# Options for making some "required" stock items optional when racking as they are provided by the contact brewer **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & feature requests\ **Created:** [31 December 2024 20:13 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/options-for-making-some-required-stock-items-optional-when-racking-as-they-are-provided-by-the-contact-brewer/5373 "2024-12-31T20:13:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![david-birnbaum](https://community.breww.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@david-birnbaum](https://community.breww.com/u/david-birnbaum)\ **Post date:** [31 December 2024 20:13 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/options-for-making-some-required-stock-items-optional-when-racking-as-they-are-provided-by-the-contact-brewer/5373/1 "2024-12-31T20:13:21Z")
We are using the Contract Brewing facility to do some of our products, but the products can be brewed both on-site and in the contract facility. Right now, when we are racking cases, the default behavior is to pull cans, lids, labels, and other items as part of the racking process. However, when those products are brewed at the contract facility, those items are provided by the contract brewer and not by us. When we go to rack, the process fails because there’s no inventory for cans/lids. Even if we remove the cans and lids from the list of stock needed, we can’t move past that step. To work around this, we can temporarily check the box allowing racking to proceed even if some stock items are short; however, we don’t want to leave this option unchecked because we already have enough problems managing inventory. We also don’t want to have a “fake” list of items that we have to remember to remove from the list of stock prior to completing the racking option. And we don’t want to have two versions of each product with different default components. The best option from my perspective would be able to somehow tag certain components in the product when it is brewed in a contract setting to not add them to the racking step. The next best would be an option to remove unneeded items and then click “refresh” to check again that the racking process can proceed with the remaining items that ARE required - for example, removing cans and lids, but leaving trays and collars (which are in inventory) and should be depleted. The third (and probably simplest to implement) would just be a warning box that says “there are no enough cans in inventory to proceed; continue to rack anyway?” and allow it to proceed. I hope you could do the middle option, as that seems to be the one most likely to eliminate user-errors. There is a ticket with some additional detail and screenshots. ---
**Author:** ![jon-kyme2](https://community.breww.com/user_avatar/community.breww.com/jon-kyme2/32/1926_2.png) [@jon-kyme2](https://community.breww.com/u/jon-kyme2)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2025 13:32 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/options-for-making-some-required-stock-items-optional-when-racking-as-they-are-provided-by-the-contact-brewer/5373/2 "2025-01-06T13:32:44Z")
Why don’t you want to have two versions (with different components)? ---
**Author:** ![david-birnbaum](https://community.breww.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@david-birnbaum](https://community.breww.com/u/david-birnbaum)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 01:25 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/options-for-making-some-required-stock-items-optional-when-racking-as-they-are-provided-by-the-contact-brewer/5373/3 "2025-01-07T01:25:40Z")
Aside from the fact that Breww recommends against it, we’d have two products which are basically identical physically, but we’d need to order and inventory them separately. It would be a lot more complicated logistically. I’d have to think about whether or not we’d need to double up the 4pak and individual can products as well so assembly/disassembly into the tasting room work correctly. In short…a lot of extra work, it’s easier just to get it right on the racking end. ---
**Author:** ![jon-kyme2](https://community.breww.com/user_avatar/community.breww.com/jon-kyme2/32/1926_2.png) [@jon-kyme2](https://community.breww.com/u/jon-kyme2)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 09:51 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/options-for-making-some-required-stock-items-optional-when-racking-as-they-are-provided-by-the-contact-brewer/5373/4 "2025-01-07T09:51:39Z")
Ah, sorry, I wasn’t aware that Breww advises against this. Identical products, yes. But these aren’t really, are they? (different components). I guess it’s whatever works best for you. I was wondering if Breww would manage “Out of Stock automatic substitution” for **assembly**? Maybe not. Is it just for orders?