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Gross tally / net tally

One of the most confounding measurements to understand if you haven’t been around the sawmill and lumber business for a long time is gross tally and net tally. What exactly is the difference between gross tally and net tally? And why is lumber sold both net tally and gross tally? How do you convert from gross tally to net tally? We’ll take you through the basics.

What is the Difference Between Gross Tally and Net Tally? Gross tally, also sometimes called green tally, is the volume of wood in board feet delivered to the mill after it is cut. This lumber hasn’t been dried yet and has a high amount of moisture in it. When lumber dries, water is removed from the wood resulting in a smaller overall volume of wood. That smaller volume of wood is known as net tally.

Gross Tally >> the lumber volume measured before kiln drying.

Net Tally >> the lumber volume measured after kiln drying.

To set up gross tally / net tally

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Items, and then choose the related link.
  2. Select an item, which has a total dimension set for the length, width or thickness and then choose the Edit action.
  3. On the Item Card page, on the Wood FastTab, choose for the show more action and the fields Gross tally/ net tally %' and Gross tally/ net tally Difference fixed appear.
  4. Enter in the Gross tally/ net tally % field the percentage that should be added or deducted (negative sign if it should be deducted) from the entered total dimension in the sales documents.

Use gross tally / net tally in a sales quote

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Sales Quote, and then choose the related link.
  2. Select the relevant sales quote, and then choose the Edit action.
  3. Insert or select the sales line where the gross tally/ net tally should be applied.
  4. Choose the Masslines line action.
  5. Enter or select a sales line massline and toggle the Add Gross tally/ net tally % field.
  6. Depending on the setup of field Gross tally/ net tally % on the Item Card the total dimension is changed.

Use gross tally / net tally in a sales order

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Sales Order, and then choose the related link.
  2. Select the relevant sales order, and then choose the Edit action.
  3. Insert or select the sales line where the gross tally/ net tally should be applied.
  4. Choose the Masslines line action.
  5. Enter or select a sales line massline and toggle the field Add Gross tally/ net tally %.
  6. Depending on the setup of Gross tally/ net tally % field on the Item Card the total dimension is changed.
Note

If the field Gross tally/ net tally Difference fixed is active, the original total dimension is set to fixed so that we don't have a remaining qty. on the specific parcel no.