Consumables and materials

Add consumable / material#

Where · Inventory → Consumables or Materials tab → + Add.

• Category / Subcategoryrequired — From the vocabulary, as with individual items.
• Namerequired — —
• Brand / Manufacturer — —
• Unit of measurerequired — Piece, metre, kilogram, litre. There is also a custom unit for anything that does not fit.
• Does the product come packaged? — The switch that starts the boxes ↔ pieces arithmetic.
• Package type / pieces per package — Appear only if you ticked the above. A box of 100, a pack of 24.
• Reorder threshold — Below it, the item appears in Critical Stock. Zero means „do not tell me".
• Barcode — The manufacturer's. Lets you scan the retail box. Plus
• Supplier — Free text. Groups the order list — see chapter 11.
• Logistics Noderequired — Where the stock sits.

A stock item's details#

Where · Inventory → Consumables or Materials tab → tap the item.

The quantity available, current allocations and the three actions:

• Allocate — To an employee, by quantity. You cannot exceed what the location holds.
• ADD STOCK — New goods in. For materials you can record the invoice or batch.
• Return / Receive — Coming back from an employee — see below, it differs between the two types.
• Code label — To print and stick on the shelf.
• History — Every entry, allocation and return.

Consumable return#

Where · A consumable's details → return. Or scan in receive mode.

You pick the employee and the allocation, then split the quantity in two:

• GOOD QTY — Goes back into stock, at the chosen location.
• SCRAPPED / LOST — Leaves the records for good.

The two must add up to the allocated amount.

Material return#

Where · A material's details → return.

The same two, plus a third — and that third is why materials have their own type:

• PLACED IN WORK (INCORPORATED IN WORK) — It went into the build. It never comes back, but it is not a loss — the value goes to the site.
• RETURNED TO WAREHOUSE — Goes back into stock.
• SCRAPPED / LOST — A loss.

Restock#

Where · A stock item's details → add stock.

• Quantityrequired — In pieces or in packages, if the item is packaged.
• Number of packages — Appears on packaged items; converts itself.
• Invoice / batch — Materials only. Ties the stock to the document it arrived on.

Above the threshold, the item leaves Critical Stock by itself.

A stock item's history#

Where · From the item's details.

The full quantity flow: how much came in, how much was allocated and to whom, how much came back and in what state. For materials it also shows how much was placed in work, which makes this screen the source of the site consumption report.