Item Fields
From MerchantOS Manual
This section of the manual describes each field for an item.
The item view screen
- Description
- The item description. This field is used by MerchantOS when searching. A good description is vital to looking up the item by keywords.
- Type
- The type of an item determines if there are any other special characteristics you would like to track for the item.
- Box of Items : This is used for items that typically come in bulk and may be sold in individual units. For instance a 12 pack of coke.
- Serialized : This allows you to track serial number information for the item.
- Assembly : This type of item is made up of other items.
- Serialized Assembly : An item made up of other items and with serial number tracking.
- Shelf Location
- A location you typically keep the product in.
- System ID
- This uneditable field is assigned to the item by MerchantOS. It is also used on MerchantOS labels.
- UPC
- The UPC is the standard barcode number found on many products. You can fill in this field by scanning the product's barcode.
- EAN
- This is a barcode much like a UPC usually found on products imported into the United States. Some products can have both a UPC and an EAN.
- Custom SKU
- Any code or sequence you would like to use to lookup an item quickly while Searching for Items.
- Manufact. SKU
- The manufacturer's identification number.
- Season
- The season in which you tend to stock the item.
- Category
- A classification for your products. This is used when running reports to filter down your data into subsets.
- Department
- Another classification for your products which can help with filtering for reports.
- Manufacturer
- The manufacturer of the product.
- Model Year
- When the product was made.
- Price
- The price in which you will sell the product.
- MSRP
- An informational value showing the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
- Taxable
- Determines whether the item is taxable or not when added to a sale.
- Class
- What tax class the item falls under. Usually this should be left to default but in certain circumstances you may charge a different tax amount on some items and you'll need to set a tax class for them.
- Default Cost
- The cost which you usually receive the inventory at. This is used as the default value for cost in MerchantOS when adding more units of the item to inventory.
- Vendor
- The primary vendor you receive inventory from for this item.
- Reorder Point
- The inventory level at which you would like to order more product.
- Desired Inventory Level
- The amount of inventory you would like to keep on you shelf. This field is used in conjunction with reorder point to determine how much of the item you should order.
