Oracle Cloud Inventory study plan
Oracle Cloud Inventory · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Inventory Structures and Setup
Map the Oracle Cloud Inventory organization hierarchy (legal entity, business unit, inventory organization, subinventory, locator) and draw it for a two-warehouse scenario
Configure an inventory organization with its calendar, item master organization association, and default subinventory in a training pod
Explain how organization parameters (negative inventory, locator control, default receipt/issue rules) change day-to-day transaction behavior
Distinguish subinventory transfer versus locator-level movement and identify when each is required
Your checkpoint
A one-page annotated structure diagram plus a configuration checklist for a two-warehouse, three-subinventory setup
Inventory Structures and Setup & Items and Item Organization
Create item master and organization-level item records, then assign items to the correct inventory organization
Set item attributes that drive inventory behavior: lot and serial control, shelf life, negative inventory, and transaction-enabled flags
Define item categories and category sets and explain how they support reporting and transaction defaults
Trace how item status and item attribute changes propagate to existing on-hand balances
Your checkpoint
A test script that creates five items with different control combinations and records the resulting transaction restrictions
Items and Item Organization & Receiving and Put Away
Configure receiving parameters and explain how receipt routing (direct, standard, inspection) affects put away
Perform a purchase order receipt, an inspection disposition, and a put away into a subinventory and locator in the training environment
Handle receiving exceptions: over-receipt, partial receipt, return to supplier, and correcting a receipt
Describe how lot and serial numbers are captured during receiving and what blocks a receipt
Your checkpoint
An end-to-end receiving walkthrough document with screenshots-free step notes covering one clean receipt and two exception paths
Receiving and Put Away & Inventory Transactions and Movement Requests
Execute each core inventory transaction type: subinventory transfer, miscellaneous issue, miscellaneous receipt, and move order
Explain the difference between a movement request and a move order and when each is appropriate
Set up a movement request type with its approval and fulfillment rules
Identify which transaction types generate accounting entries and which do not
Your checkpoint
A transaction matrix listing five transaction types against required inputs, accounting impact, and blocking conditions
Inventory Transactions and Movement Requests & Inventory Accuracy: Counting, Adjustments, and Costing
Perform a physical inventory count cycle: define a count, record counts, approve adjustments, and verify resulting on-hand
Configure count sequence and tolerance settings and explain how tolerances affect adjustment approval
Explain standard versus average costing behavior for inventory transactions and where cost is captured
Trace a cost adjustment through to the resulting accounting distribution
Your checkpoint
A count-to-adjustment walkthrough with a tolerance setting that forces an approval step, plus a short costing comparison note
Inventory Accuracy: Counting, Adjustments, and Costing & Inventory Integrations, Reporting, and Period Close
Build an inventory balance inquiry and an on-hand report, and reconcile the two against a known transaction set
Explain the period close sequence for inventory and what must be resolved before a period can close
Identify common integration touchpoints (receiving from procurement, shipping to order management, manufacturing issues) and the data they carry
Diagnose three typical close blockers such as unprocessed transactions or uncosted receipts
Your checkpoint
A close readiness checklist with reconciliation steps and a list of the transaction states that block period close
Inventory Integrations, Reporting, and Period Close & Security, Approvals, and Extensibility for Inventory
Configure role-based access so that a receiving clerk cannot approve count adjustments
Set up an approval rule for an inventory transaction or movement request and test the routing
Describe how sandbox extensibility is used to add a custom field to an inventory transaction without breaking upgrades
Explain the security model layers: roles, privileges, data access sets, and organization access
Your checkpoint
A security test log showing one denied action, one approved action, and one custom field visible on a transaction page
Inventory Structures and Setup & Items and Item Organization & Receiving and Put Away & Inventory Transactions and Movement Requests & Inventory Accuracy: Counting, Adjustments, and Costing & Inventory Integrations, Reporting, and Period Close & Security, Approvals, and Extensibility for Inventory
Re-run every deliverable from weeks 1 to 7 in a clean environment without notes
Score at least 80 percent on a timed practice set weighted by domain percentage and review every missed item
Rewrite weak-domain notes into a one-page summary per domain
Confirm readiness by listing any domain where confidence remains below 70 percent and scheduling targeted review
Your checkpoint
A timed practice score report with a per-domain breakdown and a final one-page summary sheet for each of the seven domains
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain, without notes, how organization parameters and item attributes combine to block a transaction, and has a working two-warehouse configuration
Week 4: Completes a receipt through put away and a subinventory transfer end to end, and correctly states the accounting impact of each
Week 6: Reconciles on-hand inquiry to a report after a count adjustment, and lists the transaction states that block period close
Week 8: Scores at least 80 percent on a domain-weighted timed practice set and has no domain below 70 percent confidence