IN_REPEN_AE does not take into account orders for substitutes causing daily re-order despite suffici
While implementing substitute item functionality for a client I noticed this issue and am hoping that I am missing a config point somewhere, because this is potentially a pretty reckless workflow otherwise.
An item stored in the warehouse is depleted, there is a temporary back order from the manufacturer. A suitable substitute item is found. Since the item is below the min quantity it is picked up for replenishment. When the Req is sourced to a PO the original item is replaced with the substitute. But the next day when Replen run, the process repeats itself (and every time IN_REPLEN runs thereafter) resulting in daily POs of the substitute for the max qty of the item being substituted. Taking manual steps to adjust the replen of that specific item eat into the