Merge process
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Both the 'from' and 'to' parts are set to a status of Discontinued during the time of the merge to ensure no activity occurs for the parts in question.
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For each item that is merged, an audit record is written that indicates the "who, when, what" of the merge. It will keep track, by warehouse, of the quantity and average cost merged.
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If the average cost of the 'from' part differs from the 'to' part, the cost will be re-averaged. For example, if there were 10 @ 10.00 in the 'from' and it is merged to a part with 5 @ 15.00, the results would be 15 @ 11.6667. There will not be any GL transactions created from a merge since the value of inventory within a warehouse is never changed.
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Every instance of the 'from' part found in Enrich is changed to the 'to' part number.
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An inventory transaction record with a type of Merge will be created for the 'to' part to identify the quantity that was merged. This will appear on the item utilization panel to let you know the part has been merged.
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The part number that has just been merged will be deleted. There will no longer be any reference to that part within Enrich. If a specific warehouse was chosen, the item will NOT be deleted.
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The 'to' part (and the 'from' part if necessary) will be reset to Active from Discontinued.