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Difference Between Product Inventory ID and Parent Inventory ID on 'Inventory planning Results by Item' screen.

  • September 9, 2026
  • 3 replies
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Hello!

I see that there are two fields naming Product Inventory ID and Parent Inventory ID on 'Inventory planning Results by Item' screen.

Can someone please explain me the difference?

 

Thank You

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  • Captain II
  • September 9, 2026

Parent Inventory ID – the immediate parent/assembly that directly requires the material.
Product Inventory ID – the top-level finished product that ultimately drives the requirement.

So, Parent Inventory ID = immediate BOM parent, while Product Inventory ID = top-level product creating the demand.


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  • Acumatica Employee
  • September 9, 2026

Hello ​@apallawala22 ,

Product Inventory ID

  • This is the actual item being planned.
  • It’s the item whose demand, supply, and projected quantities you are viewing in the planning results.

Parent Inventory ID

  • This is the item that requires the current item as a component.
  • It appears when the item is used as a material or subassembly in another item (for example in a BOM or production order).

Hope this helps.


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  • Freshman I
  • September 9, 2026

Thank you ​@CJayalath49 and ​@FarhanaM60