The Economic Zones window supports Oracle Inventory movement statistics functionality for gathering, reviewing, and reporting statistical information associated with material movements. You automate the movement statistics functionality by defining parameters in the Economic Zones and Movement Statistics Parameters windows. See: Overview of Movement Statistics and Defining Movement Statistics Parameters.

Use the Economic Zones window to define the economic zones in which you conduct business. Oracle Inventory uses this information to determine which material movement transactions take place in a reporting jurisdiction.

   To define an economic zone:

1. Navigate to the Economic Zones window.

2. Enter a zone code.

   Note: The European Union is seeded in the system as an economic zone. You can update countries in the European Union common market by selecting the country code from the list of values.

3. Enter a name for the economic zone.

4. Enter a description of the economic zone.

5. Enter the countries you want to associate with this economic zone in the Name field of the Countries region.

   You can associate a country with more than one economic zone.

6. Enter a start date for each country.

7. Enter an end date for each country.

8. Save your work.

   To update an economic zone:

1. Navigate to the Economic Zones window.

2. Navigate to the Find Zones window by selecting Find from the View menu.

3. You can update information in all fields.

4. Save your work.