Item Template
In the Item Template, and as a default for all new items, Reordering Policy should be Lot-for-Lot, Include Inventory and Critical should be set to True. At a MINIMUM, everything that is set on an Item Template should be placed on the new Item card when creating an item from the Catalog Item. ...
Item No. Length
The Item No. length needs to be expanded to 50 Characters. 20 is WAY too short. Most businesses use their Vendor No. as their part number, usually with a 2-3 Character code to specify the Manufacturer. The Vendor No. is allowed to be 50 Characters, the Item No. should be allowed the same.
Real Time Planning
The Planning Worksheet parameters should follow Real World ideals. It currently suggests that we go back in time (Maybe with Doc Brown), and place orders in the past so that they arrive in the time needed. At a MINIMUM, we should be able to change a Global parameter that blocks the system fr...
Customer Credit Limit
A Customer Credit Limit should be exactly that, a Limit. And a Limit of 0.00 should be exactly that, NO CREDIT. Currently the system sees 0.00 as unlimited, which is wrong. Currently, we have a template that assigns a Credit Limit of 0.01. However, we run into issues of being short paid by...
GTIN Conversion / Default Barcode to Item or Vendor Item No.
Having GTIN as the default for a Barcode is very limiting. First, to get an actual GTIN it costs $2500 for only 1000 items. Second, GTIN is numeric only. Third, there is no check logic to make sure the GTIN is unique and will cause errors when scanning. The GTIN field on the Item Card is t...