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Material review software: separate physical stock from release for use

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The system must keep location and usability condition separate, explicitly showing who can release material under the internal process.

Material physically present may still be unavailable for production; showing only stock quantity allows reservations against unchecked inventory.

The rule that changes the scope

The system must keep location and usability condition separate, explicitly showing who can release material under the internal process.

Inventory states may solve the control; a custom extension handles decisions by sub-batch and partial review outcomes.

Physical location and usability state can change independently. Moving a pallet elsewhere must not release it by inference. Staff need to check condition when reserving, including stock published by another module. For partial release, identify the units or quantities covered by the decision. Generic whole-batch authorization can undermine the control the business intended to implement, even when every physical inventory movement was recorded correctly.

Specify operational deliverables

  • Connect physical stock with its review state and original receipt.
  • Show reservable quantity without confusing material present with material released.
  • Record the decision and evidence authorizing a condition change.

Test the exception before acceptance

In a hypothetical scenario, part of a receipt is released while another part remains under review; production must see only the quantity authorized for reservation.

Reference for assessing scope

NN/g: writing task scenarios for usability testing

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