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Use gross tally / net tally in Sales documents

One of the most confounding measurements to understand if you haven’t been around a 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.

After you have set up gross tally / net tally for the relevant Items, you can work with it in Sales documents as follows.

Use gross tally / net tally in a Sales Quote

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Sales Quotes, and then choose the related link.

  2. Create a new Sales Quote by clicking New in the top menu.

  3. Fill out the Customer Name and any other relevant fields.

  4. In the Lines FastTab, fill in the No. of an Item that you have set up for Gross tally / net tally.

  5. In the Lines FastTab menu, click on Measurements and Masslines.

  6. In the window that opens, toggle the Add Gross tally/ net tally % field.

  7. Depending on the setup of the Gross tally/ net tally % field 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 Orders, and then choose the related link.

  2. Create a new Sales Order by clicking New in the top menu.

  3. Fill out the Customer Name and any other relevant fields.

  4. In the Lines FastTab, fill in the No. of an Item that you have set up for gross tally / net tally.

  5. In the Lines FastTab menu, click on Measurements and Masslines.

  6. In the window that opens, toggle the Add Gross tally/ net tally % field.

  7. Depending on the setup of the Gross tally/ net tally % field on the Item Card the total dimension is changed.