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Stockkeeping Units

Use this page to record information about items for a specific location or a variant code. Stockkeeping units (SKUs) are a combination of an item and location and are part of standard Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. For more information, see the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central documentation.

With HMM, there are additional fields added to the standard Stockkeeping Unit Cardpage.

The items that you work with in a Stockkeeping Unit Card are associated with locations. This means, for example, that you can set up different par counts for the same item if it is stocked at multiple locations. To make changes to items which are associated with locations, use the Stockkeeping Unit Card page.

Set Up Stockkeeping Units

There are two ways to create a new stockkeeping unit: from the Stockkeeping Unit Card page or from Item Card page.

Method One: Stockkeeping Unit Card

This method allows you to set up many details for the stockkeeping unit.

For method one, do the following:

  1. Search for and open the Stockkeeping Units page.
  2. On the Action tab, select New. The Stockkeeping Unit Card opens.
  3. Under the General FastTab, set up the following fields:
    1. For Item No., select the item to use.
    2. For Location Code, select the location to use.
    3. For Usage, select the type of usage for the stockkeeping unit. You can set it as a stock or non-stock SKU.
  4. Then, under the Replenishment FastTab, you can select and enter information about how the SKU will be replenished.
  5. For stock items, for Vendor Re-Order Quantity, you can enter the minimum quantity of the item that you want to order from the vendor.
    1. For Unit of Measure, you can select the UoM to use for the re-order quantity.
  6. Enter any other relevant information about the SKU and then save.

Method Two: Item Card

This method may be slightly faster, but will not provide as many options for the set up of the stockkeeping unit. You can still edit the unit after you create it.

For method two, do the following:

  1. Search for and open the Items page.
  2. Select the item you want to use to create a stockkeeping unit.
  3. On the Action tab, select Home > Create Stockkeeping Unit. The Create Stockkeeping Unit dialog opens.
  4. Under Filters, select the following fields:
    1. For No., select the item to use.
    2. For Location Code, select the location to use.
  5. Select OK.

You can review information about the SKU by opening it from the Stockkeeping Units page.

Print Shelf Labels of Stockkeeping Units

To print the bar code labels of stockkeeping units, do the following:

  1. Search for and open the Stockkeeping Units page. Select the SKU card which you want to print the label of.
  2. On the Action tab of the SKU card, select Actions > HMM > Shelf Label. The Shelf Labels dialog opens.
  3. For Item No., select the stockkeeping units to print their shelf labels. You can select multiple SKUs.
  4. For Code, select the location or range of locations to use to print the labels of the items. You can select multiple locations.
  5. For Number of Copies, select the number of labels you want to print.
  6. Select Print to print the bar code labels. In the image below the shelf label displays the following information.
    1. Item Code: 02-GLOVES, below the bar code.
    2. Item Description: Surgical Gloves
    3. Item Number: 02-GLOVES, to the right of the bar code.
      1. Par value: 100
      2. Base Unit of Measure: PCS
    4. Location Code: Nursing
    5. Vendor Item Number: GLVS
    6. : Indicates an item is expired.
    7. : Indicates an item is not chargeable.

    Image showing a shelf label for surgical gloves.

Fields

The following field boxes are available: 

Stockkeeping unit card fields
Field Description
Usage

Select the type of usage of the item.

  • Stock: The item is a stock item at the selected location.
  • Non-Stock: The item is a non-stock item at the selected location.

Note icon. Note: You are not able to change the type of usage of a stockkeeping unit if the SKU is used in item ledger entries.

Par Quantity Displays the par quantity for the item. This field displays the total of the par quantity in the unit of measure of the item and location combination which you set up in your Par List.
Vendor Re-Order Quantity For stock items only, enter the minimum quantity of the item that you want to order from a vendor.
Unit of Measure, for Vendor Re-Order Quantity Select the unit of measurement for the reordered quantity of the item when it is reordered from a vendor.
Manufacturer Code

Displays the manufacturer of the item, if applicable.
Manufacturer Item No.

Displays the manufacturer name of the item.

Actions

The following actions are available: 

Stockkeeping unit card actions
Action Description
Shelf Label Select to print the shelf label of any item and location. Opens a dialog where you can define the item and location and number of copies that you want to print. You can select multiple pairs of items and locations.
Piggyback Label Select to print a piggyback label.
Copy Replenishment Setup Select to copy the replenishment setup of an item and location to use with another item and location combination.

Stockkeeping Units (List) Fields

The following field boxes are available: 

Stockkeeping units list fields
Field Description
Manufacturer Code

Displays the manufacturer of the item, if applicable.
Manufacturer Item No.

Displays the manufacturer name of the item.
Par Quantity Displays the par quantity of the stockkeeping unit.
Usage Displays the type of usage of the stockkeeping unit.