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When is Inventory Relieved?

Michael Dirne
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Determine whether you have Real-Time Inventory (RTI) enabled in CORE > Setup > System > Inventory > General (Do not change this setting without contacting support for consultation first, as changing this unexpectedly can have catastrophic consequences for inventory data):

If Real-Time Inventory (RTI) is ON:

  • If the part does NOT belong to an Inventory Category that is set to Auto-Relieve:
    • Inventory is relieved when the part is shipped.
  • If the part belongs to an Inventory Category that is set to Auto-Relieve:
    • Tracking
      • Inventory is relieved when any Accept scan is performed on the part at any station.
        • Accepting an inventoried part relieves that part.
        • Accepting the ordered part relieves all the remaining parts in its Bill of Materials.
        • Completing the ordered part fills in any gaps missed at earlier stations.
    • OPTI-Break
      • Inventory is relieved when a lite is tapped as accepted (turns green).

If Real-Time Inventory (RTI) is OFF:

  • CORE
    • Inventory is relieved when you:
      • Allocate and Relieve inventory on the schedule in Schedule Maintenance.
      • Manually enter Inventory Adjustments.
  • OPTI-Glass
    • Glass sheet inventory is relieved in Opti-Glass by right-clicking on a release in the View Glass Cutting screen and selecting "Set All Complete". The user is then prompted with a screen to inform the system of how many sheets of glass of each type were used. This then deducts from the inventory in CORE.


Realtime Inventory (RTI) is a system-wide setting that impacts how and when inventory is relieved, but also changes how and when inventory transactions are created. This impacts accounting exports and is not supported by some accounting interfaces. 

When using RTI, the allocating and relieving of schedules is not required. RTI removes the necessity for all Quantity Allocated transactions. With RTI on, inventory is relieved when a unit is scanned complete on the production floor (Tracking), to keep the inventory quantities on hand more accurate through the production process without relying on users to tell the system when to relieve inventory. Each inventory category must be set up as an “Auto Relieve” category for inventory to be automatically deducted. Otherwise, inventory must be managed manually using adjustments. In some instances, this is preferable, which is why this setting is available per category.

For more information, consult our Inventory Setup and Configuration Guide.

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