Generic articles have variants, for example, in different colors and sizes. You can process the variants at goods receipt. You can also enter quantities for variants that do not have an article master. Article master records for these new variants are created in the background when the goods receipt is posted. For further information, see Inventory Management: Generic Articles.

Structured articles consist of a header article and a bill of material with components. Examples are sets, prepacks and displays. At goods receipt you can split up a header article into its constituent components. For further information, see Inventory Management: Structured Articles.