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Set up Gross Tally / Net Tally

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.

To start working with Gross Tally and Net Tally, set it up as follows.

Set up Gross tally / net tally

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

  2. Select an item, that has one of the Lengthdefinition, Widthdefinition or Thicknessdefinition fields set as Total and choose the Edit action under Manage in the top menu.

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You can find these fields on the Item card in the Wood FastTab.

  1. On the Item Card that opens, click on Show more on the Wood FastTab to make the Gross tally/ net tally % and Gross tally/ net tally Dimension fixed fields appear.

  2. In the Gross tally/ net tally % field, enter the percentage that should be added or deducted (negative sign if it should be deducted) from the entered total dimension in the Sales documents.

  3. Activate the Gross tally/ net tally Difference fixed field to set the original total dimension is to fixed so that there is no remaining quantity on a Parcel Number.