Simple Inventory Of Ind. Parts But Selling Kits -- Please Help!
Nov 3, 2004
I'm not sure what the best way to set this up is, and I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
I have a long list of different parts that I have acquired and taken inventory of. I am selling kits that contain different amounts of certain parts. For example, Kit 1 contains 2 of part A, 3 of part B, and 14 or part L. I will only be selling complete kits and not the individual parts.
Here's what I'm thinking. I need a table for the individual parts that lists the quantities of each. A table for the kits and a subtable for the kits that lists the quantities of each part. A transaction table.
Then I just need a form that has a combo box with the kits listed, date of transaction and quantity shipped, and a button that runs a query to subtract from the quantities of the individual parts based on the kits table and subtable.
Can someone please help? I'd really appreciate any tips.
Thanks.
Richie
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Feb 12, 2007
Hi, I was asked to help create a very simple Access DB for a small restaurant to help them keep track of inventory.
The only things that the owner wants to keep track of are:
1.Item Catalog
2.Date and Quantity of Item IN or OUT
3.Current # of Items
My problem here is that there are 5 Item categories, each with a relatively lost list of Items under each one.
1.Drinks
2.Ice Cream
3.Kitchen Supplies
4.Grocery
5.Etc.
Will it be advisable for me to create an Item Catalog TABLE for each of the category instead of piling all the Items into just one Item Catalog TABLE?
The Designs I’m currently considering are:
A.)
TABLE SET 1 : Catalog of Items
Fields (ID, Name)
•TABLE Drinks
•TABLE Ice Cream
•TABLE Kitchen Supplies
•TABLE Grocery
•TABLE ETC
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TABLE SET 2 : Movement IN/OUT of Items
Fields (Movement ID, Name, Date, IN-Amount, OUT-Amount)
•TABLE Drinks
•TABLE Ice Cream
•TABLE Kitchen Supplies
•TABLE Grocery
•TABLE ETC
B.)
TABLE 1: Catalog of Items
Fields (ID, Category, Name)
TABLE 2: Movement IN/OUT of Items
Fields (Movement ID, Name, Category, Date, IN-Amount, OUT-Amount)
I’m really more inclined to choice A because I just re-learned Access last month and will be creating my first serious database just now. I don’t want to choose a more complex table structure (choice B) that might cause problems with the DB later (as it will really be used to keep track of real-life inventory and might screw up their operations if it goes haywire). Is Design A viable? Or flawed?
Another question I have is with the structure of the Movement – IN/OUT table. Is this workable? My thought is just to let the user enter something like:
Drink [date] [IN] [OUT]
Coke [date] [2] [0]
Coke [date] [0] [1]
In the database, then compute current Quantity of the Item using a query (Sum[IN] – Sum[OUT]) . Will this work? I’m a bit apprehensive with this because I’m thinking I should have another TABLE that will store the actual inventory Quantity instead of the Quantity just being computed through query. But doing another TABLE for Quantity does complicate stuff a lot since it will have to determine which Quantity value gets added to or subtracted from based on many criteria. Will it be OK just to use the query to compute Quantity left?
Thank you so much for any help on this!
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Single products night be thinks like 2-inch wheel or 1 inch wheel in a choice of colours, front axle, back axle etc that can be ordered as distinct products
A kit is distinct product in its own right consisting of a bundled set of other single product components.
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Question 2: When associating the single product components of a kit with the kit record it will be necessary to select from the entire list or single product components as all single products are potentially valid kit components. If I were to do this using the tbl_single_products as a lookup table it would be a very long lookup list the user would have to scroll through. Are there any functions or techniques that would allow me to dynamically search a lookup list as the user enters text e.g. The user enters "T" the list pointer goes to entries beginning with "T" the user enters "e" the list pointer goes to lookup list entries beginning in "Te" etc.
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The manufacturer does not know if the chemicals will be required, or not, until the last minute, so must have them immediately available for each batch.
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Now
You are seeking a way to make these chemicals accessible to manufacturers who cannot afford to buy them, just to have them sit around waiting for the day they are needed.
You set up a system where a manufacturer can purchase an "Option" on the chemicals whereby:
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I am new to this forum :) and learning Access :confused: .
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Now what I want to be able to do, is go into a form where each record is one of the products. A subform (datasheet view) for that product that shows all the parts and the quantity of each part that make up the product. Such as 4
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I feel like I'm missing something, can you let me know what you think???
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