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Management of Packaging
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.. i18n: Products can be managed in several different packaged forms. For example if you sell
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.. i18n: batteries you can define the following packages for a given battery product:
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Products can be managed in several different packaged forms. For example if you sell
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batteries you can define the following packages for a given battery product:
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.. i18n: * by Piece: a battery
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.. i18n: * Blister pack: a pack of 4 batteries
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.. i18n: * Pack of 100 blisters: 400 batteries
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.. i18n: * Palette, containing 40 packs for a total of 16,000 batteries.
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* Blister pack: a pack of 4 batteries
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* Pack of 100 blisters: 400 batteries
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* Palette, containing 40 packs for a total of 16,000 batteries.
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.. i18n: Open ERP's packaging management enables you to sell the same product in several different forms. The
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.. i18n: salesperson could sell, separately, one battery or a palette of batteries. In the order, you can
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.. i18n: select the default packaging type as a function of the quantities ordered.
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Open ERP's packaging management enables you to sell the same product in several different forms. The
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salesperson could sell, separately, one battery or a palette of batteries. In the order, you can
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select the default packaging type as a function of the quantities ordered.
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.. i18n: For example, if the customer wants to buy 30,000 batteries, the salesperson can select the package
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.. i18n: ``palette`` . Open ERP will then propose the sale of 32,000 batteries, which corresponds to two
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.. i18n: palettes. Or the salesperson can select 75 packs.
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For example, if the customer wants to buy 30,000 batteries, the salesperson can select the package
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``palette`` . Open ERP will then propose the sale of 32,000 batteries, which corresponds to two
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palettes. Or the salesperson can select 75 packs.
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.. i18n: The available packages are defined in the product form, in the :guilabel:`Packaging` tab. The first item on the
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.. i18n: list is the one that will be used by default.
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The available packages are defined in the product form, in the :guilabel:`Packaging` tab. The first item on the
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list is the one that will be used by default.
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.. i18n: Once a package has been defined on the order, Open ERP will throw up an alert if the ordered
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.. i18n: quantities don't correspond to the proposed packages. The quantity must be a multiple of the field
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.. i18n: :guilabel:`Quantity by Package` defined on the packaging form.
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Once a package has been defined on the order, Open ERP will throw up an alert if the ordered
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quantities don't correspond to the proposed packages. The quantity must be a multiple of the field
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:guilabel:`Quantity by Package` defined on the packaging form.
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.. i18n: .. figure:: images/sale_warning_packaging.png
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.. i18n: *Alert on the quantities sold compared with the packaging*
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.. figure:: images/sale_warning_packaging.png
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*Alert on the quantities sold compared with the packaging*
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.. i18n: Don't confuse the management of packaging with the management of multiple units of measure. The
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.. i18n: Units of Measure are used to manage the stock differently in its different units.
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.. i18n: With packages, the stock is always managed by individual item but information about the package to use is supplied
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.. i18n: to the storesperson along with that item.
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Don't confuse the management of packaging with the management of multiple units of measure. The
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Units of Measure are used to manage the stock differently in its different units.
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With packages, the stock is always managed by individual item but information about the package to use is supplied
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to the storesperson along with that item.
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.. i18n: Even if the effects are the same, the printed documents will be different. The two following
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.. i18n: operations have the same effect on stock movement levels but will be printed differently
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.. i18n: on the sales order and the packing order:
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Even if the effects are the same, the printed documents will be different. The two following
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operations have the same effect on stock movement levels but will be printed differently
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on the sales order and the packing order:
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.. i18n: * 32,000 batteries, delivered on two palettes,
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.. i18n: * 2 palettes of batteries, with no information about packaging.
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* 32,000 batteries, delivered on two palettes,
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* 2 palettes of batteries, with no information about packaging.
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.. i18n: If the customer wants to order a palette and 10 packs, the salesperson can put two order
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.. i18n: lines on the sales order using the same product but different units of measure.
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If the customer wants to order a palette and 10 packs, the salesperson can put two order
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lines on the sales order using the same product but different units of measure.
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.. i18n: Example Packing and different products
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.. i18n: It's sometimes more useful to define different products than to define several possible packages for
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.. i18n: the same product. A case of beer in a supermarket is a good example. A case holds 24 bottles, plus
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.. i18n: the empty case itself. The customer can buy bottles by the piece or a case of 24 bottles at one go.
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the same product. A case of beer in a supermarket is a good example. A case holds 24 bottles, plus
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the empty case itself. The customer can buy bottles by the piece or a case of 24 bottles at one go.
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.. i18n: You could define two packages for the product ``Bottle of beer`` : ``PCE`` and ``case`` . But this
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.. i18n: representation doesn't let you manage the stock and price of empty cases. So you might instead
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.. i18n: prefer a Bill of Materials for the sale, defining and using three different products:
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You could define two packages for the product ``Bottle of beer`` : ``PCE`` and ``case`` . But this
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representation doesn't let you manage the stock and price of empty cases. So you might instead
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prefer a Bill of Materials for the sale, defining and using three different products:
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.. i18n: * the empty case for the beer,
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* the empty case for the beer,
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* the bottle of beer,
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* the case of 24 bottles of beer.
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.. i18n: You also define the bill of materials below which determines the make-up of the case of 24 beers:
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You also define the bill of materials below which determines the make-up of the case of 24 beers:
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.. i18n: * Case of 24 bottles of beer: 1 unit,
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* Case of 24 bottles of beer: 1 unit,
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.. i18n: Each of these three products has a different price. The products ``Bottle of beer`` and ``Empty case of
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.. i18n: beer`` have a stock level that needs to be managed. The ``Case of 24 bottles of beer`` has no stock because,
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.. i18n: if you sell the product, Open ERP automatically moves the stock in two lines, one for the empty case and the
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.. i18n: other for the 24 individual bottles of beer. For more information on bills of material for sale,
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.. i18n: see chapter :ref:`ch-mnf`.
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Each of these three products has a different price. The products ``Bottle of beer`` and ``Empty case of
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beer`` have a stock level that needs to be managed. The ``Case of 24 bottles of beer`` has no stock because,
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if you sell the product, Open ERP automatically moves the stock in two lines, one for the empty case and the
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other for the 24 individual bottles of beer. For more information on bills of material for sale,
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