Product groups

Product groups are used to group stock items together with similar characteristics or requirements. They provide several default settings for stock items.

A product group must have its own unique code and description. The code can be up to 20 characters and the description up to 50 characters. Codes and descriptions can contain both numbers and letters.

Note: The system reserves certain names such as SOP Misc and SOP Serv. If you try to create a product group using a system reserved name a prompt is displayed, which instructs you to enter an alternative name.

The settings you select for a product group are applied to any stock item linked to it. Most can be changed on an individual stock item with the exception of the Stock code, Product type and Costing method.

Some settings are set at product group level only. These are:

  • Movement history.
  • Negative stock levels.
  • The unit of measures used in the Sales Order Processing module and Purchase Order Processing module, when generating orders.

  • Batch/serial numbered items. All individual stock items in a product group set to use batch/serial numbers will also be set a traceable items. You can change set a stock item to use serial numbers even if the product group is set to use batch numbers.

    The setting a sale may only be from a single batch, must be set at product group level.

See also

What do you want to do?

Create product groups

Amend product groups

Amend a product group for a single stock item

Delete product groups

Other tasks

Import product groups