipping location
Sales location
Style
Special product code
Category
Subcategory
Supplier code
Product code
You can also specify whether to include drop-shipped products and products with no activity in the report. For products with bills of materials, you can specify whether to include only the finished products, only the components, or both the finished products and the components on the report.
The report includes the following information:
Product code
Product name
Style
On hand quantity
Allocated quantity
Backordered quantity
Available quantity
Unit of measure
Order quantities for four future ranges of dates
Purchase order quantities for four future ranges of dates
You can specify four future number of days so that you can view inventory availability for four future moments in time. This allows you to ensure that a product is available when it is needed for orders.
You can sort the report by shipping location and by product code, category, style, or supplier. You can also specify whether quantities on the report are listed in the display, stocking, or purchase unit of measure.
Note If you output the report to Excel, the report includes detailed lot information.
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Exit |
Click this button to close the Inventory Availability Report window. |
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Click this button to display, output, email, or print the report. |
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Select this check box to include data for all shipping locations on the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a shipping location prefix for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a shipping location prefix. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Ship Locations check box. |
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Enter a shipping location name for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a shipping location name. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Ship Locations check box. |
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Select this check box to include data for all sales locations on the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a sales location prefix for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a sales location prefix. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Sales Locations check box. |
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Enter a sales location name for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a sales location name. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Sales Locations check box. |
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Select this check box to include data for all product styles on the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a product style for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a style. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Product Styles check box. |
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Select this check box to include data for all special product codes on the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a special product code for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a special product code. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Special Product Codes check box. |
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Select this check box to include data for all product categories on the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a product category for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a product category. If you want to include data for a range of categories, enter the first product category in the range. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Categories check box. |
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Enter the last product category in a range of categories for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a category. If you want to include data for a single category, you can leave this field blank. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Categories check box. |
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Click this button to display Category List, which allows you to select specific product categories for which to include data on the report. This button is only enabled if you clear the All Categories check box. |
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Select this check box to include data for all product subcategories on the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a product subcategory for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a product subcategory. If you want to include data for a range of subcategories, enter the first product subcategory in the range. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Subcategories check box. |
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Enter the last subcategory in a range of subcategories for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a subcategory. If you want to include data for a single subcategory, you can leave this field blank. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Subcategories check box. |
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Click this button to display Subcategory List, which allows you to select specific subcategories for which to include data on the report. This button is only enabled if you clear the All Subcategories check box. |
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Select this check box to include data for all supplier codes on the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a supplier code for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a supplier code. If you want to include data for a range of suppliers, enter the first supplier code in the range. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Supplier Codes check box. |
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Enter the last supplier code in a range of suppliers for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a supplier code. If you want to include data for a single supplier, you can leave this field blank. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Supplier Codes check box. |
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Click this button to display Supplier List, which allows you to select specific suppliers for which to include data on the report. This button is only enabled if you clear the All Supplier Codes check box. |
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Select this check box to include data for all product codes on the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a product code for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a product code. If you want to include data for a range of products, enter the first product code in the range. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Product Codes check box. |
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Enter the last product code in a range of products for which to include data on the report, or click the Lookup button to select a product code. If you want to include data for a single product, you can leave this field blank. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Product Codes check box. |
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Click this button to display Product List, which allows you to select specific products for which to include data on the report. This button is only enabled if you clear the All Product Codes check box. |
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Select whether to include drop-shipped line items from purchase orders on the report. This check box is cleared by default. |
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Select whether to include direct-ship line items from purchase orders on the report. This check box is cleared by default. |
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Select whether to display products with no activity in the report. This check box is selected by default. |
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Enter a number of days from the current date for which to display sales order and purchase order quantities on the report. Example You enter 7 in this field. If today's date is 1/1/2020, the report displays sales order and purchase order quantities for 1/1/2020-1/7/2020. |
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Enter a second number of days for which to display sales order and purchase order quantities on the report. This is the number of days after the last date of the range of dates defined by the value entered in the Future Number of days 1 field. Example You enter 7 in both this field and the Future Number of days 1 field. If today's date is 1/1/2020, the report displays sales order and purchase order quantities for both1/1/2020-1/7/2020 and 1/8/2020-1/14/2020. |
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Enter a third number of days for which to display sales order and purchase order quantities on the report. This is the number of days after the last date of the range of dates defined by the value entered in the Future Number of days 2 field. Example You enter 7 in this field and in both the Future Number of days 1 and Future Number of days 2 fields. If today's date is 1/1/2020, the report displays sales order and purchase order quantities for 1/1/2020-1/7/2020, 1/8/2020-1/14/2020, and 1/15/2020-1/21/2020. |
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Enter a fourth number of days for which to display sales order and purchase order quantities on the report. This is the number of days after the last date of the range of dates defined by the value entered in the Future Number of days 3 field. Example You enter 7 in this field and in the Future Number of days 1, Future Number of days 2, and Future Number of days 3 fields. If today's date is 1/1/2020, the report displays sales order and purchase order quantities for 1/1/2020-1/7/2020, 1/8/2020-1/14/2020, 1/15/2020-1/21/2020, and 1/22/2020-1/28/2020. |
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Select this check box to sort by shipping location before sorting by the selected Sort by option. |
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Select one of the following options for sorting the report.
