Channel Safety Net
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Global order promising > Setup > Demand Channel Template > Channel safety net button
You can set up safety nets to allow inventory to be withheld and "soft reserved" to a channel when there is no demand to consume it.
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See Sustainability with Supply Chain Cloud for more information.
This is useful when you want stock available in case an order for that channel comes in because it has a high priority.
The "soft reservation" to a channel is only in relation to a particular reservation run. If multiple channels are being processed in a reservation run, safety nets are applied based on the sequence in which channels are evaluated during reservation processing.
Example
If Channel 1 has a safety net of 25 units, then when the Channel 2 reservation runs, the 25 "soft allocated" Channel 1 units are not available for reservation.
Header Section
| FIELD | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Budget item group ID | Unique identifier for the Budget Item Group. |
| Description | Description of the channel safety net record. |
| Channel ID | Channel ID for the current record. |
Scope Section
Defines the scope for the safety net within the channel.
Safety nets are a value per item in the Channel Budget, not per customer.
The only scope limitation can be for a given site/warehouse, if desired.
| FIELD | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Dimension number | The internal dimension number for the designated site/warehouse. |
| Site | The site for this safety net record (if desired). |
| Warehouse | The warehouse for this safety net record (if desired). |
Details Section
| FIELD | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Safety net calculation method | How the safety net value calculates:
|
| Safety net unit ID | Unit of measure to be used when using the Number of units calculation method. If not specified, inventory unit is used. |
| Safety net value | If using the Number of units calculation method, indicates the number of UOMs to use as a safety net. If using the Percentage of physical available calculation method, indicates a percentage of inventory to keep available. |
| Allow safety net to surpass budget? | Turn on this toggle to allow the "soft allocated" safety net to exceed the remaining budgeted amount for the channel. |
| Excess safety net amount | Designates by much the budget can be exceeded. |