Setting Up Propane Tank Exchange

You can set up a propane exchange using a core item.
 
Create a new inventory item with the item type Stock and the matrix Core for the propane tank.  Set the price as the difference between the price of a new tank and the price of an exchange tank.  For the item below, the price of a new tank is $49.99, and the price of an exchange is $18.99.  Therefore, the price of the core item is $31.00.
 
Create a new inventory item with the item type Stock for a propane tank exchange with the price of an exchange as the item price.
 
Add the core item to the exchange item.  Click Edit, and select Core Charge from the Fee Item drop-down list.
Setting Up Propane Tank Exchange
Click the ... button to open the Select Item screen.
Setting Up Propane Tank Exchange
Click Find, and enter the core item ID to select the core item.  Click Select.
 
The core item is added to the exchange item.  Select the ... button to the right of the core item, and select Each with a factor of 1 as the unit of measure.
Setting Up Propane Tank Exchange
 
When selling a new propane tank or exchanging a tank for a refill, enter the propane tank exchange item.
 
You are asked whether the customer has a tank to return.
Setting Up Propane Tank Exchange
1

Yes

1. Yes
Click Yes is the customer is exchanging an empty tank for a refilled tank.  The core charge is deducted from the invoice total, and the customer is only charged the price of the refill.
2

No

2. No
Click No if the customer is purchasing a new propane tank and does not have one to exchange.  The core charge and the propane item are both added to the item listing.