Consume inventory in a card

Inventory consumption in a card allows you to deduce quantities from your inventory and know its destination.

1. In the left menu, choose Operations.
2. Click on the desired card, a window opens.
3. On the left, choose the Consumption tab.
   

Note: a consumption that asks for more than the source inventory contains is automatically spread across the other available inventories, or may be refused. For more information, see the Consume more than the source inventory contains section below.

Consume unplanned inventory #

The Allow consumption of not planned inventory in cards configuration must be enabled before unplanned consumption can be performed.

To find out all the other possible configurations for unplanned consumption, click here.

By scan #

1. Scan the inventory to be consumed. The inventory will appear in the Consumed material section.
   1. Specify the batch size consumed.
   2. Indicate the quantity consumed.
   3. Confirm the date of use.
      

Manual add #

1. Click the + Add button. The unplanned consumption window opens.
   
2. Enter the requested information, including the following details:
   • Item: the item that will be consumed.
   • Source inventory: The source inventory for this item (field absent if the chosen item is a service or not managed).
   • Batch size: displays the batch size of the card, cannot be changed for unplanned consumption.
   • Measure: Measure of each batch. It is possible to configure the default quantity on this field here.
     
3. When you’re done, click Confirm.

Consume planned inventory #

In the Planned consumption section :

1. Click the double checkmark icon to consume all scheduled inventories.
   OR
2. Click the checkmark of the inventory you are consuming.
   OR
3. Scan the inventory you consume.
   
4. The inventory appears in the Consumed material section.
   1. Specify the batch size consumed.
   2. Indicate the quantity consumed.
   3. Confirm the date of use.
      

Add planned consumption #

For talents with access to the planning module (see Security groups), it is possible to add or import planned consumptions directly in the card. For field details and steps, see Planned consumptions.

Consume more than the source inventory contains #

When a consumption asks for more than the source inventory contains, ALIX automatically spreads it across the available inventories.

Note: consumption by scan is not spread: only the scanned inventory is consumed.

The spread happens in this order:

1. The source inventory is consumed first.
2. The remainder is spread across the other available inventories of the same item: the project’s inventories first, then the others, from oldest to newest within each group.
3. If every available inventory together is not enough, what is still missing is consumed on the source-less Other row.

Note: if the Negative consumption on inventory source configuration is enabled, the last available inventory absorbs the whole remainder and goes negative. Nothing is consumed on the Other source.

When the consumption is refused #

In the two following cases, the consumption is refused and nothing is consumed. A message then lists each material with the missing measure.

• If the Allow consumption on the “Other” source configuration is disabled: a consumption that would finish on the Other source is refused, including when a card is moved (auto consumption).
• If the source inventory is a bin, it depends on the Bins are consumed like standard inventories configuration:
  • Disabled (default): there is no automatic spread, the whole consumption stays on the bin. If the bin does not hold enough, the consumption is refused, unless the Negative consumption on inventory source configuration is enabled: the bin then goes negative.
  • Enabled: the bin follows the spread described above, like any other inventory. This refusal does not apply.

Reverse a consumption #

To make a material return on the right date, it is possible to reverse a consumption.

Note: The Allow consumption reversal with negative values configuration must be enabled.

1. In the left menu, choose Operations.
2. Click on the desired card, a window opens.
3. On the left, choose the Consumption tab.
   
4. In the Consumed Material section, click the … to the right of the desired consumption, then click Reverse.
   
5. A new line appears. The red color of the total and the yellow icon indicate that it is a negative consumption.