The Product Type defines whether the product is a
Manufactured from a Production Order or
Buy from Supplier or
Manufactured from a Production Order or Buy from Supplier type
In case the product is of Manufactured from a Production Order type, it can be associated to a bill of materials and can be manufactured using the Production module of Megaventory. In case the product is of Buy from Supplier type, it can be bought from a Supplier and as such, be included in Purchase Orders or Goods Inbound documents. A product that is of type Manufactured from a Production Order or Buy from Supplier can be either manufactured or bought.
The Product Type option is only visible if the Production module is enabled in the account.
The Product Type can be updated from Buy from Supplier to Manufacture from Production Order only if the Product has not been included in a Purchase Order or a Purchase/Receipt document and if the Product is not associated with a Main Supplier.
The Product Type can be updated from Manufacture from Production Order to Buy from Supplier only if the Product has not been included in a Bill of Materials.
A Manufacture from Production Order only Product cannot be included in a Purchase Order or a Purchase/Receipt document.
A Buy from Supplier only Product cannot be manufactured from a Production Order.