inventory questions

[marceloh]

Hi,

I need to transfer several products between facilities. I thought I could
use shipments but I readed that only sale and purchase orders are supported.
Is that correct?

I have no requirements on selecting any inventory Item to transfer, I only
need to transfer products if enough stock is available. I noted that
inventory transfers can be used, but I need to select the inventory Item,
and I coundn't find a way to send more than one product using this feature.
Should I generate a new entity "InventoryMovement" with a one to many
relationship with inventoryTransfers to implement what I want?

In the inventory Transfer screen there is a field Container ID field , but I
couldn't find a way to create a container. Is this feature available?

Regards.
Marcelo

[Si Chen-2]

You should use the current Inventory Transfer feature.  There should  
be no need to add another "InventoryMovement" entity for this  
functionality.  If you have many inventory items to transfer, what  
you can do is use the "Transfer Shipment" type of Shipment to group  
them together.  What you can do is add items to the Shipment, then  
when you mark it completed, have a SECA create and complete inventory  
transfers for you.

Si


On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I need to transfer several products between facilities. I thought I  
> could use shipments but I readed that only sale and purchase orders  
> are supported. Is that correct?
>
> I have no requirements on selecting any inventory Item to transfer,  
> I only need to transfer products if enough stock is available. I  
> noted that inventory transfers can be used, but I need to select  
> the inventory Item, and I coundn't find a way to send more than one  
> product using this feature. Should I generate a new entity  
> "InventoryMovement" with a one to many relationship with  
> inventoryTransfers to implement what I want?
>
> In the inventory Transfer screen there is a field Container ID  
> field , but I couldn't find a way to create a container. Is this  
> feature available?
>
> Regards.
> Marcelo
>

[marceloh]

Si,
How can I create the Shipment you're mentioning?

Regards
Marcelo

>From: Si Chen <[hidden email]>
>Reply-To: [hidden email]
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Re: inventory questions
>Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:33:40 -0700
>
>You should use the current Inventory Transfer feature.  There should  be no
>need to add another "InventoryMovement" entity for this  functionality.  If
>you have many inventory items to transfer, what  you can do is use the
>"Transfer Shipment" type of Shipment to group  them together.  What you can
>do is add items to the Shipment, then  when you mark it completed, have a
>SECA create and complete inventory  transfers for you.
>
>Si
>
>
>On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I need to transfer several products between facilities. I thought I  could
>>use shipments but I readed that only sale and purchase orders  are
>>supported. Is that correct?
>>
>>I have no requirements on selecting any inventory Item to transfer,  I
>>only need to transfer products if enough stock is available. I  noted that
>>inventory transfers can be used, but I need to select  the inventory Item,
>>and I coundn't find a way to send more than one  product using this
>>feature. Should I generate a new entity  "InventoryMovement" with a one to
>>many relationship with  inventoryTransfers to implement what I want?
>>
>>In the inventory Transfer screen there is a field Container ID  field ,
>>but I couldn't find a way to create a container. Is this  feature
>>available?
>>
>>Regards.
>>Marcelo
>>
>

[marceloh]

Si,
I've found transfer shipment, but i couldn't find the way to enter items to
that shipment. There is a  order items button, but it only allows me to
select an order or a ship group ID (don't know what it is), no way to select
products.

Thanks
Marcelo

>From: Si Chen <[hidden email]>
>Reply-To: [hidden email]
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Re: inventory questions
>Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:33:40 -0700
>
>You should use the current Inventory Transfer feature.  There should  be no
>need to add another "InventoryMovement" entity for this  functionality.  If
>you have many inventory items to transfer, what  you can do is use the
>"Transfer Shipment" type of Shipment to group  them together.  What you can
>do is add items to the Shipment, then  when you mark it completed, have a
>SECA create and complete inventory  transfers for you.
>
>Si
>
>
>On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I need to transfer several products between facilities. I thought I  could
>>use shipments but I readed that only sale and purchase orders  are
>>supported. Is that correct?
>>
>>I have no requirements on selecting any inventory Item to transfer,  I
>>only need to transfer products if enough stock is available. I  noted that
>>inventory transfers can be used, but I need to select  the inventory Item,
>>and I coundn't find a way to send more than one  product using this
>>feature. Should I generate a new entity  "InventoryMovement" with a one to
>>many relationship with  inventoryTransfers to implement what I want?
>>
>>In the inventory Transfer screen there is a field Container ID  field ,
>>but I couldn't find a way to create a container. Is this  feature
>>available?
>>
>>Regards.
>>Marcelo
>>
>

