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Overview
A group item is not really an item at all, even though it is defined in inventory in the same manner as other items. Rather, a group item merely provides an efficient method to list all of the component items on a document by entering a single item identifier, optionally at a discounted price. Quantities and costs are not tracked for the group item; they are tracked for the individual component items included in the group.
The component items included in a group remain in inventory individually and can be sold individually.
When a group is listed on a sales document, the price of each component item is proportionally adjusted so that the total equals the specified group price. The group price cannot be edited on the document, but the component item prices can be edited, if desired. The printed receipt given to the customer can include the group price, the individual item prices, or both, based on your company preference setting.
Unlike an assembly, sales taxes are computed on each component item individually, based on the sales tax code assigned to each. Therefore, taxable and non-taxable items can be mixed in a group.
How else do group and assembly items differ?
(Multi-Store) Only Headquarters can define group items, but all stores can list group items on documents.