Refreshing Inventory Part Unit Cost Snapshot

Explanation

This is a background job that takes a snapshot of the inventory part unit cost for calculating inventory planning and replenishment data. The reason for this is that there might be a substantial performance loss if the normal methods for fetching inventory value were used. These methods have to consider a weighted value for parts that have FIFO/LIFO, or whether the Inventory Part Cost Level is anything else than inventory part. So in order to get relevant data in this snapshot there is a scheduled task running to update the snapshot.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this activity.

System Effects

The unit cost snapshot is saved on all inventory parts for a site.

Window

Refreshing Inventory Part Unit Cost Snapshot

Related Window Descriptions

Refreshing Inventory Part Unit Cost Snapshot

Procedure

You can either perform the refresh snapshot task directly (procedure A) or schedule the task as a background job (procedure B).

A. To perform the refresh snapshot task directly:

1. Open the Refreshing Inventory Part Unit Cost Snapshot dialog box. 
2. Enter a value for the Site field or click List to select one from the List of Values.
3. Click OK to complete the operation.

B. To schedule the refresh snapshot task as a background job:

1. Click Schedule to open the New Database Task Schedule window. Set the scheduling parameters as desired and save. Scheduled tasks can be seen in Scheduled Database Tasks window.