User guide
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Item Properties
Barkeep defines an Item as any product that you carry in inventory – like Absolut 1L bottles, Stella 15.5 Gal
Kegs. The Item’s entry contains general information about the product like its barcode, default price, default
case size, container type (bottle • keg • can • each • box • bag • bag in box • carton), full bottle weight, empty
bottle weight, etc.
Property
Description
Name
The name of the Item. This should be descriptive enough to differentiate between
different products. For example, Kendall Jackson Vintner’s Reserve
Chardonnay
instead of Kendall Jackson Chardonnay.
Category
Categories are used to group Items or Usage Reports and Pour Cost analysis. It is
important that you align your Categories with the way that you capture Sales Data
to make effective Pour Cost analysis possible.
Barcode
The UPC barcode number(s) for the product. You may assign different barcodes
for the same Item. For example, many manufacturers have a barcode for a single
bottle as well as different barcodes for a case of 6 bottles and 12 bottles, etc.
Price
The price that you normally pay for the product. On occasion you may pay a
different price for a specific Item. You can make that price change on your
Receiving Inventory.
Size / Units
The size and units for the bottle or other container type. For example, 1 Liter
versus 750ml.
Container Type
Choose the container type for the Item. Containers can be one of Bottles, Cans,
Kegs, Each. Boxes, Bags in Box or Cartons.
Supplier
Any supplier, vendor or company that provides you with Items (the products you
carry in Inventory).
Full Wt
The weight of a FULL bottle/can/keg, in ounces. This is important if you want to
use Weight to measure partial bottles, kegs or other container types. BarkeepApp
uses the difference between the full bottle weight and empty bottle weight to
calculate exactly how much liquor (by volume) is in a partial bottle when you enter
partial bottle quantities by weight. The combination of Full Bottle Weight and
Partial Bottle Weight allows BarkeepApp to be highly accurate in calculating partial
bottles or other container types.
Note: You should enter the weight of a partial bottle including the pour spout if
you plan to weigh partial bottles with a pour spout.
Empty Wt
The weight of an EMPTY bottle/can/keg, in ounces. This is important if you want to
use Weight to measure partial bottles or other containers. BarkeepApp uses the
difference between the full bottle weight and empty bottle weight to calculate
exactly how much liquor (by volume) is in a partial bottle when you enter partial
bottle quantities by weight. The combination of Full Bottle Weight and Partial
Bottle Weight allows BarkeepApp to be highly accurate in calculating partial bottles.
Note: You should enter the weight of a partial bottle including the pour spout if
you plan to weigh partial bottles with a pour spout.