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Turning Off "Location Mandatory"

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Posted on by JE-20081519-0 3,859
Hi:
 
After enabling "Location Mandatory" in Inventory Setup and after posting transactions, we decide that we want to disable this setting.
 
We feel that we don't need to, therefore, utilize SKUs for MRP parameters.
 
What are the ramifications, if any, from turning off this setting?
 
Thanks!
 
John
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    YUN ZHU 100,088 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    As far as I know, there is no impact for the system, because the system also allows empty location postings.
    For example,
    However, you may need to modify the documents you have already created, so you need to think about this carefully, such as deleting a location.
     
    Thanks.
    ZHU
     
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    OussamaSabbouh 14,971 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hello John,
    turning off Location Mandatory does not rewrite or damage the transactions you already posted with locations, but it changes future behavior: users can post item transactions with a blank Location Code, and planning/MRP may then plan those demands from the Item Card instead of SKU/location-specific parameters. The main ramification is planning consistency: Microsoft’s guidance is basically to choose one model — either use locations consistently with SKUs, or avoid locations and plan from the item card; mixing location-coded and blank-location demand can produce different planning suggestions, including BC’s “minimal alternative” logic in some cases. So if you truly don’t want location-based planning/SKUs, disabling it is technically fine, but make sure users stop entering locations inconsistently, review open documents/planning worksheets, and test MRP results before doing it in production. 
    Regards,
    Oussama Sabbouh

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