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Select one of the following options for displaying quantities:
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Select one of the following options:
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Field or Button |
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Output Option |
Select one of the following output options:
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Save Report File |
Select this check box to save the Crystal Reports report (.rpt) file for the report to the folder entered in the Report Working Directory field for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. You can use the report file to customize the report. For more information, see Crystal Reports FAQ. This check box is only available if you select the Screen radio button. |
Save Access Database File |
Select this check box to save the Access database (.mdb) file for the report to the folder entered in the Report Working Directory field for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. You can use the Access database file to customize the report. For more information, see Crystal Reports FAQ. This check box is only available if you select the Screen radio button. |
Output File Type |
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Specify File Name |
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Output Directory |
Enter the location for the output report, or click the Lookup button to navigate to and select a location. This field is only available if the Specify File Name check box is cleared. |
Output File Name |
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Excel Format Name |
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Format Maintenance |
Click this button to display Excel Format Maintenance, which allows you to set up Excel formats. This button is only available if you select the Excel radio button. |
Save As Type |
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Include header |
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Delimiter |
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Enclosing Character |
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Printer |
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Subject |
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Report File Prefix |
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Add Additional Comments |
Select this check box if you want to include additional comments with the emailed report. If you select this check box, the Additional Comments window appears after you click the Print button in the ribbon, and allows you to enter the comments. This check box is only available if you select the Email radio button. |
Select this check box to email the report to each sales representative. The report will contain data for each sales representative's customers. This check box is only available if you select the Email radio button. |
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Print Full Heading on All Pages |
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Print Title Line on All Pages |
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Report Language 1 |
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Report Language 2 |
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Horizontal Shading |
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Collate |
Select this check box to collate the printed copies of the report (if you are printing multiple copies of the report). This check box is cleared by default, and is only enabled if you select the Printer radio button and enter a value greater than 1 in the Number of Copies field. Example You are printing five copies of a 20 page report to distribute to five different people. Leave this check box selected, so that pages 1-20 of the first copy prints, then pages 1-20 of the second copy, etc. If you clear this check box, five copies of page 1 prints, then five copies of page 2, etc. |
Horizontal Shading Color |
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Number of Copies |
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Process |
Select whether the task is run now or run by Scheduling Assistant. If you select the Schedule radio button, you can specify when the task occurs, and optionally set up an alert to be created when the task completes. These radio buttons are only enabled if the Disable Scheduling Assistant check box is cleared for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. Note If you select the Schedule radio button, you cannot output to the screen. |
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Date |
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Task Occurs |
Select one of the following options:
These radio buttons are only enabled if you select the Schedule radio button. |
Frequency |
These radio buttons are only available if you select the Every radio button. |
Day of Week |
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Repeat Every X Days |
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Repeat On |
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Repeat Every X Minutes |
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Triggering Task Id |
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Triggering Task Name |
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Triggering Task Description |
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Task Description |
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Scheduling Assistant Queue |
Enter an active Scheduling Assistant queue for the task, or click the Lookup button to select a Scheduling Assistant queue. This defaults to the default queue for your user ID. This field is only enabled if you select the Schedule radio button, and you are assigned to a queue other than the Default queue. |
External Email |
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Screen Alert |
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Internal Email |
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Report Files |
This grid displays report files set up for the report, and is only available if report files are set up for the program in Report File Maintenance. This grid includes the following columns:
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