Item Distributions

Defines an item that can be shipped from an origin location to a destination location.

The association can be date effective and also has a priority.

Fields

Field	Type	Description
item	item	Reference to the item. This is a required attribute. The item can point to a parent level in the item hierarchy. All child items can then be distributed using this definition.
origin	location	Origin location from where we can ship the item.
destination	location	Destination location to where we can ship the item. The default value of this field is empty. In such case any location can be used as destination.
cost	positive double	Shipment cost.
leadtime	duration	Shipment lead time.
size_minimum	positive double	Minimum size for shipments. The default is 1.
size_multiple	positive double	All shipments must be a multiple of this quantity. The default is 0, i.e. no multiple to be considered.
effective_start	dateTime	Date when the record becomes valid.
effective_end	dateTime	Date when the record becomes valid.
priority	integer	Priority of this shipment among all other methods to replenish a buffer. A lower number indicates that this shipment is preferred when the item is required. This field is used when the search policy is PRIORITIY.
resource	resource	Optionally, it refers to a resource that represents the distribution capacity. The referenced resource will typically be of type ‘buckets’.
resource_qty	positive double	Resource capacity consumed per distributed unit.
fence	duration	Release fence for the purchasing operations. New purchases cannot be proposed within this time fence after the plan current date.