INVENTORY

Product Packaging

The Odoo Inventory Management software offers an adequate platform to define the methods to put your products in packs and track their location. Packages will ensure secured transportation of products throughout the inventory. It is also beneficial for protecting the product from damage. Delivering products safely without any damage is a crucial task and needs to be managed with utmost care. In the Odoo 16 Inventory module, you will be able to define two types of packaging methods. You can create multiple packages for a single product and a single pack for different products.

To get access to the packaging platform, you can go to the Settings menu of the module. As depicted in the screenshot below, you must activate the Packages option from the Operations tab and the Product Packagings option from the Products tab.

Here, the Packages and Product Packagings options are used for separate functions. The Packages option is used to define packs of different products. Whereas Product Packaging will help you to pack different quantities of the same product. Let’s check these options in detail.

Packages

The Packages feature will help you to create packs of various products. It is possible to put various products in a pack using this feature.

Once you activate the Packages feature from the Settings menu, you can find the Packages sub-menu under the Products menu. Already created Packages can be observed under this menu.

To create a new package, you can use the new button. This will lead you to a new form view as shown below.

The Package Reference will be available in the given field. You can select a suitable Package Type from the given options. The total weight of the package can be added in the Shipping Weight field. In the respective fields, you can specify the Company, Owner, and Location of the package. The Pack Date will be available in the form. The Content tab will show the products included in this package. You can see the details of the Product, Lot/Serial Number, Quantity, and Unit of Measure once you use this package for stock movement.

While confirming a delivery order, you will get the option to put multiple products in a pack, as shown below.

You can find the Put in Pack option under the Operations tab of the Delivery Order. Clicking on this button will put all products in the delivery order in a single pack.

The Packages smart button can be used to observe the package of the corresponding delivery order.

This package will be automatically recorded in the Packages menu of the Inventory module.

You can observe the products included in this package under the Content tab.

Product Packaging

The Product Packaging feature is used to pack different quantities of the same products. In a single pack, you can find multiple units of the same item. You can go to the Configuration menu to get access to this platform. The list view of this platform displays the details of the Product, Packaging, Package Type, Contained Quantity, Unit of Measure, Sales, and Purchase.

Click the New button to define a new Product Packaging.

In the form view, you can mention a name for the Packaging in the given space. In the Product field, you can specify the product that you want to add to this package. If you want to use this packaging in purchase and sales orders, you can activate the Purchase and Sales fields respectively. Select a suitable Package Type for this Packaging from the given options. The quantity of the product contained in the package can be specified in the Contained Quantity field. Set a Barcode for packaging identification. You can scan this packaging barcode from a transfer in the Barcode app to move all the contained units. After mentioning the Company name, the configuration is completed.

Package Type

In order to configure multiple package types for delivery operations, you can go to the Configuration menu and select the Package Type option. This will open a window where you can observe various package types for inventory operations.

Here, the list view shows the details of the Carrier, Package Type, Height, Width, Length, Maximum Weight, and Carrier Code. Use the New button to create a new package type.

Mention the name of the Package Type in the specified field, along with the Size details. In the corresponding fields, you can mention the Weight of the package type, Maximum Weight shippable in this package, Barcode, Company, Carrier, and Carrier Code. When you activate the Storage Categories from the Settings menu, you will get an additional field named the Storage Category Capacity to mention the Storage Category and Quantity for this package type. This is how we configure a new package type in the Odoo Inventory module.