The Critical Inventory screen displays products that have reached or are in danger of reaching critical inventory levels, grouped by primary Vendor. Choose to view selected groups of products, or only vendors assigned to specific Buyers. Product information can be viewed on screen or printed in the Critical Inventory Report. The Critical Inventory Report can also be scheduled to print automatically at a certain time each day.
Once you have reviewed the information, you can create a Projected Purchase Order directly from the Critical Inventory screen by selecting a vendor and clicking the Project P/O button in the bottom toolbar.
Reviewing Critical Inventory
1.Starting from the main screen, select Purchasing > Critical Inventory. You can also click on the Critical Inventory icon in the icon toolbar 
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2.Now, set the criteria for the products and vendors that you would like included in your inquiry:
•choose the Warehouse that you want to view critical inventory information for from the drop down menu.
•check off the Buyer(s) whose Vendors you would like to include in the inquiry. Only products that are linked to the vendors assigned to the selected Buyer(s) will be included. Leave all buyers unchecked to include all vendors. (Vendors can be assigned to Buyers in the Vendor Master, under the Buyers tab).
•use the Product Selection Criteria button to select a specific group of products to include by Rank, Product Line, Buy Line, etc. For help using the Product Selection Criteria window, see the Product Selection Criteria page.
3.Once you have chosen all of your options, click the OK button in the bottom toolbar.
4.This will bring you to the Critical Inventory tab and display the products that meet your criteria and have reached or are in danger of reaching critical inventory levels. Products are grouped by primary Vendor and vendors are sorted alphabetically by Vendor Name. Any items not assigned to a vendor will appear at the top of the window. Use the scrollbar at the bottom of the window to view more information about each product included in the inquiry. Keep in mind that if you have selected a specific warehouse, all inventory amounts will apply to that warehouse. You can also click on the Product Number to view the Product Analysis screen for the product.
•To print a report of this screen click the Report button in the bottom toolbar. Select the appropriate printer and number of copies from the printer window, then click the Print button.
•To create a Projected Purchase Order check the box to the left of the vendor that you would like to create a Projected P/O for, then click the Project P/O button in the bottom toolbar. This will open the Projected Purchase Order screen, and automatically include only products assigned to the selected vendor, for the selected Warehouse. Set any additional projection criteria, then click the Go button to run the projection. For more help creating Projected Purchase Orders, see the Projected Purchase Order page.
