Enter articles with two article dimensions using a matrix

You can enter transactions for articles for which you track stock on two article dimensions in a special entry layout: an entry matrix. Booking through the matrix is particularly useful if you want to enter transactions for multiple articles with the same article code but with different article dimension codes.

The matrix is in fact a table with the codes of one article dimension shown horizontally and the codes of the other shown vertically.

If you now want to enter an article, you do so in the field which contains the correct article dimension codes both horizontally and vertically. At the bottom of the matrix you also have insight into the stock for the field that you click on in the matrix, i.e., for the article with the combination of codes that you select.

Entering using the matrix is possible for all entries of articles in the order process, except for assembly.

To quickly enter an article with two article dimensions using a matrix:

1. Go to: the entry layout, for example to Order Management / Purchase process / Receipt.
2. Click on: New.
3. On the line, enter the Code of the article.

   You can then click the Item dimensions action.

4. Click on the action: Item dimensions.
5. If applicable, select the Item dimensions (Profit) entry layout.
6. Click on: OK. 

   

   You the see a table with the codes of article dimension 1 displayed horizontally and the codes of article dimension 2 displayed vertically.

7. Enter the quantity directly in the field that combines both required article dimension codes. In our example, this is the field under size 38 and on the line with Brown.
8. If necessary, make the matrix screen smaller so that you can also see the entry layout behind it. If you do this, you see that the lines are automatically added there.
9. View the stock for this article at the bottom of the window by selecting the cell again.
10. Click on: Close. 

When you return to the ordinary entry layout you will see that at least two lines have been added: a purple total line (with Total added in the description) and at least one blue line underneath that.

In the example above, you see a total line with 300 units and four blue sub-lines, two with 100 and two with 50 units.

Change an article with two article dimensions entered using a matrix

You can also use the table to easily change articles with two article dimensions that you have entered using the matrix.

To change an article with two article dimensions using the matrix:

1. Go to: the entry layout, for example to Order Management / Purchase process / Receipt.
2. Select the Total line (purple line) in the group of lines that you entered using the entry matrix.
3. Click on the action: Item dimensions.

   

4. If applicable, change the quantities per combination of article dimension codes.
5. If necessary consult the stock data per cell in the Stock tab.
6. If necessary change the fields in the Dimension tab per cell.
7. Close the matrix.