To link California Redemption Value, or CRV, fees to beverage SKUs in Acumatica, open the beverage Stock Item record and select the appropriate CRV non-stock item in the CRV Item field. When the customer location is enabled for CRV, Acumatica adds that associated fee item as a separate sales order line with the same quantity and warehouse as the beverage item.
The Biz-Tech Services CRV product for Acumatica therefore uses a direct stock-item-to-non-stock-item relationship. The available product documentation describes this relationship, the customer-location switch, the CRV amount, and the parent and child fields that identify linked lines. It does not describe a separate alias, cross-reference, item-class, unmapped-record, or validation framework.
What CRV Item Linkage in Acumatica Does
A CRV item identifies the environmental fee associated with a beverage under California’s recycling program. The beverage remains a stock item. Its CRV fee is configured as a non-stock item and selected on the beverage’s Stock Item record. This pairing tells the customization which fee line belongs with the beverage line during sales processing.
Before creating the link, the appropriate CRV fee item must already exist as a non-stock item. The documentation does not give instructions for creating that non-stock item or list required fields on it. It only states that the item chosen in the CRV Item field should be configured as non-stock.
Link CRV Fees to Beverage SKUs in Acumatica Step by Step
Use the following documented sequence for each beverage stock item that needs an associated CRV fee. These are plain item-level assignments; the source does not describe a bulk mapping process.
1 Open the Stock Item screen in Acumatica
2 Select the beverage stock item that should carry the CRV fee
3 Open the Price/Cost tab
4 In the CRV Item field, select the appropriate CRV item configured as a non-stock item
5 Review the CRV Amount field used to define the amount for the associated CRV item based on the selected unit of measure, or UOM
6 On the Customer Default Location, confirm that Include in CRV is checked for customers whose sales orders should display the CRV line
How Beverage Stock Items and CRV Non Stock Items Are Paired in Acumatica
The documented mapping has two parts. The main or parent item is the beverage stock item selected on the Stock Item screen. The associated or child item is the CRV non-stock item selected in the CRV Item field. The source does not describe a separate mapping table, external product identifier, or SKU cross-reference between these records.
Because the assignment is made on the individual Stock Item record, each beverage item must point to the CRV item that applies to it. The documentation does not say whether several beverage stock items may reuse one CRV non-stock item, whether one beverage can carry more than one CRV item, or how the system handles an empty CRV Item field.
How CRV Amount and UOM Affect the Linked Fee in Acumatica
The CRV Amount field defines a separate price for the associated CRV item. The documentation also states that this amount is based on the selected unit of measure. It does not provide a formula, conversion example, rounding rule, or priority rule for situations in which a beverage uses more than one UOM.
The source gives two different location cues for this field. It first mentions CRV Amount immediately after the Price/Cost tab instructions, but later says that CRV Amount was added to the General tab of the Stock Item screen. The manual does not reconcile those references, so users should confirm the field’s location in their installed customization.
How the Customer Location Controls the Added Line in Acumatica
The Stock Item link identifies the fee item, but the Customer Default Location controls whether it appears on a sales order. When Include in CRV is checked for the selected customer’s location, adding the beverage parent item causes the system to add the associated CRV child item as a new line. When the checkbox is not checked, the CRV item is not displayed on the sales order.
For the automatically added line, the system uses the same quantity and warehouse as the parent beverage item. The documentation does not describe a different warehouse rule, a manual override process, or a message that appears when the customer location and item setup do not produce an expected line.
How Parent and Child Fields Preserve the Relationship in Acumatica
Parent Item and Child Item fields appear on the Sales Orders, Shipments, and Invoices screens. These fields identify the main beverage item and its associated CRV item as the documents move through the sales process. They provide the documented line-level evidence that the fee belongs to a specific beverage line.
The source does not specify the exact tab, column position, screen ID, edit permissions, or values shown in the Parent Item and Child Item fields. It also does not explain how the relationship behaves if a user deletes, changes, or splits one of the linked lines.
Mapping Features Not Defined in the Acumatica CRV Documentation
The supplied CRV guide documents direct item linkage only. It does not define aliases or alternate SKU values, inventory cross-references, item-class defaults, a queue for unmapped records, or named validation rules. It also provides no error messages, exception inquiry, import process, or automatic fallback when a beverage has no linked CRV item.
Those topics should be treated as implementation questions rather than assumed features. If a project requires class-level defaults, alias matching, cross-system SKU translation, or unmapped-item reporting, confirm that scope against the installed customization before designing the process around it.
Where to Check Your CRV Item Mapping in Acumatica
The documented fields provide a short verification path after the item link is configured.
1 On the beverage Stock Item record, confirm the CRV Item selection
2 Confirm that the selected CRV item is configured as a non-stock item
3 Review CRV Amount and the selected UOM on the Stock Item record
4 On the Customer Default Location, verify the Include in CRV checkbox status
5 On Sales Orders, add the beverage item and check for the associated CRV line with the same quantity and warehouse
6 On Sales Orders, Shipments, and Invoices, review the Parent Item and Child Item fields for the linked records
CRV Fee and Beverage SKU Mapping in Acumatica Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I link a beverage item to its CRV fee item?
Open the beverage’s Stock Item record, go to the Price/Cost tab, and select the associated non-stock fee item in the CRV Item field.
Does the CRV fee use a stock item or a non-stock item?
The beverage is the stock item, while the associated CRV fee should be configured as a non-stock item.
What makes the CRV item appear on a sales order?
The customer location must have Include in CRV checked. When the parent beverage item is added, the system then adds the associated CRV item as a separate line.
Does the CRV line copy the beverage quantity and warehouse?
Yes. The documentation states that the associated child item receives the same quantity and warehouse as the parent item.
How can I identify the linked lines after the sales order?
Review the Parent Item and Child Item fields on the Sales Orders, Shipments, and Invoices screens. The manual does not provide screen IDs or exact column locations for those fields.
Can I map CRV by item class or SKU alias?
The documentation does not describe item-class mapping, aliases, or inventory cross-references. Its documented setup is an individual CRV Item assignment on the beverage Stock Item record.
What happens when a beverage SKU has no CRV mapping?
The source does not define an unmapped-record workflow, fallback item, validation message, or exception report. Confirm the expected behavior in the installed customization before relying on an automatic response.
Work With Biz Tech Services on CRV Item Setup in Acumatica
A reliable CRV setup starts with the documented stock-item-to-non-stock-item link, the CRV amount and UOM, and the customer location setting that controls whether the fee line appears. Sales Orders, Shipments, and Invoices then expose the parent and child relationship for review.
If your team needs help confirming CRV item links and sales document behavior in Acumatica, visit https://biz-techservices.com to contact Biz-Tech Services or schedule a personalized demonstration.
