Adding An Item

Select the Add/Edit Item button or click the Purchased Items tab and select a category and click the Add New button in the lower frame

The Add/Edit window opens

Click the Add New Item button

A Vendor Description is required, all other fields are optional

New items may also be entered directly into the order form, when saving the order, enter a description and quantity >0 and you will be given the opportunity to save the item, with the information entered into the order form, more details may be added to the item in the Add/Edit window

Insert a row without entering a quantity or enter a quantity of 0 and it will be saved as an information only row, not as an item row

The Charge To Account, by default is Misc, use the drop down list Account Charged to set the default account (this may be changed on the order form)

Click the Vendor button to select a Vendor, if left blank you will be prompted to choose a Vendor when saving the Item

Quantity, will be the default quantity displayed on the purchase order and may be changed at order time

The Part Number is limited to 20 characters

Price, will only accept numeric values

Unit will only accept abbreviation values that have been pre-entered, click the Unit button to Add/Edit and select the unit
If an incorrect Unit is typed in, you will receive an error message and the box will be cleared

Last Change indicates the last time inventory or this item has changed

On Hand is the quantity in inventory, use the Inventory button, to adjust inventory

Reorder @, entering a quantity here and setting Tracked to Yes will enable auto ordering. When selecting the vendor for items with these settings, if On Hand is below Reorder, the item will be loaded into the order automatically

In House Description, by default is the same as Vendor Description, enter a user friendly name to help in locating the item at order time

Storage

Wattage, Construction, Type Leads, Strap, Voltage, Amps are fields that may be renamed

Diameter, Width, Length are static fields and can not be renamed

Tax Status, set the status to 'Yes' and tax will be displayed for this item on the order

Pictures may be added using the Picture button

Change Item Category, select the item and click this button to move the item to a different category

Item Notes, are for internal use and will not be printed on the order

Search for an item using Navigation - Search on the top Menu