The Get Available MIN option is used when you want to assign the next available MIN in inventory. This option is available from the MIN selector button provided in the following windows:
New Customer Wizard and Add Service(s) & Feature(s) Wizard:
New Service window displayed when you Assign an inventoried service.
Window displayed when you Edit an inventoried service that has been added to the current order (displayed in Orders portion of window).
Service Details window displayed for an inventoried service.
Window displayed when you Edit an existing inventoried service from the customer’s account.
The Get Available MIN option is only enabled if Application > CostGuard Client > Customer Management > Customers > Catalog Items > Edit MIN is enabled in your Permission Profile. If this is not enabled, the MIN selector button will not even display.
To assign the next available MIN in inventory:
Click the MIN selector button and select Get Available MIN.
If there are no reservations for the MINs in this service's inventory, the Select Inventory Group window is displayed.
From the drop-down list, select the MIN inventory group from which you want to retrieve a MIN.
Click OK to select a MIN from the specified inventory group. The Select Inventory Group window is closed, the next available MIN is assigned to the service, and the new MIN is displayed in the MIN field of the requesting window.
If reservations exist for one or more MINs in this service's inventory, the reserved MINs are displayed in the Select Reserved MINs window.
If you do not want to assign one of the reserved MINs, click Ignore. The Select Reserved MINs window is closed and the Select Inventory Group window is displayed.
From the drop-down list, select the MIN inventory group from which you want to retrieve a MIN.
Click OK to select a MIN from the specified inventory group. The Select Inventory Group window is closed, the next available MIN is assigned to the service, and the new MIN is displayed in the MIN field of the requesting window.
If you want to assign one of the reserved MINs, select the check box to the left of the desired MIN and click OK. The Select Reserved MINs window is closed, the selected MIN is assigned to the service, and the selected MIN is displayed in the MIN field of the requesting window.