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Last Updated: 2023-08-11
Create Inventory Distribution Network

Create Inventory Distribution Network

Security:
Set Up: Inventory
 domain in the Inventory functional area.
You can use Workday to create inventory distribution networks to use in item replenishment. We enable you to prioritize distribution using a distribution network, and configure sourcing rules to source items based on availability. Supply teams can set up a network of sites that Workday can use when a worker requests an item. Workday can check against a list of prioritized sites, instead of just 1, and can fulfill that request automatically when that inventory is available at any of the sites in the distribution network. We remove the need for manual intervention from supply chain teams or having to wait for the requests.
When you select the
Default Fulfillment Source to Inventory for Valid Items for Inventory Site
 option on your sourcing rule, the distribution network only considers inventory sites that are active on that item. When you don't select this option, the distribution network considers all inventory sites.
  1. Access the
    Create Inventory Distribution Network
     task.
  2. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Company
    Select the default fulfillment company for each of the sites in your distribution network.
    Check Inventory Availability
    Select to check each site in your distribution network for available inventory during requisitions. Select this check box to configure the
    Default Inventory Site
     prompt.
    Source to Purchase Order if no Fulfillment Site is Found
    Select to enable your distribution network to source inventory replenishment requests to a purchase order when there's no inventory available and no valid inventory site found by the distribution network.
  3. Use the
    Distribution Network Priority
     grid to add inventory sites to your distribution network.
  4. Set the priority of your distribution network sites for sourcing during requisitions.
  5. In the
    Check UOM Availability
     column, consider:
    Option Description
    Restrict Availability to Base UOM
    Select this option when an inventory site uses automatic unit of measure (UOM) conversion and issues and stocks in multiple UOMs. When you select this option, Workday restricts the available inventory in the base UOM for the inventory site, to the requested quantity in the base UOM.
    Restrict Availability to Requested UOM
    Select this option when the inventory site only operates in a specific UOM or doesn't convert UOMs.
Workday creates the inventory distribution network as a configurable object on requisitions.
Assign an inventory distribution network to your requisition sourcing rules.
View your configured distribution networks on the
Find Inventory Distribution Networks
 report.