[Si Chen-2]

Marcelo,

That's the modification that would have to be made -- instead of  
showing Order Items, it should bring up a screen which allows you to  
add inventory items instead of product items.  The transfer shipment  
is sort of a feature that is specified in ofbiz but has never been  
implemented.  The good news is, I do have some code that could help  
with creating inventory transfers once the transfer shipment has been  
created, so if you make the changes and then post it to jira, I can  
put in my code as well.

Si


On Oct 2, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:

> Si,
> I've found transfer shipment, but i couldn't find the way to enter  
> items to that shipment. There is a  order items button, but it only  
> allows me to select an order or a ship group ID (don't know what it  
> is), no way to select products.
>
> Thanks
> Marcelo
>
>
>> From: Si Chen <[hidden email]>
>> Reply-To: [hidden email]
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: inventory questions
>> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:33:40 -0700
>>
>> You should use the current Inventory Transfer feature.  There  
>> should  be no need to add another "InventoryMovement" entity for  
>> this  functionality.  If you have many inventory items to  
>> transfer, what  you can do is use the "Transfer Shipment" type of  
>> Shipment to group  them together.  What you can do is add items to  
>> the Shipment, then  when you mark it completed, have a SECA create  
>> and complete inventory  transfers for you.
>>
>> Si
>>
>>
>> On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I need to transfer several products between facilities. I thought  
>>> I  could use shipments but I readed that only sale and purchase  
>>> orders  are supported. Is that correct?
>>>
>>> I have no requirements on selecting any inventory Item to  
>>> transfer,  I only need to transfer products if enough stock is  
>>> available. I  noted that inventory transfers can be used, but I  
>>> need to select  the inventory Item, and I coundn't find a way to  
>>> send more than one  product using this feature. Should I generate  
>>> a new entity  "InventoryMovement" with a one to many relationship  
>>> with  inventoryTransfers to implement what I want?
>>>
>>> In the inventory Transfer screen there is a field Container ID  
>>> field , but I couldn't find a way to create a container. Is this  
>>> feature available?
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>> Marcelo
>>>
>>
>

[marceloh]

Si,

i'll have a try to implement that functionality. It will be a good exercise
to learn how to develop in Ofbiz. I'm not worried with mid layer, I readed a
few methods in java and milnilang and I think they are clear to me. I have
less experience with UI (widget, ftl, etc)

Thanks.
Marcelo

>From: Si Chen <[hidden email]>
>Reply-To: [hidden email]
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Re: inventory questions
>Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:39:23 -0700
>
>Marcelo,
>
>That's the modification that would have to be made -- instead of  showing
>Order Items, it should bring up a screen which allows you to  add inventory
>items instead of product items.  The transfer shipment  is sort of a
>feature that is specified in ofbiz but has never been  implemented.  The
>good news is, I do have some code that could help  with creating inventory
>transfers once the transfer shipment has been  created, so if you make the
>changes and then post it to jira, I can  put in my code as well.
>
>Si
>
>
>On Oct 2, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:
>
>>Si,
>>I've found transfer shipment, but i couldn't find the way to enter  items
>>to that shipment. There is a  order items button, but it only  allows me
>>to select an order or a ship group ID (don't know what it  is), no way to
>>select products.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Marcelo
>>
>>
>>>From: Si Chen <[hidden email]>
>>>Reply-To: [hidden email]
>>>To: [hidden email]
>>>Subject: Re: inventory questions
>>>Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:33:40 -0700
>>>
>>>You should use the current Inventory Transfer feature.  There  should  be
>>>no need to add another "InventoryMovement" entity for  this  
>>>functionality.  If you have many inventory items to  transfer, what  you
>>>can do is use the "Transfer Shipment" type of  Shipment to group  them
>>>together.  What you can do is add items to  the Shipment, then  when you
>>>mark it completed, have a SECA create  and complete inventory  transfers
>>>for you.
>>>
>>>Si
>>>
>>>
>>>On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I need to transfer several products between facilities. I thought  I  
>>>>could use shipments but I readed that only sale and purchase  orders  
>>>>are supported. Is that correct?
>>>>
>>>>I have no requirements on selecting any inventory Item to  transfer,  I
>>>>only need to transfer products if enough stock is  available. I  noted
>>>>that inventory transfers can be used, but I  need to select  the
>>>>inventory Item, and I coundn't find a way to  send more than one  
>>>>product using this feature. Should I generate  a new entity  
>>>>"InventoryMovement" with a one to many relationship  with  
>>>>inventoryTransfers to implement what I want?
>>>>
>>>>In the inventory Transfer screen there is a field Container ID   field ,
>>>>but I couldn't find a way to create a container. Is this   feature
>>>>available?
>>>>
>>>>Regards.
>>>>Marcelo
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

