{"id":10771,"date":"2025-02-28T04:47:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T04:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jaldi.store\/?p=10771"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:21:04","slug":"how-to-create-a-item-type-in-adempiere-retail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/how-to-create-a-item-type-in-adempiere-retail\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a Item Type in ADempiere Retail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Item Type<\/strong> refers to the classification or category that defines how an item behaves in the system \u2014 especially for pricing, taxation, inventory, and sales. Each item in the product master is assigned an item type to determine how it will be processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

User Access<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Who Can Access<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  • Back Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Purchase Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Admin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    What User Can Do<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • Create new item types (e.g., Regular, Service, Combo, Free Item)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Assign item type to products in product master<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Set behaviour based on item type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Pre-Requisite Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      • Define a clear list of item type names and purposes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Decide which item types are stock-tracked and which are not<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Configure default tax and pricing logic per item type<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Link item type behavior with POS, purchase, and inventory modules<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Test a few items with different types before enabling system-wide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Business Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • Item type must be selected while creating a product<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • System should not allow conflicting logic (e.g., a stock item marked as service)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Tax, pricing, and discount logic must align with item type<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Combo or bundle item types must have component linkage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Once used in transactions, item type should not be changed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Item types must be consistent across branches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          User Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          STEP 1:<\/strong> To Select the Item type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"TenthPlanet<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          STEP 2:<\/strong> To open new document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"TenthPlanet<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          STEP 3:<\/strong> To Enter the Item type name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"TenthPlanet<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          STEP 4:<\/strong> To Save the Document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"TenthPlanet<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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