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# Considerations for Location Usage Types

Define the inventory model at the location level to maintain consistent logic and prevent data corruption. Review these rules and validations before managing location usage types.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Agentforce IT Service.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Field Immutability

**Usage Type** (**SerializedInvTrackingMethod**) is a one-time configuration.

- Associate **Product Item** or **Serialized Product** records to lock **Usage Type**. After you link records, the field is non-editable.
- Update **Usage Type** by first removing or reallocating all associated **Product Items** to resolve validation errors.
- Verify that location has no existing inventory links before setting tracking methods to avoid configuration errors.

## Product Transfer Restrictions

System validation rules block certain transactions to keep inventory pools separate.

- Transfer products only between locations that share the same **Usage Type**.
- Avoid transfers between mismatched types, such as moving stock from an **Asset-based** location to a **Serialized Product-based** location.

## Consumables (Non-Serialized Products)

**Usage Type** rollup logic excludes non-serialized products.

- Maintain standard consumable behavior regardless of location settings so existing workflows remain undisrupted.
- Calculate inventory counts for consumables without considering whether a location is **Asset-based** or **Serialized Product-based**.
- Reduce admin maintenance for high-volume items like keyboards, mice, or cables that don't require strict inventory models.