Adding Surplus Line

This section describes how to add surplus line to the material commit using edit option.

Before you begin: Surplus lines may be added to demand lines to meet supplier order minimums or if there is potential demand from assortment lines that have not yet been released and the schedule is tight, it is possible to over-commit the material; when the assortment lines are later released, the over-ordered quantities (the surplus) will be consumed.

  1. From the global toolbar, click > Bulk Material Management, the Bulk Material Management Overview page opens.

  2. Click Name of the BMC and the BMC Properties page opens.

  3. From the page toolbar, click Categories > Material Commit and the Material Commit page opens.

  4. Select a demand summary line, Click Actions > Add Surplus Line, a surplus line will be added to the selected demand summary.