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Data Interface Requirements - Stock by Location
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Stock by location

File name

stock.csv

Importance

Required

Description

The current stock position by location

Criteria

A record should be provided if any of the following criteria is true:

  • The item is stocked at the location, or

  • There is stock on hand, or

  • There is an outstanding transaction (purchase order, customer order or transfer), or

  • There is future forecast demand, or

  • The item belongs to an active supersession chain, or

  • The item belongs to an active bill of materials

Columns

Pos. Name

Type

Importance

Description

1. Item Code

Char

Required

Product / SKU code

2. Location

Char

Required

Warehouse / branch code

3. Date Added

Date

If Applicable

Approximate date when the product was first available to sell at this location


If it is unavailable as an existing field, it can be calculated by determining the first receipt date (for example)


YYYY/MM/DD FORMAT

4. Inventory Unit Cost

Decimal

Required

The cost used by the company to value inventory


Typically provide the average cost here. In cases where the average cost is zero, consider providing either a standard cost or last cost.

Express in terms of the "Netstock unit of measure"

5. Purchase Unit Cost

Decimal

Required

The cost by which to value purchase order recommendations


Express in terms of the "Netstock unit of measure"

6. Selling Price

Decimal

Preferred

Recommended selling price at this location

Express in terms of the "Netstock unit of measure"

7. Stock On Hand

Integer

Required

Physical stock on hand

Express in terms of the "Netstock unit of measure"

8. Allocated Stock

Integer

Preferred

Allocated / committed stock that is not available for sale

Express in terms of the "Netstock unit of measure"

9. Supply Type

Char

Preferred

Indicates whether the item is sourced from a supplier, manufacturer or internal warehouse:

“IN” = Internal (use if the item is transferred to this location)

“EX” = External (use for purchasing or manufacturing)

10. Supply Code

Char

Preferred

Depending on the Supply Type above:

For EX, provide the vendor code of the preferred supplier / manufacturer

For IN, provide the location code of the supplying warehouse

11. Vendor Code

Char

Required

Vendor code of the preferred external supplier (regardless of how the item is sourced)

12. Purchase Unit of Measure

Char

If Applicable

Descriptive unit of measure used for purchasing

Provide this if Recommended orders should be exported in an alternate unit of measure

13. Purchase Factor

Decimal

If Applicable

The number of Netstock units to each purchase unit

Provide this if Recommended orders should be exported in an alternate unit of measure

14. Purchase Currency Code

Char

If Applicable

The ISO currency code that the purchase unit cost is in.

15. Lead Time

Integer

Preferred

Lead-time in calendar days (time from placing an order to receiving goods)

16. Stocking Indicator

Char

If Applicable

The stocking indicator determines whether Netstock generates min/max levels and which demand is included in the replenishment calculation:

S = Stocked

The item should be held in stock and replenished to calculated min/max levels

N = Non-stocked

The item should not be held in stock but orders should still be placed to cover any shortfall in firm demand within the supplier lead time

Z = Zero Policy

Similar to non-stocked but used for make-to-order items where the sales forecast needs to pass through to raw materials to ensure enough raw material stock is available

O = Obsolete

The item should not be held in stock or reordered

If not provided, Netstock has the ability to determine which items should be stocked based on their age and sales history

17. Minimum Stock

Integer

If Applicable

The minimum quantity of stock to keep

Only provide to override Netstock's Safety stock

18. Minimum Order Quantity

Integer

Preferred

The minimum quantity that can be ordered

Express in terms of the "Netstock unit of measure"

19. Order Multiple

Integer

Preferred

The multiples in which the item can be ordered

Express in terms of the "Netstock unit of measure"

20. Group 1

Char

If Applicable

Custom data for reporting (e.g. product group)

21. Group n

Char

If Applicable

Custom data for reporting. As many custom fields as required can be added to the end of the file.

For each Group, provide Code & Description pairs in the Custom groups file

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