Item Description auto copy the value from item name

elson_lau · June 22, 2018, 5:52am

Hi All,

When i create the item, the item description field will auto populate the value from item name.
May i know how to disable this function?
I don’t want description to have any value, i just want it to be blank.

nabinhait · June 22, 2018, 6:35am

There is no readymade options to disable it. You have to overwrite server side code to disable it.

rohit_w · June 22, 2018, 6:41am

Hi @elson_lau

For that you have to set the Item Naming By as Naming Series in stock settings. But with that your item code will be based on naming series like ITEM-0001, ITEM-0002

nabinhait · June 22, 2018, 7:11am

@rohit_w Even if you set item naming by naming_series, still it will copy description (if blank) from item_name on saving of item. Because it is written in before_insert method.

github.com

frappe/erpnext/blob/develop/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py#L75


      
          				from frappe.model.naming import set_name_by_naming_series
          
          
				set_name_by_naming_series(self)
          				self.item_code = self.name
          
          
		self.item_code = strip(self.item_code)
          		self.name = self.item_code
          
          
	def after_insert(self):
          		"""set opening stock and item price"""
          		if self.standard_rate:
          			for default in self.item_defaults or [frappe._dict()]:
          				self.add_price(default.default_price_list)
          
          
		if self.opening_stock:
          			self.set_opening_stock()
          
          
	def validate(self):
          		if not self.item_name:
          			self.item_name = self.item_code