MB-330 key terms

The shared product record that defines a product's number, name, dimensions, and attributes for the whole organization; it must be released to a legal entity before it can be used in transactions.

The company-specific record created when a product master or distinct product is released to a legal entity; it carries the item setup such as item model group, dimension groups, and default order settings.

A specific combination of product dimensions, such as size, color, and style, that identifies one sellable version of a product master.

A setup that determines which product dimensions-configuration, size, color, and style-are active for a product and how those dimensions are used when variants are created.

The method that defines how variants of a product are created: predefined variants, a bill of materials, or constraint-based configuration.

A status assigned to a released product, such as draft, active, or discontinued, that controls whether the item can be added to new transactions.

A setup that controls which storage dimensions-site, warehouse, location, and inventory status-are tracked for an item and whether they are mandatory on transactions.

A setup that defines which tracking dimensions-batch number, serial number, and owner-are tracked for an item and whether physical or financial updates are required.

A setup assigned to an item that controls inventory costing, including the valuation method (such as FIFO, weighted average, or standard cost) and whether physical and financial negative inventory is allowed.

The combination of storage and tracking dimensions, such as site, warehouse, location, batch, and serial, that identifies exactly where and in what state a quantity of an item exists.

The process of linking physical inventory to a specific order so the quantity is set aside and cannot be promised to other demand.

A feature that links specific inbound inventory transactions to specific outbound transactions so the exact cost of the marked units flows to the issue.

A periodic process that settles inventory transactions, adjusting issues so they reflect the actual cost of receipts, and then locks the inventory ledger for the closed period.

A journal used to record inventory movements and adjustments, such as movement, profit and loss, transfer, counting, and bill of materials journals.

In Asset Management, an organizational record for a physical place or functional unit, such as a building or production line, where assets are installed and maintained.

In Asset Management, a record that plans and tracks maintenance tasks, required resources, spare parts, and costs for one or more assets.

A request for goods or services that must be reviewed and approved before it can be turned into a purchase order.

An invitation sent to vendors to submit prices and terms for goods or services, used to compare bids and then create purchase orders or agreements.

A long-term commitment with a vendor for a quantity or value of goods at agreed prices, from which individual purchase order releases are drawn over time.

A price, discount, or rebate agreement with a customer or vendor that overrides default prices for specified items, quantities, or date ranges.

A contract with a customer for a specified quantity or value of products over time at agreed prices, against which sales order releases are created.

A sales or purchase order between two related legal entities, where the system automatically creates the matching order in the counterpart legal entity.

A calculation of the quantity of an item that can be promised to a customer on a given date, based on on-hand inventory and scheduled receipts and issues.

A warehouse rule that determines the pick or put location for inventory based on criteria such as item, warehouse, location profile, and available quantity.

A template that defines the sequence of pick and put work lines created for a warehouse work order, along with the location types it applies to.

A configuration that controls how waves are created, which orders are included, and which replenishment and work creation methods run when the wave is processed.

A transportation grouping of order lines that are planned and moved together, used to build shipments and to run rate shopping and route planning.

A transportation record for goods moving from one origin to one destination on a given date; it can contain one or more loads and is used for rating and tracking.

A unique identifier, usually a number, for a container or pallet in warehouse management, used to track inventory through receiving, storage, and shipping.

A transportation component that calculates shipping charges from rate bases, rate masters, mileage, and transit time data defined for carriers.

A transportation plan that groups loads or shipments into routes with sequenced stops and driving directions, produced by route planning or entered manually.

The process of matching carrier invoices for transportation charges against expected freight costs calculated in Transportation Management, then approving or disputing any differences.

The process that calculates net requirements from demand and supply and then generates planned orders and action messages according to the coverage settings.

A setup assigned to an item or coverage dimension that defines how master planning creates supply, including coverage code, lead time, safety stock, and time fences.

A suggested purchase, production, transfer, or kanban order created by master planning that can be firmed into a real order.

The ability to trace a planned order or requirement back to the demand that caused it, showing the linked supply and demand records.

A date boundary that limits master planning changes, such as a freeze fence that blocks changes or a coverage fence that sets how far demand is planned.

The buffer quantity that master planning keeps in inventory to absorb demand variability, set as a quantity or as days of coverage.

An estimate of future customer demand by item, warehouse, and period, used by master planning to generate planned supply.

A planning message that recommends changing an existing order-such as advancing, postponing, increasing, or decreasing it-so supply stays aligned with demand.