In Contract Manufacturing scenarios, there are situations where specific items are supplied by the Customer to be incorporated into the Bill of Materials (BOM). However, these items cannot be acquired using the standard ‘Buying Cycle’ process. This is because treating the Customer as a Supplier and navigating through each document type in the cycle may not be appropriate.

To handle this scenario, the “Customer Provided Item” is received via a ‘Stock Entry’ with the type ‘Material Receipt’. This stock entry originates from a ‘Material Request’ specifically designated as ‘Customer provided’. This functionality is commonly used when subcontracting the manufacturing process, where the Customer supplies the required raw materials.

Below are the steps to set up a ‘Customer Provided’ item:

1. Navigate to the Item Doctype and create a new ‘Customer Provided’ item.
   • Go to: Home > Stock > Items and Pricing > Item
2. In the ‘Purchase, Replenishment Details’ section of the item setup:
   • Check the box labeled ‘Is Customer Provided’.
   • Set a default Customer for the item.
   • Note: Ensure that the option ‘Is Purchase Item’ is unchecked to utilize this feature.

How to receive a ‘Customer Provided’ Item?