1. Inventory Grade and Product Category Charge Setup

A. Create Inventory Grade and Product Category

Navigation: Advanced Tab > Administration > Portal Setting - Inventory Grade

1. To add an inventory grade, type in the text boxes as indicated.
   Recommended grades: 

   FRST	First Quality / New Inventory
   DFCT	Defective

2. Click Create Inventory Category
   

Note: Inventory Categories cannot be deleted once created. 

Navigation: Advanced Tab > Administration > 3PL - Billing Categories - manage the billing categories in blast ramp for 3PL providers

1. To add a billing category, choose a numerical ID (ie. 1, 2, 3, 4...), and enter the name for the category in the box to the right.
2. Click Create New Category

B. Optional: Configure package type: Piece / Case / Pallet 

To simplify picking and packing, set break points for each level of your product by piece/case/pallet

Navigation: Advanced Tab > Administration > 3PL Pricing Features - Configure Handling Charges

1. Select current distribution centre
2. Select Product Category (Product Category Name setup in step 1 of this forum)
3. Select Inventory Grade (First Quality - saleable items, or a defective quality)
4. Enter tier name for the first breakpoint - "Case" in this case.
5. Enter Units in case (40 units per one case)
6. Enter minimum breakpoint (1 unit, or more if desired)
7. Enter max breakpoint (40 maximum in this case)
8. On the right side of the page, input charges for Receiving, Picking, Returns, and daily storage rate.
9. Click Save
10. Repeat Step 1 - 9 for all product category / inventory grade where you require case / pallet breakout. This does not need to be set up for each product category. For example, you can break out cartons of socks, but keep basic apparel by the piece.

C. Configure pricing structure for each Product Category and Inventory Grade

Navigation: Advanced Tab > Administration > 3PL Pricing Features - Configure Handling Charges

1. Select Piece/Case/Pallet from the current pricing method pull down
2. Click Update. The content pricing page will appear.
3. Select current distribution centre
4. Select Product Category
5. Select Inventory Grade (ie. First Quality - saleable items, or a defective quality)
6. Enter Tier name (ie. "piece")
7. Enter Units for this tier (in this case, use 1)
8. On the right side of the page, you will see fields for Receiving, Picking, Returns, and daily storage rate charges.
   
   TIP: For simple scan/pack setup, enter "0" for each charge amount
   
   
9. Click Save.
10. Repeat for each Product Category and Inventory Grade combination.
11. blast ramp is ready for all inventory transactions.

**Note: If any changes need to be made to a price level, simply delete the desired price line, and re-create using the above steps.**