• Minimum order quantity: enter the minimum quantity required by the supplier for dispatch;
• Packaging for order: enter the quantity of an item required to fill a transport unit used by the supplier.

If this information is entered in the Items register, it will be used when automatically creating purchase orders. 

You can use one of these parameters or both. But keep in mind that the program will use the following sequence to search for parameters when creating purchase orders:

• It will first look for the quantity of the item in the sales orders for an individual deliver-by date, or based on the sorting term selected in the Sort by box;
• If a quantity is below the minimum quantity, it will increase it to the minimum allowable quantity;
• If a quantity cannot be divided by the packaging quantity, it will increase the ordered quantity to the meet the packaging quantity.

Let's suppose you have the following data: you have received the following order for the item DVD-R-4/7SONY:

• The unit of measurement for the item is PCS
• The minimum quantity is 1000 pieces
• The packaging quantity is 100 pieces

1. Using Minimal Order Quantities

• Set minimum quantity is 1000 pieces. Meaning, the supplier does not deliver orders with the quantity less than 1000 pieces, and each order line with less will be increased to 1000 pieces.

2. Using Packaging for Order

• Set quantity for packaging is 100 pieces. This means that the item is packaged for shipping in packages of 100 pieces – it must be ordered by quantities of 100 pieces. The program always rounds up!

3. Using Information about Minimum Order Quantity and Packaging for Order:

• It will first look for the quantity of the item in the sales orders for an individual deliver-by date, or based on the sorting term selected in the Sort by box;
• If a quantity is below the minimum quantity, it will increase it to the minimum allowable quantity;
• If a quantity cannot be divided by the packaging quantity, it will increase the ordered quantity to the meet the packaging quantity.

If predefined information in Items register and sales orders, the ordered quantity will be as following: