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Chapter 5. Inventory
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Getting Inventory Started
The following pages will help you begin gathering inventory item information.
You will be collecting and determining general information such as item numbers,
catalog numbers, and so forth. This is an excellent time to effectively organize
your inventory.
Getting Inventory Started is your guide to beginning work with the inventory
system. In this section, you will find instructions for:
Numbering Inventory Helps you understand the function of the item number
and how it is used to organize your inventory into groups
and sections. Also discusses departments and
miscellaneous items.
Getting Into Inventory Shows you how to get into the INVENTORY MENU for getting
started on the computer.
Entering Dept., Group, Shows you how to enter the department, group, and
& Section Descriptions section descriptions in the Variable File.
Basic Inventory Data Helps you understand the basic elements or fields of your
inventory file.
Adding Items Shows you how to enter the basic inventory data into the
computer.
Changing Item Information Shows you how to change the basic inventory data if you
need to make corrections.
Printing Items Shows you how to print a report to check your entries.
Deleting Items Shows you how to delete items if they are incorrect so you
can enter them again correctly or if they need to be
removed from the commodity list, supplier load file, or a
file conversion.
Costs & Prices Discusses the cost options--average, last, and market.
Explains the relationship between List/Base, price
adjustments, and price basis. Shows you how to load
costs and prices into the Inventory Store File (IM2.D).
Inventory Inquiry Shows you how to perform an inquiry on any inventory
item, displaying it on the screen. Also explains how to
search for and select an item.
Sample Items Presents 7 different items and how they are set up using
the Add New Items screen.