4 article types #
In ems, a basic distinction is made between 4 article types:
- Sales itemsapplies to sales orders via the POS system and via the online stores
- Material / order item: Applies for entering as material in sales orders as well as for inventory/warehouse management (for tracking stock as well as for reordering)
- Service itemto enter as services in quotations and sales orders
- Billable hoursis used for the billing of hours worked / Indicator of billing types (billing types are managed via the customer order settings → “Billing types” tab– more information: Billing types)
Depending on the activated type, the articles are visible and selectable in different modules.
Without activating an article type, the created article becomes inactive, cannot be found in the search and can only be found via the article code / reference number!!!
Article features #
The following features can also be set:
- Inventory-managed itemThe item is displayed in Warehouse Management → Inventory Management.
- Requires best before dateOptional, is used for foodstuffs
- Requires serial numberAs soon as you activate this function on the item, the serial numbers are requested for all logistics movements (mandatory field).