When entering in lumber pieces for a Supplier Purchase Order, the board feet will automatically be calculated. This can only happen when the dimensions of the item are present in the stock item profile. NOTE: The name of the item is not the same as the dimensions of the item. This needs to be added separately.
1. When adding an item to a Supplier Purchase Order and the board feet shows as zero, the stock item profile needs to be updated.
2. UPDATE STOCK ITEM: From the main menu, click "Stock".
3. Click on the lumber category e.g. "Manage Softwood"
4. Click on the stock item from the list.
TIP: Alternatively look up the stock item from the global search.
5. From the General tab. Click on the pencil icon, by the name, to add the dimensions.
6. Enter the thickness, width and length. The board feet will be totalled automatically.
7. Click "Update Item" to save.
8. ADD TO PURCHASE ORDER: Add the item to the Purchase Order.
9. Now, when the item is added to the Purchase Order by piece/quantity, the board feet is automatically calculated.
10. TIP! From the manage stock category screen, add the "Board Feet" column to the report. This will show the board feet calculations for all the items displayed and the 'zero' dimensions can be identified.
