Quick Reference: Size Behavior Tab

The Size Behaviors tab on the Item Editor streamlines the process of making items, and any related sizes, available or unavailable to various areas of the software - including purchasing, recipes, and the Point of Sale.  

Note: Some fields will only be available to clients using the Stands Module.

Figure 1. The Size Behaviors Tab of the Item Editor

Size Behavior Columns

1. SKU: Displays the SKU assigned to this item.
   
2. Size: Displays the item size(s).
3. Count: If the item has multiple sizes, the size relation will be listed here. Ex. CASE = 6 BTL
   
4. Active: Indicates this item is active.
5. POS Menu Item: Information field, displaying if this item is a POS Item.
6. BLOCK POS: Blocks the item size from the point-of-sale.
7. BLOCK Requests: Blocks the item size from Requests.
8. BLOCK Manual Adjust: Blocks the item size Manual Adjustments.
9. BLOCK Transfers: Blocks the item size from Transfers.
10. BLOCK Purchase Orders: Blocks the item size from Purchase Orders.
    
11. Preferred Purchasing Size: Indicates this is the preferred purchasing size; used in conjunction with bidding in the Order Desk.
12. Ingredient Item: Indicates this item can be used in recipes.
13. Transfer Min: Numerical field where transfer minimums can be entered. This is useful for warehouse environments that only transfer a minimum number of units.
14. Transfer Mult: Numerical field where transfer multiples can be entered. This is useful for warehouse environments that only transfer item in certain multiples. Ex. If 6 is entered, the product can only be entered in multiples of six (6, 12, 18, 21....).

Concessions Only Columns

This column are used for setting the item behavior on stand items:

1. Active
   
2. Chargeable
   
3. Non-Chargeable
   
4. Supplies 
   
5. POS Items
   
6. Restocking Size

See Feature Overview: Stand Items - Item Types to learn more about these behaviors.

Tip: Selecting Choose Columns allows you to add or remove columns from your view.

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