How to enter several variants of the same packaging

This question arises with every larger register, and the answer depends on what changes between the variants.

Separate entries when the material changes

If the variants differ in composition — different film, different varnish, different print — they are separate packaging items. A separate calculation is required for each, so a single entry would produce a result that does not describe any of them.

One entry when only the size changes

Three sizes of the same carton, made from the same board and with the same print, can be a single entry with dimensional variants. The supplier documents are shared, so duplicating them across three entries only increases the work required for each update.

Borderline case

The same carton, but one variant is varnished and the other is not. These are separate entries — varnish is a material and is included in the total.

Duplicating

The quickest way to create a new variant is to use “Duplicate” on the packaging card or in the list. The copy carries over components, materials and assigned evidence; you only change what differs.