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The Article Name is then made up from pieces to get a consistent naming convention (Eg Foodstuffs)
There are multiple ways to assemble a name - and we can easily add more if you have special requirements.
Article Tab
General information about this Article
- SKU/Item Code (is stock keeping unit) is also search code. Use this field to Useful things to know#Searching in the system for an Article you are looking for.
- Note changing SKU/Item Codes can only be done by persons with the Secure Feature of "Can Maintain Article Details" when it has a qualifier >0
- Name is commonly displayed as well as SKU in the system
- Description
- Category is used in a number of areas in the system and is setup in Article Categories where you can see all the items that belong to a particular category.
- Purchasing
- Portal
- Webstore
- Quantity Unit is the base unit of measure
- On Hand is the current total quantity of the item in stock - have a look at Article#Stock Tab for details
- On Sales order is the current quantity that has been committed in the system but have not yet been shipped. To be included the order must be committed
- ETA is expected date for next arrival of a purchase order
- Barcode is an alphanumeric field to store the barcode definition
- Price GST indicates if this Article is generally sold as GST-inc.
- Default Value Price is a value that can be used if a different estimate of the value of inventory is of interest than the inventory standard cost
- Default Buy Price is the default price to use on Purchase orders
- Default Sell Price is the default price to use if no other price list applies to the order
- Note that if there is no default sell price the item will not be found by the sales order when looking up items
- Mass is used for planning Cartonising process, delivery vehicle weight planning, Landed Cost allocations
- Net Mass is the item
- Gross Mass is the item plus packaging
- Physical Dimensions is also use for planning Cartonising process, delivery vehicle volume planning, Landed Cost allocations
- Width, Depth, Height, Packing Factor (for items that pack below their cube volume)
- GL Account is the default GL account to use when selling this item
- Manufacturer is the default manufacturer for this item and is used in Purchase Order Flow for clothing to limit in Purchase Orders to reduce the lists of items by manufacturer when required
- Their Part Number outlines the part number that is used by the supplier and is used on Purchase Order Flow for clothing sent placed on the purchase order sent to the supplier (depending on your configuration of your purchase order printouts
- Product Livespan and Available Warrantee
- Not available before or after limits ability to use the Article in sales and purchase orders, it can still be used however warnings will make it more difficult to use
- Warranty Period (months)
- Private SKU Owner - Stock Article will only be visible to
- An individual debtor - if entered
- A buying group member - All Debtors linked to the buying group will be able to purchase this product
- State Availability
- If no states are ticked - the stock is available in all states
- If some states are ticked - the stock is only available in those states
- NIP (If Expiry Dated products)
Prices Tab
Is information about purchasing and selling. Review Managing Pricing when you sell products for general information about selling prices
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