Purchase orders can include lines that are not items in your catalog, such as a one-time vendor charge or a sample, and extra costs such as freight or customs duties. SKULabs calls these custom items and custom adjustments.
How to add a custom item to a purchase order
Create or edit a purchase order.
Click Add Custom Item.
Fill in Item Name, Rate and Quantity. Description, MPN and Received are optional.
Click Add Item, then save the purchase order.
Each custom item name must be unique on the purchase order. Custom items:
are not linked to inventory, so they don't create an item in your catalog or change stock;
count toward the purchase order subtotal and total;
show a Custom Item label on the purchase order page and on printed purchase orders;
can be received in full or in part like other lines, and count toward closing the purchase order.
How to add custom adjustments (fees, freight, customs duties)
Create or edit a purchase order.
Below the totals, click Add adjustments.
Choose the adjustment type and enter the amount. Repeat for each type you need.
Save the purchase order.
Adjustment types: Fee, Customs duties, Foreign transaction fee, Freight fee, Insurance, Rush fee and Surcharge. Each type can be used once per purchase order.
SKULabs adds the adjustments to the total after shipping and discount, and before tax. They are listed on the purchase order page and on printed purchase orders.
Import and export custom items and adjustments by CSV
On the Purchase Orders tab of the Import/Export page, the purchase orders import accepts:
Custom Item: set to yes or true to import the row as a custom item. The row still needs a SKU, barcode or MPN, which SKULabs uses for the custom item name.
Description: optional description for the custom item.
One column per adjustment type: Fee, Customs duties, Foreign transaction fee, Freight fee, Insurance, Rush fee and Surcharge. For a purchase order with several rows, enter the adjustments on the first row only.
The purchase orders export includes the same adjustment columns.