Inventory & products

Set up what a case breaks into

On a pack's Case breakdown tab, you choose what it can be opened into — ringer 6-packs, singles, or any size that divides evenly.

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Steps

  1. Open the pack (say, the 24-pack) from Inventory and click the Case breakdown tab.
  2. If it isn't in a case group yet, click Set up case breakdown and pick its group.
  3. Under Breaks down into, click Set up breakdown (or Edit setup).
  4. Tick each item it can be opened into, or click + New … item to add a size you don't stock yet and give it a price.
  5. Click Save setup.

Good to know

1. Open the pack's Case breakdown tab

What this item is shows its case group and what one unit is. Breaks down into lists each item it opens into today, with how many come out of one pack.

A 24-pack's Case breakdown tab listing the ringer 6-pack and single it breaks down into.123
  1. 1Choose what it opens into.
  2. 2The barcode opened cans scan as.
  3. 3An item it opens into, with its price and on-hand.

2. Tick what it opens into

Every size that divides the pack evenly is listed. Tick the items it can become, or add a new size with its own price. Then Save setup.

The breakdown setup: pack sizes with tick boxes for each item and buttons to add a new size.12
  1. 1Ticked: it opens into this.
  2. 2Add a size you don't stock yet.

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