The Advanced item inquiry can be accessed by creating a mobile device menu item (Warehouse management > Setup > Mobile device > Mobile device menu items) with the Activity code set to Advanced item inquiry.
When accessing the advanced item inquiry on the mobile device, users can scan/manually enter the Item number in the Item inquiry screen.
List layout
If the Use advanced inquiry layout parameter is set to No, the following information related to the selected item is displayed in the Advanced item inquiry:
Item number
Product name
Active storage condition
On-hand inventory by location:
Location
Physical inventory
Available physical
Physical reserved
Handling instructions
The amount of information displayed on the screen can be updated by defining the Records per page information in the Mobile device menu items form.
Grid layout
If the Use advanced inquiry layout parameter is set to Yes, an initial screen is displayed with the following item information:
Item number
Info
Storage condition
Handling type
Handling instruction
Statement
When users confirm the information, the on-hand information is displayed in a grid layout. Each box contains the following fields:
Key identifier (Box title): Location where the on hand is stored
Physical: Physical inventory of the item in the location
Reserved: Physical reserved inventory of the item in the location
Picked: Physical picked inventory of the item in the location
Available: Available physical inventory of the item in the location
Users can view the same information as a list by clicking on one of the boxes and accessing the Inventory details screen. It is possible to link this screen with other inquiries by leveraging the standard detour functionality (for example, to access the related location inquiry with a single click).