1Z0-519 practice question 5 of 10

What is the impact of setting the profile option INV: Override Neg for Backflush = Yes?

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Answer options
A: It would not allow inventory to be driven negative.
B: Backflush transactions would drive inventory negative. Correct answer
C: Backflush transactions would not drive inventory negative.
D: Backflush and inventory transactions would drive inventory negative.
E: Backflush and inventory transactions would not drive inventory negative.
F: It would permit the driving of on-hand inventory negative for miscellaneous issue transactions.
Correct Answer:
B. Backflush transactions would drive inventory negative.
Explanation

The profile option INV: Override Neg for Backflush specifically controls whether Work in Process (WIP) component backflush transactions (such as operation pull, assembly pull, or pre-flush backflushing) are permitted to drive subinventory on-hand quantities negative. Under normal conditions, if an organization's parameter "Allow Negative Balances" is set to No, inventory transactions that would result in negative stock are blocked. However, when INV: Override Neg for Backflush is set to 'Yes', Oracle Inventory grants an explicit exception exclusively to WIP backflush transactions, enabling them to complete successfully and drive on-hand balances negative regardless of the organization-level negative balance setting.

Why Incorrect

A. Setting this profile option to 'Yes' explicitly allows backflush transactions to drive inventory balances negative.
C. Setting the option to 'Yes' enables negative inventory balances specifically for backflush events rather than preventing them.
D. The override applies exclusively to backflush transactions and does not grant negative balance permission to standard inventory transactions.
E. Backflush transactions are explicitly permitted to drive balances negative when this profile option is set to 'Yes'.
F. Miscellaneous issues are standard inventory transactions and are not affected by this backflush-specific profile option.

References

- Oracle Inventory User's Guide (Release 12.2), Part No. E48850-09, Profile Options Appendix - INV: Override Neg for Backflush.

- Oracle Work in Process User's Guide (Release 12.2), Part No. E48841-09, Chapter 3 "Backflushing" - Negative On-Hand Availability during Backflushing.

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