The “Packing” category of Inventory Management allows you to add all types of packing material that you may utilise in a job. The packing section has the ability to automatically calculate the cost of packing per job to generate a profit/loss of the job.

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Overview of Fields

Field	Description
Type	This is a Dropdown box to select the Inventory type. Click on the down arrow next to the type field and select Packing.
ID	A unique Moveware-assigned ID number of the packing item.
Brief Name	A brief description of the packaging item
Shortcut	N/A
Description	Full description of the packaging item
Make	The make of the item
Supplier	The name of the company supplying the packaging
Default Rooms	Used to define what rooms each packing type is used in. The item will only appear in the Materials list for the Rooms specified here (leave blank to display in all rooms).
Pack Type	Pack Type such as Paper or Tape.
Product	Supplier (Creditor) Product associated with the packaging item.
Dimensions	The Length, Width, Weight and Height of the packaging item.
Status	Active/Inactive.
Branch	Used to assign a Packing Material to a specific branch.
Cost Centre	Used to define the Cost Centre for the packing material.
G/L Code	Used to define the G/L code for the packing material.
Volume / Weight	The volume / weight of the packaging.
Pack Code	The Packing Type – either Supply Only or Supply & Pack.
Pack Method	Pack by Owner (PBO) or Carrier Packed (CP)
Wrapping Material	Defines if the packing type is a wrapping material.
Carton	Defines if the packing type is a carton.
Sort	The sort code to define the order in which the packing material are presented on the selection window.
Default Calc Type	The rate at which the packaging item is billed
Default	The default Inspection type (Domestic, Commercial or both) for this packing item. This allows you to have different lists of Packing Material options for household jobs versus commercial jobs.
Material Cost	The cost of each item of packaging. This cost will apply to a Job when used. Sell Price Sell price of the packaging item
Quantity packed per Hour	Number of items packed per hour
Quantity unpacked per Hour	Number of items unpacked per hour
Display Branches	Double click and choose all branches under which the Packing item should display as an option. Leave blank if all branches should see this item.
Display Cost Centres	Double click and choose all Cost Centres (types of Jobs) under which the packing item should display as an option. Leave blank if Jobs for all Cost Centres should be able to use this item.
Comments	Relevant comments about the material.
Amount Used Per Vol Packed	Amount of packaging material used for each unit of volume packed.
Pack Volume % Markup	Percentage increase in volume of packed item.
White Paper Used	Amount of white paper used in packaging.
Tape Used	Amount of tape used in packaging. If you add a value in this field for a packing item (e.g Carton - Book, Tape Used: 0.01) the system will automatically calculate the amount of tape needed based on the amount of Carton - Book in the Inventory and show under Resources.
Image	The file path of the image to associate with an item (for MovePartner and MoveClient)

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