Inventory Receipt Note Entry form - Characteristics
You can select characteristics for the received items selecting the Characteristics action from the Action > Line menu. This displays the Receipt Note Item Characteristics form.
The following fields are automatically populated from the current record:
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Specify this information:
- Receipt Note Reference
- Receipt Note Line Number
- Batch Reference
- Item Code
- Location ID
- Description
The following fields are automatically populated from the relevant item record:
- Characteristic Code
- Characteristics assigned to the item.
- Characteristic Datatype
- The type of data held for the characteristic.
- Characteristic Value From and To
- If the type of data for the characteristic requires a range of values, this field contains the valid values as defined in the characteristic record.
- From and To Value of Range
- If the type of data for the characteristic requires a range of values, enter the values in these fields. These must correspond to the available values shown in the Characteristic Value From and To fields.
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If the datatype of the characteristic selected is a discrete value,
you must specify the values using the Item Char
Entry/Discrete Values form. From the Action menu within Receipt Note Item
Characteristics Form select Discrete
Values. The Discrete Values form
contains the following fields:
- Characteristic Code and Description
- These fields are automatically populated from the current characteristic.
- Available
- Shows the available values for the characteristic as defined in the Item record.
- Selected
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Shows the selected values for the characteristics.
Use the right arrow button to select characteristics from the Available list. They are then shown in the Selected list. To remove a value from the Selected list, click the left arrow button. It is then returned to the Available list.
- You can create a new discrete value for the characteristic to be used in this instance. Enter the value in the New field and click New. The value is displayed in the Selected list.
- Save your changes.