How to Block Items from Sales or Purchasing

You can block an item from being entered on sales or purchase lines, and you can block it from being posted in any transaction.

The following table illustrates what occurs when items are blocked.

Option	Description
Sales Blocked	You cannot enter the item in a sales document or in a sales item journal.
Purchasing Blocked	You cannot enter the item in a purchase document, in a purchase item journal, or in purchase planning processes.
Blocked	You cannot use the item for any item transaction. For more information about blocking an item for all purposes, see Item Card.

To block an item from being entered on sales lines

Choose the icon, enter Items, and then choose the related link.
Select the item that you want to block, and then select the Sales Blocked check box.

If you try to enter the item on a sales document or journal line, you will now get an error message that the item is blocked.

Choose the icon, enter Items, and then choose the related link.
Select the item that you want to block, and then select the Purchasing Blocked check box.

If you try to enter the item on a purchase document or journal line, you will now get an error message that the item is blocked.

Choose the icon, enter Items, and then choose the related link.
Select the item that you want to block, and then select the Blocked check box.

If you try to post any type of transaction for the item, you will now get an error message that the item is blocked.