More than one SKU per stock item/supplier combination (allow suppliers to sell an item in multiple pack sizes)

[gerard-ypenga]

For a Stock Item, I have one preferred supplier. He supplies in different SKU’s (Sizes).

For Example: he supplies Becosol (Bevasil fining for clearing the beer) in different sizes: 6Kg and 25Kg
At the moment these two can not be added to stock item as there is already a stock item / supplier combination.

I get this message:
You already have supplier details set up for this item. Only one SKU can be set per stock item/supplier combination.

[luke]

Thanks for the suggestion, Gerard.

At the moment, this restriction simplifies a few other things, which would need dealing with if we were to remove it; such as when adding the item to a PO/Inventory Receipt and entering the quantity purchased from the supplier. Other than having to re-work this and a few other similar parts that currently work on the assumption that there is a maximum of one pack size per supplier, there’s no reason why this restriction couldn’t be removed.

If anyone else would like to see this, please give this thread a vote with the button in the top-left, and we’ll see what we can do. Cheers.

[jeff-tomlinson1]

We’re a smaller brewery. With hops in particular, it’s better for us with regard to managing cash flow to occasionally purchase different sizes offered by our supplier depending on our batch forecasts. It would be really helpful to have the ability to order multiple package sizes per supplier.

[matt-cousins]

Thanks for the great suggestion. It’s now possible to have multiple of the same supplier/stock item combination, to handle different pack sizes.

We hope this helps!