Warehouse Manager - Split Items
Purpose: When an item has a pack size from the supplier, but the items are used as another pack size in the company. For example, the company buys Dettol 750ml x 10 bottles. The pack size from the supplier is 10, but in the labs/sites, the Dettol will be used in millilitres. The pack size in the labs/sites will be 750. This will indicate that 1 bottle will be used as 750ml.
When the item is ordered from the lab/site, the system will know to show the Dettol 750ml Internal (750) item in the lab/site and the Dettol 750ml (1) will show in the Main Warehouse. The Main Warehouse will be reduced with 1 quantity on the correct item and the lab/site quantity will increase with a 750 quantity on the other item. When the lab/site use the item they will reduce the item in millilitres.
To change an item to a split item:
First, you must create a second item for the one that must be used as the internal pack size. Please refer back to the Warehouse Manager - Items (Editing Access) To create the item see below steps or click here (to be referred to the Warehouse manager - Items User manual)
Important to remember that the item you are changing to a split item, must be the same type of item as the original item. For example, if it is a Batch item you must make the split item also a Batch item type.
After the split item is created:
- Click on Warehouse Manager
- Click on Split Items
The Split Items screen will open:
- Click on the Link New Item button
The Link screen will open
- Choose the correct Main Item from the list by searching on the item's name
- Click on the correct item
- Type in the Main Item QTY - This is how many bottles will be converted into millilitres.
- Choose the split item that you have created that will be used internally in the labs/sites, by searching the item and then click on the correct item
- Type in the Secondary Item Qty field, the quantity the item will be converted to and used internally
- Click on the Save button to save the changes
- Click on the Cancel button to cancel the linking
When the linking was successful, the split item will be displayed as follows:
