Container type window

Windows used with container types:

Container type and Container types editor windows,
New container type entry window.

The editor window is opened by the Edit command in the context menu when one or more container types are selected.

Editor window

If one container type is selected, the Container type editor window will open.

Container type editor window

Form fields:

Stock item — name of the stock item that the container type is specified for. Required field.
Name — name of the container type. Required field.
Weight — container weight in grammes. Required field.
Description — brief description.
Default — whether this is the default container type for the stock item.

Selection is made from No and Yes. Only one container type can be defined as default.

Selecting OK will add the container type to the stock item specification. Selecting Cancel will close the window without saving any changes.

Multiple editor window

When two or more container types are selected for editing, the multiple editor window opens. It has a panel displaying a list of the selected container types. The title in the window header is Container types.

Multiple container types editor window

The fields are the same as in the Container type window.

When multiple container types are selected for editing, changes will be applied to all selected container types.

Entry window

The New container type entry window is used to add a new container type.

The window is opened by the Add command from the Weight context menu.

Container type entry window

The fields are the same as in the Container type window.

Weight panel in the Stock item window

The Weight panel is displayed when Yes is selected in the By weight field of the Properties panel.

The information entered in the Weight panel is used for determining the stock item volume by weighing it on scales with or without its container.

Weighing a stock item to determine its volume is often useful, for example, to measure volume or quantity of loose items in boxes, or liquids in containers when stocktaking.

The relationship between weight and volume or quantity is specified in the Weight panel along with the tare weights of various containers:

Weight panel in the Stock item window

Weight panel fields:

Density (volume) — stock item volume for conversion.
Unit (stock item) — unit of measurement for the stock item volume. Field name is not displayed. Required field.

The value is selected in the Select unit of measurement window. The value of this field defaults to that specified in the Stock items directory.
= — weight in grams of the specified volume of the stock item. Required field.

Data grid columns:

Container type — name of the container type.
Description — brief description of the container type.
Weight — weight of the container type.
Default — whether the container type is the default type.
Stock item — name of the stock item kept in the container type.
Class — name of the class the stock item belongs to.

Context menu commands:

Add (Ins) — add new container type.
Edit (F2) — edit selected container types.

This command is only available in populated data grids.
Delete (Del) — delete selected container types.

This command is only available in populated data grids.
Print (Ctrl+P) — print out.
Additional functions — contains additional commands for working with data grids.

The New container type, Container type and Container types windows are used for adding, viewing and editing container types.

The permanent delete confirmation prompt is used when deleting container types.