Assign Shelf Life Code to Customers

Assign a shelf life code to a customer

If you want to apply a shelf life requirement to a specific customer, you must assign it a shelf life code. The assigned code causes the system to consider the shelf life days while picking and shipping items to the customer.

1. Choose the icon, enter Customers, then choose the related link.

2. Open the Customer Card page for the customer.

3. On the Shipping FastTab, populate the following field:

   Field	Description
   Shelf Life Code	Select the code that meets the customer’s shelf life requirement.

Assign a shelf life code to a customer-item

If a customer has a shelf life requirement for a specific item, you must assign a shelf life code to a combination of customer and item. The assigned code causes the system to consider the shelf life days while picking and shipping this item to the customer.

This code has priority over other shelf life codes.

1. Choose the icon, enter Customers, then choose the related link.

2. Open the Customer Card page for the customer.

3. Select Related > Sales > Item Shelf Life Codes.

4. On the Customer Item Shelf Life Codes page, populate the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Item No.	Select the appropriate item.
   Shelf Life Code	Select the code that defines the shelf life days for the customer-item combination.

Tip

You can also assign the inventory freshness code to an item-customer from the Item Card page by selecting the Related > Sales > Customer Shelf Life Codes action.