Question 1
A pharmaceutical company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to manage its inventory of controlled substances. For a specific batch-tracked item, the quality control department must approve each batch before it can be used in production or sold. Currently, new batches are received with an 'Available' inventory status, posing a compliance risk. You need to ensure all new batches of this item are automatically placed into a non-nettable, blocked status upon receipt, pending quality approval. Which configuration should you implement?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
The most direct and standard way to achieve this is by setting a default inventory status on the released product or warehouse item settings. By creating an inventory status such as 'Awaiting QC' and disabling 'Inventory blocking' for it, you ensure that any new receipts for this item are automatically assigned this status. This makes the inventory non-nettable and unavailable for issue until manually updated by an authorized user after quality control processes are complete. While a quality association can trigger a quality order, it doesn't inherently change the inventory status upon receipt by default. Using item model groups affects costing and other policies but not the initial receipt status. A location directive guides movement but does not control inventory status.