In the Article Structure menu, we record the Articles that can be included in the Dispatches. If you select the items recorded in the Master Data / Item Master menu, you do not have to enter the weight and dimensions of the package when the dispatcherDispatcher A member of the Courier Service. Liaises with customers and dispatches couriers. He/she uses the Deliveo dispatcher (admin) interface. or the customer submits the package in the Customer interface, because these are taken from the item properties. The same items (by item number) can also be referenced in a file import based parcel submission.
The article data can be modified in the article table. To add a new article, use the "Add" button on the bottom tray. When adding a new article, you can also enter the starting quantity. The article number parameter cannot be modified later.
Click on the "Inventory Management" button on the bottom tray to modify a Customer's inventory (both up and down). With Inventory Management enabled, the system will reduce the inventory by the item sent for an item that is shipped. (It will return the item to inventory on return.)
Properties of an article:
- Customer - the customer who "owns" the item. if no Customer is specified, all customers "can use" the item. In this case, the traditional stock management function cannot be used.
- Name - name of the article
- Article number - unique identifier in the system. It can be freely chosen only at the first recording, it cannot be changed later!
- EAN code - for barcode identification
- Unit weight - this is the weight at which the item will be placed in the shipmentSend to An identifier that groups together packages sent from a Sender to a Recipient by a Customer at the same time. In practice, this is understood to mean the entire shipment, even if it consists of several Packing Units.
- Dimensions - these are the dimensions at which the item will be placed in the shipmentSend to An identifier that groups together packages sent from a Sender to a Recipient by a Customer at the same time. In practice, this is understood to mean the entire shipment, even if it consists of several Packing Units.
- Initial quantity - only of interest when entering a new item
- Image - a small image of the item can be uploaded to facilitate later identification
- Virtual item - for items marked as such, stock management is "infinite", i.e. the item never runs out, nor can it be stocked. An Article can be marked as a Virtual Article only if its quantity in stock is: 0.
Bulk import of articles
Import cannot be used to modify an existing quantity, only to record a new Article. (Or to import an existing Article to a Customer who has not previously had such an Article number.) To modify stock quantities, use the "Stock Management" function.
The table file to be imported must consist of the following fields. The first row of the table is a header, so the order of the columns is arbitrary. Fields in bold are required fields. Field separator: ; (semicolon).
| # | Field (header) name | Retainable value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | itemid | Max. 30 characters number, letters and punctuation. | Article identifier (article number). Unique element, so no two article numbers can be the same. |
| 2. | name | Max. Max. 50 characters number, letter and punctuation. | Name of the article. |
| 3. | weight | 7 character number, 2 of which can be decimal. | Weight of the article. |
| 4. | x | 7 character number, 2 of which can be decimal. | Width of the article. |
| 5. | y | 7 characters, 2 of which can be decimal. | Height of the article. |
| 6. | z | 7 character number, 2 of which can be decimal. | Depth of the article. |
| 7. | virtual_item | 1 or 0 | The property of the article whether it is a virtual or physical article. |
| 7. | quantity_of_stock | 7 characters, integer. | Initial quantity for a new article. |