Greetings,
I’m new to Dolibarr and need help understanding how to handle products vs. services. I understand there are two types in Dolibarr: Products and Services.
In my case, I run a printing business and I’ve set up my printing as a Service because for each print job, I need to consume specific amounts of paper and ink. For example, one print service consumes 1 sheet of paper and some ink.
My question is:
- Can Services have stock/inventory?
- Is it correct to create an MO (Manufacturing Order) for a Service?
- If not, what’s the best practice for managing a printing service that consumes physical materials (paper and ink)?
I’ve created a BOM for my printing service, but I’m having trouble with the Manufacturing Order (MO). When I set up the consumption of materials (ink and paper) according to the service quantity I need, the consumption part works fine like in this picture.
However, I get an error during the production phase (see attached image).
I watched several YouTube tutorials about the production process, but I still can’t get it to work. Could someone please explain what I might be doing wrong or if there’s a different approach I should take for service-based businesses?
Thank you in advance for your help!