The document provides a comprehensive list of interview questions and answers related to Oracle Fusion SCM training, specifically focusing on inventory management. Key topics include definitions, organizational structures, transaction types, roles, and inventory attributes essential for effective supply chain management. The content is structured as a Q&A format to aid preparation for fresher candidates in inventory-related positions.

1. Oracle Fusion SCM Training – Inventory
Fresher Interview Questions
1. What is an Item?
Ans: An item is a part or service where you can Purchase, Sell, Plan, Manufacture, Stock,
Distribute and Prototype. Items can also be containers for items as well as components
you build into other items.
2. Explain Item Master Organization?
Ans: An item master organization is a logical entity where you define the item. After you
define an item in the master, you can assign it to any number of their organizations.

2. 3. Explain Inventory Organization?
Ans: It is a facility which will enable you to store and transect the items. It can be a
manufacturing unit, warehouse, distribution center etc
4. How to restrict users from deleting the item?
Ans: In Root Item Class - Security section - Do not give access to delete items.
5. While creating movement requests, if we select transaction type as
movement issue at header level, is it possible to change at line level?
Ans: No
6. If you select transaction type as movement issue, is it possible to
transfer to another sub inventory?
Ans: No
7. How many items can we create manually at a time?
Ans: 10
8. At A time, how many items records can be deleted in one group?
Ans: 20,000.
9. If we select receipt routing method at item level as Direct and in receiving
parameters as Standard, then which routing method system will take at the
time of receiving?
Ans: Item level be the 1st preference
10. Is it possible to do miscellaneous transactions from the Manage Item
Quantity screen?
Ans: Yes, we can do that from Actions -> request miscellaneous transaction

3. 11. In Inter-organization transfer we weren't able to find a destination
organization. What is the issue?
Ans: We need to set Inter-organization parameters for source and destination
organization
12. How to set up an expense item?
Ans:
1 - Inventory item-> No
2- Stockable->No
3- Transactable-> No
4-Costing Enabled-> No
5- Inventory asset-> No
13. Types of Inter-organization transfer?
Ans: Direct and Intransit
14. Roles required to perform cycle count?
Ans: Warehouse Manager – ABC Analysis & Warehouse Operator – Cycle Counting
15. What is the reason if we are not able to assign a locator at sub
inventory level?
Ans: You can assign locator control to the sub inventory only if an inventory
organization's locator control parameter is set to assign locator control at the sub
inventory level.
16. What is Min-Max Planning Formula
Ans: Total Availability = On-hand+ Incoming Supply-Demand,

4. Order Quantity= Max Quantity- Total Availability
17. What is meant by consigned Inventory?
Ans: Supplier is maintaining the stock within the company premises, use & pay.
18. What is meant by consumption advice?
Ans: Providing the information to the supplier about our consumption and supplier will
send invoice and will pay accordingly
19. What is the Sub inventory transfer & Movement Request?
Ans: Sub inventory Transfer: transfer material within your current organization between
sub inventories.
2) Movement Request: Same as Sub Inventory transfer but which requires
documentation, warehouse picker requires pick slip report to transfer goods from one
sub inventory to another sub inventory.
20. What are the type of Movement Request (MR)
Ans:
● Requisition movement request
● Replenishment movement request
● Pickwave movement request
● Job movement request
21. What are the Item key/Status attributes?
Ans: Below all attributes should be set -> Yes
Attribute Group Attribute Attribute
Value

5. Costing Costing Enabled Yes
Costing
Inventory Asset
Value Yes
Inventory Inventory Item Yes
Inventory Stocked Yes
Inventory
Transaction
Enabled Yes
Invoicing Invoice Enabled Yes
Invoicing Invoiced Yes
Process
Manufacturing Hazardous Material Yes
Process
Manufacturing
Process Execution
Enabled Yes
Process
Manufacturing Recipe Enabled Yes
Purchasing Purchasable Yes
Purchasing Purchased Yes
Purchasing Taxable Yes
Sales and Order
Management Customer Ordered Yes

6. Sales and Order
Management
Customer Orders
Enabled Yes
Sales and Order
Management
Internally
Transferable No
Sales and Order
Management
Transfer Orders
Enabled No
Service
Enable Contract
Coverage Yes
Web Store
Orderable on the
Web Yes
Work in Process Build in WIP Yes
22. What is meant by Sub-inventory?
Ans: It’s a warehouse of the company where all the stock is maintained, it could be raw
material, semi-finished goods, finished goods or spare parts etc.
23. Explain some Inventory Tables?
Ans:
● INV_MATERIAL_TXNS
● INV_ONHAND_QUANTITIES_DETAIL
● INV_SERIAL_NUMBERS
● INV_LOT_NUMBERS
● INV_RESERVATIONS
24. What is the difference between Catalog & Category
Ans: A category is a logical classification of items that have similar characteristics, Ex:
Electronic category, Furniture Category etc.

