A packaging purchase records an order of containers, closures, or labels, with quantities and costs. It is what gives FourFoxes a packaging stock count to track.
- Open Supply Chain, then Packaging Purchases, and click Record Purchase.
- Pick the Supplier, set the Purchase Date, and add the invoice or PO number and shipping cost if you have them.
- Add one line per item: pick a Package Type, Closure Type, or Label Type (one per line), then the Quantity and Unit Cost. A line can also be a custom description, but custom lines are not tracked as stock.
- Click Record Purchase.
[facsimile candidate: Add Packaging Purchase form]
Label stock has its own mirror page, Labeling Purchases, which works the same way.
How stock is tracked. Each line item carries a remaining count: quantity bought minus quantity used. In advanced inventory mode, packaging runs deduct from these lines automatically, oldest purchase first, using the quantities on the product's active bill of materials. A shortfall is logged as a warning; it never blocks a batch from saving. The Inventory Dashboard flags depleted lines and low stock (25 units or fewer) so shortages surface before they block a run.
Anyone except Production Team can record purchases. Deleting a purchase requires the admin role.
Packaging is only deducted automatically when the product has an active BOM with packaging lines. No BOM, no deduction. You can still correct stock by hand with an inventory adjustment.
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