Child Item
A child item is a buy item or sell item that belongs to a parent item. In Peasy, child items define the specific units and contexts in which you purchase or sell a product, while the parent item tracks overall inventory.
How It Works in Peasy
- Each parent item can have one or more child items
- Buy items are children used for purchasing — they define the vendor, cost, and buying unit
- Sell items are children used for sales — they define the selling unit and price
- Child items have a unit conversion that maps their unit back to the parent's inventory unit
- For example, a parent item "Coffee Beans" (tracked in lbs) might have a buy item "50 lb Bag" and a sell item "12 oz Bag"
Why It Matters
Child items let you work in the units that make sense for each context — buying in bulk from vendors and selling in consumer-sized portions — while Peasy handles the math to keep your inventory accurate.