How to: Block Inventory Items for Sales or Purchases

In Microsoft Dynamics NAV, an item can be marked as blocked for sales, blocked for purchase, or blocked for all purposes.

The following table illustrates what occurs when items are blocked.

Item marked as	Result
Sale blocked	You cannot use the item in a sales document or in a sales item journal.
Purchase blocked	You cannot use the item in a purchase document, in a purchase item journal, or in purchase planning processes.
Blocked	You cannot use the item for any item transaction. For more information about blocking an item for all purposes, see Item Card.

To block inventory items for sales

In the Search box, enter Items, and then choose the related link.
Select the item that you want to block. On the Home tab, in the Manage group, choose Edit.
To block the selected item for sales transactions, on the Invoicing FastTab, select the Sale blocked check box.
Choose the OK button.

In the Search box, enter Items, and then choose the related link.
Select the item that you want to block. On the Home tab, in the Manage group, choose Edit.
To block an item for purchase transactions, on the Replenishment FastTab, select the Purchase blocked check box.
Choose the OK button.

You will receive an error message if you try to do the following:

Enter sales lines and purchase lines in sales documents and purchase documents for blocked items. For more information, see the Sales Line table and the Purchase Line table.
Create new lines in an item journal for blocked items. For more information, see the Item Journal window.
Post item transactions for blocked items.