Epicor Kinetic Inventory Management Exam: 200
Practice Questions & Answers and Explanation
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1. What is the primary function of a "Site" in Epicor Kinetic?
a) To define a physical location where financial transactions are posted.
b) To represent a legal entity for tax reporting.
c) To group users by department.
d) To define a shipping method.
Answer: a) To define a physical location where financial transactions
are posted.
Explanation: In Epicor, a Site represents a physical location (e.g., a warehouse
or manufacturing facility) and is the highest level in the inventory structure.
Each site has its own set of books, general ledger accounts, and inventory
parameters.
2. Which "Plant" type is used exclusively for high-level planning
without executing transactions?
a) Manufacturing Plant
b) Distribution Plant
c) Virtual Plant
d) Job Site Plant
Answer: c) Virtual Plant
Explanation: A Virtual Plant is used for planning purposes, such as Material
Requirements Planning (MRP), across multiple sites. You cannot perform
inventory transactions or create jobs in a virtual plant.
3. To track inventory costs by a specific category (e.g., Raw Materials,
Finished Goods) separately from the Part master, which setup is
required?
,a) Part Class
b) Cost Group
c) Product Group
d) UOM Class
Answer: b) Cost Group
Explanation: Cost Groups allow you to group parts with similar costing
characteristics. They determine which General Ledger accounts (e.g., Material,
Labor, Subcontract) are used for inventory valuations and transactions for
parts assigned to that group.
4. What is the purpose of a "Part Class"?
a) To define the GL accounts for a part.
b) To define default values for a group of parts, such as UOM, planner ID,
and source type.
c) To define the physical storage location of a part.
d) To define the tax rate for a part.
Answer: b) To define default values for a group of parts, such as UOM,
planner ID, and source type.
Explanation: Part Classes are used to streamline part creation. They provide
default settings (like the primary UOM, planner code, and whether the part is
purchased or manufactured) that automatically populate when a new part in
that class is created.
5. A "Bin" in Epicor Kinetic is used to define:
a) The legal ownership of inventory.
b) The specific shelf, row, or location within a Warehouse.
c) The lot number for a batch of material.
d) The revision level of a part.
Answer: b) The specific shelf, row, or location within a Warehouse.
Explanation: Bins are the most granular level of inventory location tracking.
They are defined within a Warehouse and are used to pinpoint exactly where
material is stored.
,6. Which setting on the Part master determines if a part can be sold on
a sales order?
a) Part Type
b) Stock Type
c) Salesable
d) Web Enabled
Answer: c) Salesable
Explanation: The "Salesable" checkbox on the Part master (under the General
tab) controls whether the part can be added to a sales order line. If
unchecked, it cannot be sold directly.
7. What is the "Source Type" on a Part master used for?
a) Identifying the primary supplier for the part.
b) Defining whether a part is Purchased, Manufactured, or both.
c) Indicating the country of origin for the part.
d) Setting the default warehouse for the part.
Answer: b) Defining whether a part is Purchased, Manufactured, or
both.
Explanation: The Source Type dictates how the system plans for the part. "P"
(Purchased) means MRP will generate purchase requisitions. "M"
(Manufactured) means MRP will generate jobs. "B" (Both) allows for either,
often used for subassemblies that can be made or bought.
8. A "Lot" in Epicor is best described as:
a) A physical storage location.
b) A group of parts from a single shipment.
c) A unique identifier for a traceable batch of material, often with an
expiration date.
d) A type of bin.
Answer: c) A unique identifier for a traceable batch of material, often
with an expiration date.
Explanation: Lot control is used for traceability. Each lot has a unique ID, and
the system tracks the quantity, receipt date, and potentially expiration date
, for every lot. This is critical for industries like food, pharmaceutical, or
aerospace.
9. Which of the following is NOT a standard "Part Type" in Epicor?
a) Stock
b) Non-Stock
c) Phantom
d) Expensed
Answer: d) Expensed
Explanation: Common Part Types are "Stock" (inventory is tracked), "Non-
Stock" (purchased but expensed immediately, not tracked in inventory),
"Phantom" (used in BOMs for grouping but not physically stocked), and
"Service" (for labor or non-inventory items). There is no standard "Expensed"
part type.
10. What is the purpose of "UOM Class"?
a) To define the conversion factor between different units of measure (e.g.,
Each to Dozen).
b) To group parts by their physical dimensions.
c) To define the GL class for a unit of measure.
d) To limit users to using only one UOM per transaction.
Answer: a) To define the conversion factor between different units of
measure (e.g., Each to Dozen).
*Explanation: UOM Classes contain a base UOM (e.g., Each) and allow you
to define alternative UOMs (e.g., Dozen = 12 Each, Case = 24 Each). This
allows for purchasing in cases but selling in eaches.*
11. To ensure that a part's on-hand quantity cannot go negative, which
setting should be enabled?
a) Check Negative Qty
b) Allow Negative Qty
c) Enable Safety Stock
d) Hard Commit
Practice Questions & Answers and Explanation
Newest 2026.
