diff --git a/content/applications/inventory_and_mrp/inventory/management/products/usage.rst b/content/applications/inventory_and_mrp/inventory/management/products/usage.rst index b51161418..98f453069 100644 --- a/content/applications/inventory_and_mrp/inventory/management/products/usage.rst +++ b/content/applications/inventory_and_mrp/inventory/management/products/usage.rst @@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ For example, different packages for cans of soda can be configured as a 6-pack, of 36. Each flavor of soda would need a `6`, `12`, and `36` can packaging configured on the individual product since packagings are product specific, not generic. +.. tip:: + Packaging can be used in conjunction with Odoo :ref:`Barcode `. When + receiving products from suppliers, scanning the packaging barcode automatically adds the number + of units in the packaging to the internal count of the product. + +.. _inventory/management/packaging-setup: + Set up packagings ----------------- @@ -210,6 +217,43 @@ and create another one in a fresh pop-up window. :alt: Show packaging and contained quantities, specified on the product page form in the Inventory tab. +Partial reservation +------------------- + +After :ref:`completing the packaging setup `, packagings can +be reserved in full or partial quantities for outgoing shipments. Partial packaging flexibility +expedites order fulfillment by allowing the immediate shipment of available items, while awaiting +the rest. + +To configure packaging reservation methods, go to :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Configuration +--> Product Categories`. Then, click :guilabel:`Create`, or select the desired product category. + +On the product category's form, in the :guilabel:`Logistics` section, :guilabel:`Reserve Packagings` +can be set to :guilabel:`Reserve Only Full Packagings` or :guilabel:`Reserve Partial Packagings`. + +.. important:: + To see the :guilabel:`Reserve Packaging` field, the :guilabel:`Product Packaging` feature + **must** be enabled. To enable this feature, go to :menuselection:`Inventory app --> + Configuration --> Settings`, scroll to the :guilabel:`Products` section, tick the + :guilabel:`Product Packagings` checkbox, and click :guilabel:`Save`. + +.. image:: usage/reserve-packaging.png + :align: center + :alt: Show Reserve Packagings field on the product categories page. + +.. example:: + To better evaluate the options based on business needs, consider the following example: + + - a product is sold in twelve units per packaging. + - an order demands two packagings. + - there are only twenty-two units in stock. + + When :guilabel:`Reserve Only Full Packagings` is selected, only twelve units are reserved for the + order. + + Conversely, when :guilabel:`Reserve Partial Packagings` is selected, twenty-two units are + reserved for the order. + View all packagings ------------------- @@ -241,7 +285,3 @@ used for the product(s). The chosen packaging is displayed on the :abbr:`SO (Sal :align: center :alt: Assign packagings on the Sales Order Line. -.. tip:: - Packaging can be used in conjunction with Odoo :ref:`Barcode `. When - receiving products from suppliers, scanning the packaging barcode automatically adds the number - of units in the packaging to the internal count of the product. diff --git a/content/applications/inventory_and_mrp/inventory/management/products/usage/reserve-packaging.png b/content/applications/inventory_and_mrp/inventory/management/products/usage/reserve-packaging.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7f22ea4fc Binary files /dev/null and b/content/applications/inventory_and_mrp/inventory/management/products/usage/reserve-packaging.png differ