Checking inventory levels

When a batch is complete, the FactoryTalk Batch Server sends the inventory consumed or distributed to the Material Server where it is then added to the material database. You can view the inventory levels in the Material Editor. If the Material Server goes down and you are forced to run a material-based recipe without it, you must update the inventory in the material database manually.
In this exercise you view the inventory consumed during a batch and then verify that consumption in the Material Editor.
  1. When the batch is complete, click the
    Event Journal
     button, and then click the
    Journal
     button. The
    Event Data Files
    dialog box opens.
  2. Select
    BATCH101
    , and then click
    OK
    .
  3. In the
    Column 1
     box, select
    Description
    , type
    Material Addition
     in the
    Filter 1
     box, and then click
    Refresh
    .
    You have to collapse a few columns to get this display, otherwise you can scroll left and right to see which containers were selected for binding for each material and how much was consumed.
    FTBMM_GRG_batch_view_event_journal3_B12
  4. Start the Material Editor, expand the
    Materials
    folder, double-click
    Hazelnut
    , and then select the
    Inventory
     tab. The Material Editor shows that 250 KG was consumed out of NUT_BIN3.
    FTBMM_GRG_edit_material_inventory_4
    To update the inventory levels manually, select the lot, and then click the
    Edit Distribution
     button. The
    View Lot Distribution
     dialog box opens. Change the inventory level in the
    Quantity
     box, and then click
    OK
    .
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