This page allows you to select a transaction for which you wish to short close the material request information. You can directly enter the transaction number if you know the exact value or you can carry out a search using the transaction details, Material Request details, item details and warehouse details. Based on the specified search criteria, the system displays the transaction details, warehouse code and item details in the “Search Results” multiline. Only transactions in “Authorized” status can be short closed. You can also specify the reason code and description for short closing the material request.
Select the “Short Close Material Request” link under the “Material Request” Business Component
The “Short Close Material Request” page appears.
Enter the following fields:
Transaction No. |
A unique number identifying the material request transaction. The transaction number must exist in the login OU for the Material Request.. (Alphanumeric, 18) |
Select the “Main Information” link provided alongside the “Transaction No.” field to short close the material request transaction.
Enter the following in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for the material request transaction:
Transaction No. From |
The transaction number from which you wish to view the transaction details (Alphanumeric, 18). |
Transaction No. To |
The transaction number till which you wish to view the transaction details (Alphanumeric, 18). |
Transaction Date From |
The date of the transaction from which you wish to view the transaction details (Date Format). |
Transaction Date To |
The date of the transaction till which you wish to view the transaction details (Date Format). |
Item Code |
A unique code identifying the item (Alphanumeric, 32). |
Variant Code |
Variant code of the item (Alphanumeric, 4). |
Item Variant Desc. |
A textual description of the item variant (Alphanumeric, 150). |
Warehouse Code |
A unique code identifying the warehouse (Alphanumeric, 10). |
Material Request Type |
The type of material request depending on whether it has been created for a capital or non-capital warehouse. The system displays the options, “General”, “Capital” and “Blank”. The system sets this field blank by default |
Click the “Search” pushbutton to display the search results.
The system displays the following in the “Search Results” multiline based on the specified search criteria:
Transaction No. |
A unique number identifying the material request transaction. |
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Warehouse Code |
The code identifying the warehouse. |
Transaction Date |
The date on which the transaction took place. |
Item Code |
A unique code identifying the item. |
Variant Code |
Variant code of the item. |
Item Variant Desc. |
A textual description of the item variant. |
Enter the following in the “Search Results” multiline:
Reason Code |
A unique code identifying the reason for short closing the material request transaction (Alphanumeric, 6). Help facility available. |
Reason Desc. |
The textual description of the reason. |
Check the “Select” column of the multiline and select the “Main Information” link to specify the reason code and description for short closing the material request transaction details.
Select the data hyper link provided in the “Transaction No.” field of the multiline to specify the reason code and description for short closing the material request transaction details.
Click the “Short Close Material Request(s)” pushbutton to short close the material request transaction
The system displays an informational message. The status of the Material Request is set as “Short Closed”.
The system checks whether the item is dispositionable and the stock status of the item is “Nettable”, the disposition entry for the need date will be cancelled for the line number in the transaction. If the allocation method is chosen as a value other than “None”, the system de-allocates the item/variant in the transaction.
To proceed, carry out the following
Select the “Main Information” link provided alongside the “Transaction No.” field to short close the material request transaction.