You must set certain controls and options before performing inventory transactions. These include:
Setting transaction profile options: These establish the method of transaction processing to occur while you wait, on a periodic basis, or concurrently while you work. See: Setting Transaction Processing Profile Options.
Launching transaction managers: Transaction managers execute a variety of transaction processes. They run at periodic intervals you specify until you delete them with the concurrent manager. See: Launching Transaction Managers.
Setting control options and restrictions: You can specify whether an item is under lot, serial, or revision control. If control is enabled, you must enter a valid lot number, serial number, or revision number to receive or issue the item. See: Control Options and Restrictions.
Defining subinventory and locator defaults: You can specify default shipping and receiving subinventories and locators for your items.
Converting units of measure: If you want to perform material transactions in units of measure other than the primary unit of measure of an item, you must define unit of measure conversions. See: Converting Units of Measure.
Defining transaction source types: A transaction source type is the type of entity against which Oracle Inventory charges a transaction. Along with a transaction action, it uniquely identifies the type of transaction you perform. See: Defining and Updating Transaction Source Types.
Defining transaction types: A transaction type is the combination of a transaction source type and a transaction action. It is used to classify a particular transaction for reporting and querying purposes. See: Defining and Updating Transaction Types.
Defining transaction reasons: These are standard codes you use to classify your transactions. See: Defining Transaction Reasons.
Defining account aliases: These are easily recognized names or labels representing a general ledger account number. You can view, report, and reserve against an account alias. See: Defining Account Aliases.
Defining your shipping network: You can move material between two organization by means of inter-organization transfers. To define your shipping network you establish the relationships and accounting information that exists between a shipping (from) organization that ships inventory to a destination (to) organization. See: Defining Inter-Organization Shipping Network.
Defining shipping methods: You must define shipping methods if you want to set lead times for these methods in the Inter-org Shipping Methods window. See: Defining Shipping Methods.
Defining the parameters for gathering movement statistics. Inventory uses this information to validate entry of statistical movement transactions and to properly report the information. See: Defining Movement Statistics Parameters
Defining economic zones. You define the economic zones in which you conduct your business and associate these zones with specific countries. See: Defining Economic Zones.
Defining intercompany relations between two operating units in a multi-organization environment. These operating units are the Shipping organization and the Selling organization. See: Defining Intercompany Relations.