Question:
In ServiceNow SOMT (Zurich), we are observing that the Upgrade Inventory button is not available at PO and RS when certain changes are made to Product Offering (PO) characteristics and specifications.
The issue occurs after performing the following changes:
Characteristic Changes Observed:
- New characteristic option added to Root PO
- New characteristic option added to Child PO
- Characteristic option deleted from Root PO
- Characteristic option deleted from Child PO
- Change in sequence/order of characteristic options in Root PO
- Change in sequence/order of characteristic options in Child PO
- Change in characteristic type used in Root PO
- Change in characteristic type used in Child PO
- Change mandatory characteristic to optional in Root PO
- Change mandatory characteristic to optional in Child PO
Concern: After the above changes, the Upgrade Inventory button does not appear at the PO or RS levels, which prevents inventory synchronization with the updated offering/specification changes.
Questions:
- Is this the expected behavior in SOMT Zurich?
- Are there any pre-requisites, properties, or background jobs required to enable the Upgrade Inventory button after characteristic changes?
- Is there a recommended approach or workaround to ensure inventory is upgraded when characteristic definitions are modified?
Any guidance or best practices would be greatly appreciated.