1. What is the primary function of a "Site" in Epicor Kinetic?
a) To define a physical location where financial transactions are posted.
b) To represent a legal entity for tax reporting.
c) To group users by department.
d) To define a shipping method.
Answer: a) To define a physical location where financial transactions
are posted.
Explanation: In Epicor, a Site represents a physical location (e.g., a warehouse
or manufacturing facility) and is the highest level in the inventory structure.
Each site has its own set of books, general ledger accounts, and inventory
parameters.
2. Which "Plant" type is used exclusively for high-level planning
without executing transactions?
a) Manufacturing Plant
b) Distribution Plant
c) Virtual Plant
d) Job Site Plant
Answer: c) Virtual Plant
Explanation: A Virtual Plant is used for planning purposes, such as Material
Requirements Planning (MRP), across multiple sites. You cannot perform
inventory transactions or create jobs in a virtual plant.
3. To track inventory costs by a specific category (e.g., Raw Materials,
Finished Goods) separately from the Part master, which setup is
required?
,a) Part Class
b) Cost Group
c) Product Group
d) UOM Class
Answer: b) Cost Group
Explanation: Cost Groups allow you to group parts with similar costing
characteristics. They determine which General Ledger accounts (e.g., Material,
Labor, Subcontract) are used for inventory valuations and transactions for
parts assigned to that group.
4. What is the purpose of a "Part Class"?
a) To define the GL accounts for a part.
b) To define default values for a group of parts, such as UOM, planner ID,
and source type.
c) To define the physical storage location of a part.
d) To define the tax rate for a part.
Answer: b) To define default values for a group of parts, such as UOM,
planner ID, and source type.
Explanation: Part Classes are used to streamline part creation. They provide
default settings (like the primary UOM, planner code, and whether the part is
purchased or manufactured) that automatically populate when a new part in
that class is created.
5. A "Bin" in Epicor Kinetic is used to define:
a) The legal ownership of inventory.
b) The specific shelf, row, or location within a Warehouse.
c) The lot number for a batch of material.
d) The revision level of a part.
Answer: b) The specific shelf, row, or location within a Warehouse.
Explanation: Bins are the most granular level of inventory location tracking.
They are defined within a Warehouse and are used to pinpoint exactly where
material is stored.
,6. Which setting on the Part master determines if a part can be sold on
a sales order?
a) Part Type
b) Stock Type
c) Salesable
d) Web Enabled
Answer: c) Salesable
Explanation: The "Salesable" checkbox on the Part master (under the General
tab) controls whether the part can be added to a sales order line. If
unchecked, it cannot be sold directly.
7. What is the "Source Type" on a Part master used for?
a) Identifying the primary supplier for the part.
b) Defining whether a part is Purchased, Manufactured, or both.
c) Indicating the country of origin for the part.
d) Setting the default warehouse for the part.
Answer: b) Defining whether a part is Purchased, Manufactured, or
both.
Explanation: The Source Type dictates how the system plans for the part. "P"
(Purchased) means MRP will generate purchase requisitions. "M"
(Manufactured) means MRP will generate jobs. "B" (Both) allows for either,
often used for subassemblies that can be made or bought.
8. A "Lot" in Epicor is best described as:
a) A physical storage location.
b) A group of parts from a single shipment.
c) A unique identifier for a traceable batch of material, often with an
expiration date.
d) A type of bin.
Answer: c) A unique identifier for a traceable batch of material, often
with an expiration date.
Explanation: Lot control is used for traceability. Each lot has a unique ID, and
the system tracks the quantity, receipt date, and potentially expiration date
, for every lot. This is critical for industries like food, pharmaceutical, or
aerospace.
9. Which of the following is NOT a standard "Part Type" in Epicor?
a) Stock
b) Non-Stock
c) Phantom
d) Expensed
Answer: d) Expensed
Explanation: Common Part Types are "Stock" (inventory is tracked), "Non-
Stock" (purchased but expensed immediately, not tracked in inventory),
"Phantom" (used in BOMs for grouping but not physically stocked), and
"Service" (for labor or non-inventory items). There is no standard "Expensed"
part type.
10. What is the purpose of "UOM Class"?
a) To define the conversion factor between different units of measure (e.g.,
Each to Dozen).
b) To group parts by their physical dimensions.
c) To define the GL class for a unit of measure.
d) To limit users to using only one UOM per transaction.
Answer: a) To define the conversion factor between different units of
measure (e.g., Each to Dozen).
*Explanation: UOM Classes contain a base UOM (e.g., Each) and allow you
to define alternative UOMs (e.g., Dozen = 12 Each, Case = 24 Each). This
allows for purchasing in cases but selling in eaches.*
11. To ensure that a part's on-hand quantity cannot go negative, which
setting should be enabled?
a) Check Negative Qty
b) Allow Negative Qty
c) Enable Safety Stock
d) Hard Commit
