Available in Sage 50 Quantum Accounting.

Set Up an Item Multi-Pack

If you want to purchase or sell an inventory item in bulk units or units other than the Stocking U/M, you need to set up the item to use multi-packs. You can set up two multi-pack units per inventory item;one for purchases and one for sales. Follow the steps below to set up an Item Multi-Pack.

1. From the Maintain menu, select Inventory Items. The Maintain Inventory Items window appears.
2. Select the Item ID of the item that you want to purchase or sell in multi-packs. You can only set up multi-packs for Stock, Substock, Master Stock, Non-stock, and Assembly items.
3. Click the U/M button (arrow button) next to the Stocking U/M field to open the Item Multi-Packs window.
4. If necessary, change the Stocking U/M.
5. Select the Purchase and sell in different quantities check box. This will make the other options in the window available for selection.
6. To set up a Purchasing Multi-Pack, select the U/M that you usually purchase this item in. Then, if necessary enter the weight and the UPC/SCC code for the item. Select the Use as default for all purchases check box to make this the default U/M on task windows. Otherwise, the Stocking U/M will be set as the default.
7. To set up a Sales Multi-Pack, select the U/M that you usually sell this item in. Then, if necessary enter the weight and the UPC/SCC code for the item. Select the Use as default for all sales check box to make this the default U/M on task windows. Otherwise, the Stocking U/M will be set as the default.
8. When you have finished, click OK. Then click Save in the Maintain Inventory Items window to save your changes. The selections that you made in the Item Multi-Packs window are only saved when you click Save in Maintain Inventory Items.
9. Repeat these steps for each item you plan to purchase or sell in multi-packs.