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 === Default section === === Default section ===
-**Default shelf Location:** The default shelf location for this item //in this store//.  When you receive items into stock, they will be given the shelf location you enter here by default. You can always override it if you wish. Enter the first few characters of the location's code, then press the //Tab// key and select the location form the list displayed. If only one location code matches your entry it will be filled in automatically without having to select it from a list.+**Default shelf Location:** The default shelf location for this item //in this store//.  When you receive items into stock, they will be given the shelf location you enter here by default. You can always override it if you wish. Enter the first few characters of the location's code, then press the //Tab// key and select the location from the list displayed. If only one location code matches your entry it will be filled in automatically without having to select it from a list.
  
 **Preferred pack size:** This is the //default// pack size that will be assigned to incoming stock as it is received or when entering a purchase order. It will also be used in comparisons of quotations from suppliers to make sure the cpmarisons are for the same numbers of units. **Preferred pack size:** This is the //default// pack size that will be assigned to incoming stock as it is received or when entering a purchase order. It will also be used in comparisons of quotations from suppliers to make sure the cpmarisons are for the same numbers of units.
  
-**Outer pack size:** The number of units in a carton (outer pack). **Not** the number of //preferred pack size// packs in a carton (outer pack).+**Outer pack size:** The number of //preferred pack size// packs in a carton (outer pack). **Not** the number of units in a carton.
  
 **Volume per pack:** The default volume per //preferred pack size// pack. This is the volume that will be used by default when receiving goods. We recommend you divide a carton volume by the number of //preferred pack size// packs in a carton to get this figure. mSupply always stores volumes in m3 (cubic metres), but you can enter a volume as millilitres (ml) or litres (l) by entering the appropriate abbreviation after the number representing the volume. e.g. enter "0.5l" to enter a volume of 0.5 litres (= 0.0005m3). **Volume per pack:** The default volume per //preferred pack size// pack. This is the volume that will be used by default when receiving goods. We recommend you divide a carton volume by the number of //preferred pack size// packs in a carton to get this figure. mSupply always stores volumes in m3 (cubic metres), but you can enter a volume as millilitres (ml) or litres (l) by entering the appropriate abbreviation after the number representing the volume. e.g. enter "0.5l" to enter a volume of 0.5 litres (= 0.0005m3).
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 **Outer pack volume:** The default volume of an //Outer pack size// pack of this item. **Outer pack volume:** The default volume of an //Outer pack size// pack of this item.
  
-**Weight per pack:** The weight of a //preferred pack size// pack in kg.+**Weight per pack:** The gross weight of a //preferred pack size// pack in kg.
  
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