Setting up
To set up Per Unit Storage Charging, you first need to configure your 3PL Client:
Click Clients then Overview.
Search for a client.
Click Actions then Edit.
Select the Storage Cost tab.
Select StorageUnits as the Storage Type.
Choose the Storage Cost Frequency.
Turn Automatically Calculate & Invoice Storage Costs according to frequency to ON.
This means the system will calculate the total units in stock for the frequency you select and then multiply it by your storage unit charge.
Finally, click Save.
Note: Quarantine stock will be charged for storage.
Unit Storage Fee - Per Client
Now you can set a default storage unit charge for the client:
Within the client's details click the Defaults tab.
Enter a Default Unit Storage Fee.
For more accurate charging you can enter the fee with three decimal places i.e. 0.005 is 1/2 a pence.
Click Save.
The storage unit set above is a default amount that is used for all products for that client.
Unit Storage Fee - Per Product
If you wish you can select certain products to have a higher or lower storage unit amount than the default (if the products are much bigger or smaller than the normal size for that client).
To represent a true storage charge in relation to the size of the products - you can set up a different unit charge for every product if you want to. To do this:
Click Products then Overview.
Search for the product.
Click Actions then Edit.
Within the product details, click the Picking / Storage Cost tab.
Enter a Storage Unit Price.
Click Save.
Unit Storage Fee - In Bulk
If you want to have a different storage unit rate for each product - it will be quicker to use the Product Upload update loader in the Products next Extras.