When Packaging is used on Packing Orders, you may want to post the Packaging Consumption within Business Central to keep track of how much you are using. This is useful for maintaining stock levels as well as for reporting purposes.
Note: In order to post the consumption, the Packing Types must be linked to an item by populating the Packing Item No field.
From the Warehouse Item Journal page, select the Calc. Packing Consumption option.
The request page will then be displayed.
The fields should be populated as required, and then select the OK button. NEED TO EXPAND ON OPTIONS This will populate the journal lines with the packing consumption information.
The journal lines can then be reviewed and posted as required.