Create an item grade

The names and colors of an item grade are user-defined.

You can create multiple grades for an item. For example, if production of an item is stopped because the consumed items were spoiled, you can give an item grade Spoiled to the consumed item class.

Create an item grade

1. Open or go to the Item Grades workspace tab.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Press the Ctrl+N keys.

   • Right-click in the tab and on the context menu click New.

   • On the ribbon, go to the Home tab and on the New menu click New Item Grade.

   A new item grade is added.

3. In the new item grade's Properties window, complete the following settings:

   Description

   A brief description for the item grade. Because the description identifies the item grade in the data records, it must be unique.

   Production

   The production grade for the item. The production grade indicates whether the produced item grade is Good or Rejected. The grade assigned to a produced lot can be used to prevent downstream consumption or shipment from inventory.

   Consumption

   The consumption type for the item. The consumption type indicates whether the item was Normal (consumed as expected) or Waste (not consumable).

   Color

   The color to assign to the item grade.

   Preferences

   A preference for the item grade in the numeric value. This indicates the relative quality of this grade when produced and/or consumed. Smaller numbers are considered better than larger numbers. This is used to determine the minimal shippable grade of a product and the minimal consumable grade of a component.

4. Save the changes.

You can modify the properties of an existing item grade in the Properties window.