Ali Raza Zaidi

A practitioner’s musings on Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations

Product Management

Service Item with Stocked Item Model

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I conducted an experiment to see what happens when we create a service item but select the item group as stocked.

To test this, I created an item called “Service 101” using the FIFO model, which is typically used for stocked items.

Next, I purchased it as a normal item.

When I checked the inventory transactions, I noticed that transactions were recorded—this happened because the FIFO item model treats it as a stocked item.

Inventory transactions

Why would we need such an item?

If we define an item as a service and assign it to a non-stocked item group, it means we can use it as a service charge—either as a service received or provided to a customer. In this case, no inventory transactions would be recorded.

However, in production orders, when defining the Bill of Materials (BOM), there are certain non-physical costs (such as floor charges) that need to be accounted for. The problem is that BOM does not support service items.

To work around this, we need to create a service item using a stocked item model, ensuring that it can be included in BOM calculations while still serving its intended purpose as a service-related charge.

How to create Item Batch manually in D365 F&O

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I love D365 F&O because every day I have to learn something new. At the same time, D365 F&O was so big that I started to forget things very fast. What I did a year ago is just a vivid memory. Yesterday, an interesting thing happened. During testing for one customisation, I had to deal with batch-enabled items. I have to raise stock on more than 20 items. So I can test sale order scenarios. So instead of creating a purchase order, I decided to make inventory adjustments. And when I post the inventory adjustment journal, it gives me an error message for each batch for each item required. Hmm, what to do now? I have to create batches manually and then associate them with items. And these batches I have to copy into inventory adjustment lines. Go to Inventory Management> Inquiries and Reports > Tracking Dimensions > Batches. This is a wonderful page. Here, I can reset the expiration dates of the selected batch. Shelf life. It reminds me of a common requirement. The system should not receive or ship the product, which has more than 60 percent shelf life. There should be special approval for products that have a 60 percent shelf life.  I am not giving a solution here. But whatever solution you provide, its origin lies here.

Go to Inventory Management> Inquiries and reports > Tracking dimensions > Batches.

Before creating a new batch, I got attention to reset button.

On that tab, I found three options, It works for selected row on grid. above screenshot I took when I click on Reset shelf Life dates.

I am not interested in Dates because these are too sweet. Arab called dates as “Timmer”

Timmerun Halwa jinduun

التمر حلو جدًا

Its same Hawla, that happen in Ichra Lahore Pakistan.

Pakistani like Halwah too much

You can reset dates from here.

Let it.

I have to create new batch, that I can use in Inventory Journal. so I clicked on New button. Detail page opens where I have to add multiple things.

Like Item, batch code, Disposition code and things related to shelf life.

Hope you like this article, why I do blog because I forget things very fast.

Product Attribute Data Management D365 Finance and Operations

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We are senior, or senior citizen. Most of the time, young champs do things. And we as senior, just control the situation or communicate.

We can not do everything. We need to delegate things. Today I got chance to work with a young champ to import the product attribute in a system.

I used following Data Entities

Product attribute enumeration types v3
Product attribute integer enumeration types
Attribute group
Product attributes – Specification of attribute types and attribute name
Product category attributes – combination of category and attribute on a product
Product attribute values – for attribute values assignment per product
Product entity attribute value entity – for attribute values assignment per product
Category hierarchies & product category hierarchy – for Procurement category
Internal organization product attribute values
Product category category attribute group assignments – attribute assignment on category
Product category product attribute group assignments

Product Management in Dynamics Ax 2012 R3 Part 2

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In previous post I just create an Item product without its variant and released it to required legal entity.

http://tech.alirazazaidi.com/product-management-in-dynamics-ax-2012-r3-part-1/

But product required one more step to finalize it before used in sales or purchase.

 

  • Item group
  • Item module group.
  • Storage dimension.
  • Tracking dimension.

 

 

 

For this purpose you have to go in Specific Legal entity and open the release product page.

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When Release product form opens, select or highlight you required release product and click on Edit button.

select

 

You can find similar form.

Edit form

You find that there is validate button on Product tab, this button helps you to identify what is missing in finalizing the release product.

 

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I clicked it for my newly released product.

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It gives me warning that values for Item model group, Item group, storage Dimension groups and tracking dimension group values are missing.

 

Let’s first set the values for Storage and tracking dimension group.

For this purpose you have to click on top menu tab menu and click on Dimension groups

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You can set values here for Storage Dimension group and Tracking Dimension group.

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After setting dimensions go  to General fast tab you find the Item model group drop down, you have to set its value from there

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For Item group please expend the Manage Costs fast tab and set its value from there.

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After setting all these values click on Validate button to check that Release product is properly configured.

 

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