Breaking down a inventory item

[damoller]

I am starting a small brewery and I use the assymbly/inventiry to make a batch of beer. Then I have to break down the batch to taxable size 1/10 batch equals 1 barrel(tax based on barrels). That is easy to create 1/10 from an inventory item.
What I need to do next is divide this into cases of beer which equal 2 gallons or 155 cases per batch(15.5 per barrel). What would be the best way to break the inventory item down this way?
Please help!

Doug A Moller
Oklahoma Brewing Company

[dringstrom]

Typically I end up resolving complex inventory issues in an external database, such as Microsoft Access, that interfaces with Peachtree. That's probably your best bet in this case.

[Robert Walraven]

What you need to do is use two separate inventory items, one for a barrel and one for a case.

The barrel item should be an assembly consisting of however many cases you make from a barrel. When you make the barrels you should add them to inventory.

Next you need to UNBUILD the barrel assembly. Go to Build/Unbuild assemblies and unbuild the number of barrels you have boxed. After doing this you will notice that your inventory has decreased for the barrels and increased for the cases. You now have cases to sell.