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=== Default section === | === Default section === | ||
- | **Default shelf Location:** The default shelf location for this item //in this store// | + | == Default shelf Location |
- | **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 | + | 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 |
- | **Outer | + | == Preferred |
- | **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 " | + | The Preferred pack size 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. |
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+ | == Outer pack size == | ||
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+ | The Outer pack size is the number of //preferred pack size// packs in a carton (outer pack). | ||
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+ | == Volume per pack == | ||
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+ | The Volume per pack is 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 " | ||
Here are some examples: | Here are some examples: | ||
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| 30ml | 30ml | 0.00003 m3 | | | 30ml | 30ml | 0.00003 m3 | | ||
| 1500L | 1.5 m3 | 1.5 m3 | | | 1500L | 1.5 m3 | 1.5 m3 | | ||
- | | 600 L | 600 L | 0.6 m3 | | + | | 600 L | 600l | 0.6 m3 | |
- | | 1500 ml | 1.5 L | 0.0015 m3 | + | | 1500 ml | 1.5l | 0.0015 m3 |
- | **Outer pack volume:** The default volume of an //Outer pack size// pack of this item. | + | == Outer pack volume |
- | **Weight per pack: | + | The Outer pack volume is the default volume |
- | ---- | + | == Weight per pack == |
- | **Restricted to** The location type that this item must be restricted to. You can from a list of all active Location types. When something | + | The Outer pack volume |
- | ---- | + | == Restricted to == |
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+ | The **Restricted to** is the location type that this item must be restricted to. You can from a list of all active Location types. When something is selected here, all stock of this item that is received must be put in a location which is of the same location type. For example, all cool store locations could have been given a type of " | ||
=== Pickface section === | === Pickface section === | ||
- | Used in the pickface replenishment functionality. See the [[items: | + | Used in the pickface replenishment functionality. See the [[items: |
+ | == Pickface location == | ||
- | * **Pickface location:** The location that will be used as a pickface for this item. This location will then be replenished with stock in Bulk type locations when replenishments are automatically generated by mSupply. | + | The Pickface location |
- | * **Pickface pack size:** The pack size that will be used in this location. mSupply uses this to determine how many bulk packs should be moved into the location and whether a repack needs to be automatically carried out at the same time. | + | == Pickface pack size == |
- | * **Trigger replenishments at:** If there are this number of packs (of //Pickface pack size//) or less in the pickface | + | |
- | * **Replenish up to:** This is the maximum number of packs (of //Pickface pack size//) that fit in the location. mSupply will try to put enough stock into the location to bring it up to this number of packs. It will never put more than this number of packs in the location. | + | The Pickface pack size is the pack size that will be used in the Pickface |
+ | == Trigger replenishments at == | ||
+ | If there are this number of packs (of //Pickface pack size//) or less in the //Pickface location//, | ||
+ | == Replenish up to == | ||
+ | This is the maximum number of packs (of //Pickface pack size//) that fit in the // | ||
=== Bulk section === | === Bulk section === | ||
Again, this is used in the pickface replenishment functionality. See the [[items: | Again, this is used in the pickface replenishment functionality. See the [[items: | ||
- | * **Bulk shelf location:** The preferred bulk location for this item. If set, this is the first location that mSupply will try to take stock from to replenish this item's pickface (defined in the // | + | == Bulk shelf location |
- | * The pack size used in this preferred bulk location is the //Outer pack size// entered in the //Default// section. | + | |
- | * Setting a preferred bulk location turns it into a two stage replenishment process; first, bulk stock is moved from the preferred bulk location into the pickface and second, stock is moved into the preferred bulk location from bulk stock. There might be a repack involved with the pickface replenishment but there will never be a repack with the preferred bulk location replenishment. | + | The preferred bulk location for this item. If set, this is the first location that mSupply will try to take stock from to replenish this item's pickface (defined in the // |
- | * If you don't want this two-stage replenishment process simply leave the preferred bulk location empty. | + | * The pack size used in this preferred bulk location is the //Outer pack size// entered in the //Default// section. |
- | * **Trigger replenishment at:** If there are this number of packs (of //Outer pack size//) or less in the bulk location a replenishment will be generated for it when the " | + | * Setting a preferred bulk location turns it into a two stage replenishment process; first, bulk stock is moved from the preferred bulk location into the pickface and second, stock is moved into the preferred bulk location from bulk stock. There might be a repack involved with the pickface replenishment but there will never be a repack with the preferred bulk location replenishment. |
- | * **Replenish up to:** This is the maximum number of packs (of //Outer pack size//) that fit in the location. mSupply will try to put enough stock into the location to bring it up to this number of packs. It will never put more than this number of packs in the location. | + | * If you don't want this two-stage replenishment process simply leave the preferred bulk location empty. |
+ | == Trigger replenishment at == | ||
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+ | If there are this number of packs (of //Outer pack size//) or less in the bulk location a replenishment will be generated for it when the " | ||
+ | == Replenish up to == | ||
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+ | This is the maximum number of packs (of //Outer pack size//) that fit in the location. mSupply will try to put enough stock into the location to bring it up to this number of packs. It will never put more than this number of packs in the location. | ||
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