Create an Inventory Type

Create an inventory type

Parameters

name REQUIRED

The name or primary label for this type of inventory

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unit REQUIRED

The unit that inventory is stored in.

"Bales", "Barrels", "Bunches", "Bushels", "Dozen", "Fluid Ounces", "Gallons", "Grams", "Head", "Kilograms", "Kiloliter", "Liter", "Milliliter", "Ounces", "Pounds", "Quantity", "Quarts", "Tonnes", "Tons"

Defaults to Quantity

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alert_amount OPTIONAL

Numeric value that when inventory level goes below will trigger an inventory alert notices in app and to the alert_email specified.

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alert_email OPTIONAL

The email address to send inventory alerts to.

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days_expires OPTIONAL

Optional numeric value for the number of days that new inventory is valid for storage before triggering an expired inventory alert.

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description OPTIONAL

Text description or summary of the inventory type

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internal_id OPTIONAL

Custom identification number or SKU used to identify this inventory item

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electronic_id OPTIONAL

Electronic ID - useful to set if using an RFID or barcode scanner to search for for sync data with Farmbrite.

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product_id OPTIONAL

Optional Farmbrite product ID to allow you to link this inventory type to a product in your shop

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track_lots OPTIONAL

Boolean value to indicate if new inventory added should create a new lot number. Defaults to false.

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type OPTIONAL

Inventory type, variety or other attribute to specify details about this inventory type.

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unit_value OPTIONAL

Numeric value used to indicate the approximate value (in your account currency) for each unit of inventory.

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unit_weight OPTIONAL

Numeric value for the weight of each inventory item in pounds or kilograms (based on your account settings).

{
  "alert_amount": 10,
  "alert_email": "user@email.com",
  "days_expires": 90,
  "description": "",
  "internal_id": "",
  "name": "Cattle Feed",
  "product_id": "",
  "track_lots": false,
  "type": "Custom Blend",
  "unit": "tons",
  "unit_value": 1000,
  "unit_weight": 100
}