[Si Chen-2]

Marcelo,

This is what I have so far:
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-352

which are basically half of the solution to this problem.  
Unfortunately I never finished it myself, but it should show you how  
it could be done.  Feel free to ask questions or post your code samples.

Si


On Oct 2, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:

> Si,
>
> i'll have a try to implement that functionality. It will be a good  
> exercise to learn how to develop in Ofbiz. I'm not worried with mid  
> layer, I readed a few methods in java and milnilang and I think  
> they are clear to me. I have less experience with UI (widget, ftl,  
> etc)
>
> Thanks.
> Marcelo
>
>
>> From: Si Chen <[hidden email]>
>> Reply-To: [hidden email]
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: inventory questions
>> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:39:23 -0700
>>
>> Marcelo,
>>
>> That's the modification that would have to be made -- instead of  
>> showing Order Items, it should bring up a screen which allows you  
>> to  add inventory items instead of product items.  The transfer  
>> shipment  is sort of a feature that is specified in ofbiz but has  
>> never been  implemented.  The good news is, I do have some code  
>> that could help  with creating inventory transfers once the  
>> transfer shipment has been  created, so if you make the changes  
>> and then post it to jira, I can  put in my code as well.
>>
>> Si
>>
>>
>> On Oct 2, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:
>>
>>> Si,
>>> I've found transfer shipment, but i couldn't find the way to  
>>> enter  items to that shipment. There is a  order items button,  
>>> but it only  allows me to select an order or a ship group ID  
>>> (don't know what it  is), no way to select products.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Marcelo
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Si Chen <[hidden email]>
>>>> Reply-To: [hidden email]
>>>> To: [hidden email]
>>>> Subject: Re: inventory questions
>>>> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:33:40 -0700
>>>>
>>>> You should use the current Inventory Transfer feature.  There  
>>>> should  be no need to add another "InventoryMovement" entity  
>>>> for  this  functionality.  If you have many inventory items to  
>>>> transfer, what  you can do is use the "Transfer Shipment" type  
>>>> of  Shipment to group  them together.  What you can do is add  
>>>> items to  the Shipment, then  when you mark it completed, have a  
>>>> SECA create  and complete inventory  transfers for you.
>>>>
>>>> Si
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Marcelo Hamra wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to transfer several products between facilities. I  
>>>>> thought  I  could use shipments but I readed that only sale and  
>>>>> purchase  orders  are supported. Is that correct?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have no requirements on selecting any inventory Item to  
>>>>> transfer,  I only need to transfer products if enough stock is  
>>>>> available. I  noted that inventory transfers can be used, but  
>>>>> I  need to select  the inventory Item, and I coundn't find a  
>>>>> way to  send more than one  product using this feature. Should  
>>>>> I generate  a new entity  "InventoryMovement" with a one to  
>>>>> many relationship  with  inventoryTransfers to implement what I  
>>>>> want?
>>>>>
>>>>> In the inventory Transfer screen there is a field Container  
>>>>> ID   field , but I couldn't find a way to create a container.  
>>>>> Is this   feature available?
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards.
>>>>> Marcelo
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>