How to configure Issue Unit 2 flags in Cruise environments

When you configure Issue Unit 2 and the Inverted Flag in Crunchtime Inventory, following established best practices ensures accurate warehouse calculations and prevents database precision errors during order processing. This guide explains how you can configure unit conversions, manage hierarchy rules, resolve common picklist or database errors, and maintain clean inventory records.

How does Issue Unit 2 work with the Inverted Flag?

You use Issue Unit 2 as the designated secondary or warehouse issuing unit for internal warehouse and commissary orders, such as Master Orders or Hybrid Vendor Orders, processed within the Customer Order module.

The associated Inverted Flag controls the direction of the mathematical conversion between the Inventory Unit and Issue Unit 2.

• Leaving the flag unchecked specifies the number of Issue Unit 2 items contained in one Inventory Unit using multiplication.
• Checking the flag specifies the number of Inventory Units contained in one Issue Unit 2 using division.

System Limitations of the Inverted Flag

Recipe calculations do not support inverted conversions. The Inverted Flag checkbox is intentionally disabled for Recipe records and must remain set to N. You must ensure recipe items only use standard usage-to-inventory unit conversions. Additionally, the system stores conversion factors up to six decimal places.

Unit hierarchy rules when using Inverted Flag

You must match the Inverted Flag state to the correct unit hierarchy.

• When Issue Unit 2 is smaller than or equal to the Inventory Unit, leave the Inverted Flag unchecked. Enter the conversion value as the number of Issue Unit 2 items contained in one Inventory Unit.
• When Issue Unit 2 is larger than the Inventory Unit, check the Inverted Flag. Enter the conversion value as the number of Inventory Units contained in one Issue Unit 2.

Examples:
If your Inventory Unit is KG and your Issue Unit 2 is LB, enter 2.204620.
If your Inventory Unit is KG and your Issue Unit 2 is a case containing 20 KG, enter 20 instead of a fractional reciprocal like 0.05.

Product imports and bulk creation when using the Inverted Flag

When using the CDP Company Product Import, explicitly populate Y or N in the ISSUE2_INVERTED_FLAG column. The field automatically defaults to N if you leave it blank.

When creating products on the fly during receipt processing without a purchase order, select Create Product. The system automatically defaults Issue Unit 2 to match Issue Unit 1 with the Inverted Flag set to N. You can update the Company Product setup afterward if your item requires a distinct warehouse issue unit.