PURCHASING > Utility > Reconcile > Replace empty locations in item history
Use this utility if you enable multiple stock locations for an item AFTER you have already processed transactions for the item.
If you have one or more items that you maintain in stock that are not set up as "multiple location" items (i.e. the Multiple Locations checkbox in the Item Master File is NOT checked) but then later you check the box to enable the Multiple Locations feature for the item after you have already processed inventory related transactions for the item, this utility must be used to update the transaction history in the system and populate the Location field for those transactions (the Location Field will be blank for those transactions because the item was not a multi-location item when the transactions were originally processed). For multi-location items, all transactions should have a location specified in order for stock-related calculations to be performed properly.
This utility will update all areas of the system, including item history, open Purchase Orders and other processed transactions, as well as unprocessed transactions in users' Document Work Areas.
There are two options for populating blank Location Fields for transactions, 1) you can use the location specified in the Single Location Field in the [INVENTORY] folder of the Item Master File for each item, or 2) for items that don't have a location specified in the Single Location Field, you can specify a location code to use when you run this utility.
This utility can be run as often as required. Items that are not set up as multi-location items and items that already have a location specified in previously processed transactions will not be affected.
Noteworthy Questions & Options
•For items without a Single Location specified in the Item Master, you can either or you can .
