What is the purpose of `additional_notes` field on Sales Order Item?

akjanik · February 22, 2024, 8:15am

Title.
I came across this field in the codebase:

frappe/erpnext/blob/da184d709b9f61bc9bd62cd6beddf5e19c661042/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order_item/sales_order_item.py#L19


      
          class SalesOrderItem(Document):
          	# begin: auto-generated types
          	# This code is auto-generated. Do not modify anything in this block.
          
          	from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
          
          	if TYPE_CHECKING:
          		from frappe.types import DF
          
          		actual_qty: DF.Float
          		additional_notes: DF.Text | None
          		against_blanket_order: DF.Check
          		amount: DF.Currency
          		base_amount: DF.Currency
          		base_net_amount: DF.Currency
          		base_net_rate: DF.Currency
          		base_price_list_rate: DF.Currency
          		base_rate: DF.Currency
          		base_rate_with_margin: DF.Currency
          		billed_amt: DF.Currency
          		blanket_order: DF.Link | None

However, I’m uncertain about its usage and purpose. It could potentially be advantageous for my custom use case, but I’m interested in understanding its original intention.

Additionally, I couldn’t find any references to it in the GUI. If it’s displayed somewhere, I may have overlooked it.

NCP · February 22, 2024, 8:19am

Hi @akjanik,

Basically, the Additional Note field in the Sales Invoice Item works like remarks. If you need to include any information for each item or something similar, you can use the Additional Note field.

Thank You!