7. 25. While a catalog is a group of all categories
26. What is meant by Item Template
Ans: Item templates are used to default item attribute properties to the items, which
helps us to create items quickly. Ex: purchased item, finished goods templates.
27. Client has a requirement to implement a prefix before the item number,
how can this be achieved?
Ans: Through Item Class Setup -> Item Management -> Item Number Generation
Method
28. Is it possible to update the item name?
Ans: Yes, this profile option should be set to yes
EGP_UPDATEABLE_ITEM -> Yes
29. Which Business functions need to be enabled for Procure to Pay?
Ans:
● Requisition
● Procurement
● Receiving
● Payables Invoicing
● Payables Payment
30. What are the main Inventory Roles?
Warehouse
operator
Inventory Transactions can be performed except Inventory Setups
& Planning

8. Warehouse
Manager
Manages and analyses all warehouse activities including analysing
materials management and logistics performance, managing
inventory transactions, managing cycle and physical counts,
configuring warehouse setup, and reviewing inventory balances.
Inventory
Manager
Manages activities in the warehouse such as managing inventory
transactions, planning inventory replenishment and managing cycle
and physical inventory counts.
Receiving Agent
Performs receiving activities such as receiving expected shipment
lines, inspecting received lines, correcting received lines, and
managing returns
31. What is the difference between Org level controlled attribute and Master
level controlled attribute?
Ans: Master level controlled attributes can only be updatable at Master Org level and
same property inherited to all the inventory organizations under that master org.
Organization level attributes can be updatable at every org level and property is specific
to that Org.
32. What are the Lot related Item attributes?
Ans:
● Lot Control
● Lot Expiration
● Lot Shelf Life Days
● Lot Split
● Lot Merge
● Lot Translate
33. What is 2-way, 3-way, 4-way matching?

9. Ans: Oracle payables shares purchase order information from your purchasing system
to enable online matching with invoices. Invoiced or billed items are matched to the
original purchase orders to ensure that you pay only for the goods or services you
ordered and/or received.
Two–Way: Purchase order and invoice quantities must match within tolerance before
the corresponding invoice can be paid.
Three–Way: Purchase order, receipt, and invoice quantities must match within tolerance
before the corresponding invoice can be paid.
Four–Way: Purchase order, receipt, accepted, and invoice quantities must match within
tolerance before the corresponding invoice can be paid.
Match Options
2 Way
(Service) PO = Invoice
3 Way
(Goods) PO = Received = Invoice
4 Way
(Goods)
PO = Received =
Accepted = Invoice
34. Explain the Receipt Routing?
Ans: Receipt routing is of Three Types: Direct, Standard and Inspection
Directly once the goods arrive at the destination, we directly move them to a specific
Sub-Inv.
In Standard once the goods arrive at the destination, we receive it at the receiving point
first and then move them to the Sub-Inv
In Inspection once the goods are at the destination, we receive it at the receiving point
first and then we perform inspection and accordingly we either accept it or reject them.
Receipt Routing Methods
Direct Delivery SI
One Step
Process

10. Standar
d Receive - Delivery SI
Two Step
Process
Inspecti
on
Receive - Inspect (Accept/Reject) -
Deliver SI (Putaway)
Three Step
Process
35. What are Picking Rules?
Ans: A defined set of criteria to prioritize sales orders used when picking items out of
finished goods inventory to ship to a customer. Picking rules are defined in Oracle
Inventory.
36. Explain different Inventory Transactions in Oracle Fusion?
Ans:
● Miscellaneous Receipt
● Miscellaneous Issue
● Subinventory Transfer
● Movement Request
● Inter Org Transfer
● Manage Serial Numbers
● Manage Lot Numbers
● Sales Order Pick Confirm
● Sales Order Shipping
● Transfer Order
● Purchase Order Receipt
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