The Update Alert Preferences screen is used to modify current preferences for the expired inventory and low inventory alerts. These alerts display on the manage inventory screen.

• Updating Expired Inventory Alert Setting

• Updating Low-Level Inventory Alert Setting

• Information Provided

• Functionality

The Expired Inventory Alert displays for an inventory item which expires on or before a date equal to today's date plus N days in the future. To modify the expired inventory alert setting, follow the steps below:

1. Click on the 'manage inventory' hyperlink from the Menu Panel on the left side of the Main screen. The Manage Inventory screen displays.

2. Click the Update Alert Prefs button. The Update Alert Preferences screen displays.

3. Enter a value in days in the Inventory Expiration Alert section. The days you indicate overrides the system setting. An inventory item which expires on or before today's date + the number of days entered will trigger an alert on the manage inventory screen.

4. Click the Save button.

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The Low-Inventory Alert displays for an inventory item whose quantity falls less than or equal to a threshhold specified on the Update Alert Preferences screen. Follow these steps to modify the Low-Inventory Alert threshhold.

1. Click on the 'manage inventory' hyperlink from the Menu Panel on the left side of the Main screen. The Manage Inventory screen displays.

2. Click the Update Alert Prefs button. The Update Alert Preferences screen displays.

3. For each product, enter a number for the Low-Level threshold. When the quantity of this inventory item aggregated at the organization is less than or equal to the number you enter (calculated in the unit of measure), then the system displays a low-inventory alert on the manage inventory screen.

4. Click the Save button.

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The table below describes the input fields on the Update Alert Preferences screen.