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Use this form to create and set up minimum and maximum keys. You can use these keys to increase or decrease the minimum and maximum inventory levels that you define for an item in the form. Microsoft Dynamics AX uses the inventory level to calculate net requirements for the item during master scheduling.

Minimum and maximum keys allow you to handle seasonal fluctuations in demand. For example, you could decrease the minimum inventory level of an item in the off-season and gradually increase the level in the following months.

Tip Tip

To specify minimum/maximum inventory levels and use minimum/maximum keys, you must select the option Min./Max.in the field of the form.

Tasks that use this form

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tabs

Tab

Description

Overview tab

Create the minimum/maximum key.

Set up the time periods for which you want to apply the minimum/maximum key, and the corresponding factors.

Buttons

Button

Description

Use this wizard to create and set up a minimum/maximum key.

Fields

Field

Description

Identification of the minimum/maximum key.

Description of the minimum/maximum key.

Select this check box if you want the minimum/maximum key to take effect on the date entered in the field. If the field is blank, the key is valid from the current (system) date.

The date on which the key is valid. If the field is blank and you select the check box, the program uses the current (system) date. You must fill in the field if you want to set up time periods that extend more than one year.

Use this field together with the field. Enter a number to indicate the incremental change in the unit of time for the line.

Select a unit of time. You can select from Days, Month(s), and Year. The From date, To date, and Monthdisplay fields are filled in automatically based on your entries.

Example

To set up a key that covers each month of the year, create 12 lines and number them starting from 1 to 12. Select Month(s)in the field.

Enter the factor by which to multiply the minimum inventory for the selected line.

Example

The minimum inventory quantity that is kept in a warehouse is 10 pieces. For the month of September, you set a factor of 0.50 for the minimum key. Master scheduling calculates a minimum inventory requirement of 5 pieces. If you set a factor of 2.00, the minimum inventory requirement is 20 pieces.