Purchase in batches but sale as loose items

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Handling Bale Packing In ERPNext

Hi, I am currently running a textile company where I receive goods from my supplier in meters. This is then packed into bales and kept in stock. Each bale is uniquely recognized by a bale no and could consists of any number of meters ranging from 300m to 600m. I receive and dispactch sales orders in terms of bales only but my invoice is based on number of meters in a bale. An example: Quality X 2000 meters of batch no 15(say) received from supplier A on 26/05/2013Quality X repacked into 5 bales…