“Freezing” an Inventory Item

Occasionally the need arises to “freeze” the sale of an inventory item. Codis allows you to freeze the item yet still accrue backorders.

Here’s how it works:

Select Inventory Management (#20) from the Main menu.

Select Inventory Files Maintenance (#30) from the Inventory Management menu.

Select Product File Changes (#70) from the Inventory Files Maintenance menu.

Type the manufacturer code <enter> at the “Manufacturer” prompt.

Type the part number <enter> at the “Part Number” prompt.

Type 59 <enter> at the “Line # to edit” prompt.

Type Y <enter> <enter> at the “Unable to ship – vendor hold” prompt.

Type Y <enter> at the “Update record” prompt.

The item has now been frozen.

Codis prints a text message stating “Unable to ship part <298090S> - vendor hold - B\O's allowed(P,B)” on any subsequent orders. Here’s an example: