Supply Chain Configuration
The Supply Chain module has a single, large configuration file that controls how inventory, purchasing, sales, costing, and stock documents behave across the whole system. It is one of the most consequential screens in the product: a single switch here can change how cost is calculated, whether stock may go negative, what is shown on every document line, and much more.
Where to find it
Open the Supply Chain module Configuration file. Settings are organized into tabs by theme. The configuration is cached for performance, so a change takes effect once you save it — the system refreshes the cached values automatically.
Because the options are numerous, they are grouped into purpose-named tabs. Each tab has its own reference page:
- Costing — the costing method, tax effect on cost, uncosted-receipt handling, cost reprocessing caps, cost sources, and Letter-of-Credit cost dimensions.
- Overdraft & Quantity Checking — whether stock may go negative, where, and how strictly the by-date and reservation quantity checks are enforced.
- Quantity Suggestion — how the system suggests available lots/quantities when you enter an item, and how it merges similar lines.
- Item Properties — the tracking properties on each line (lot, serial, revision, size & color, measures) and how they are entered, validated, and matched.
- Items & Master Data — item master behavior, codes, search, warehouse/locator relationships, and item links to customers and suppliers.
- Purchasing — purchase documents, returns, and the letter-of-credit / proforma workflow.
- Sales & Offers — sales documents, offers and coupons, discounts, free items, and price classifiers.
- Pricing & Price Lists — last-price fallback, price-list behavior, and the default units for new items.
- Documents & Details — line layout, per-line dimensions, extra columns and grids, delivery handling, and warehouse/locator filtering.
- Stock Taking — how physical counts are entered, validated, ended, and turned into adjustments.
- Stock Ages — inventory-aging tracking and how finely held stock is broken down.
- Item Barcode Specifications — how composite barcodes are parsed into an item plus its properties and quantity.
Some options are fundamental
A few settings — most notably the Issue Cost Policy (FIFO vs Average) and what is tracked for quantity and cost — should be decided at implementation time, because the system blocks or discourages changing them once stock transactions exist. Options flagged as dangerous (for example allowing overdraft in manufacturing/transfers) prompt a confirmation before they can be enabled. Read each option's notes before changing it on a live database.