Viewing your Items

Click on Inventory & Assets from the Dashboard, then select View/Edit Inventory Items. The inventory list page will be shown which contains a list of your items:

The numbered items in the image above are detailed below:

1) Active/Archived Filter: This filters the list of items on the page based off their status of archived or active. Note, you can archive, or reactivate an item from the inventory edit page.

2) Search: Use this search bar to show only items that you’re looking for. You can search on a range of fields on the list, including a combination of terms from different fields, as per the example below which uses partial terms from the item code, the name and the description:

3) Add: This button allows users to add a new item directly from this page. Refer to the Create a new inventory item section for instructions on adding a new item.

4) Refresh: This button refreshes the list, but without resetting the page filters. You may want to use this button if another user has made an inventory transaction and you want to get the latest quantity on hand information from the database without losing your filters for example.

5) Actions: This button allows you to choose data import and export options. Refer to Importing and Exporting Data for details on performing these actions.

6) Filters: This button provides an option to filter the items shown in the list based on two filters, including the item’s storage location(s) and the quantities on hand:

• • To show only items that are in stock simply tick the box for only items on hand:

• • To show only items that are in stock, and also in a specific location simply tick the box for only items on hand, and choose the location from the dropdown, i.e.:

Editing your items

To edit an item, simply click on the row of that item from the list. This will bring up the inventory edit page:

Refer to the following sections for details on each tab of the inventory edit page.

Edit: General Tab

On this tab you can edit the general settings of the inventory item. For details on each of the fields shown on this tab please refer to the Create a new inventory item section.

Edit: Suppliers

On this tab you can add one or more suppliers for the inventory item. This tab provides a manual process for adding suppliers. Note: this process can also be done in bulk, please refer to this article for details on bulk import of Supplier Catalogues.

To add a supplier manually for the item, simply click on the green Add button:

This will present the following modal:

Select or enter the appropriate information for the supplier:

• Supplier Price (required field): Enter the unit price you pay a supplier for an item.
• Lead Time (days): Estimated number of business days that a supplier’s product will arrive after being ordered.
• Item Order Priority: Specific order of preference that a supplier is chosen to fulfill a purchase order for this item. Example: for the same stock item, if Amazon has an item priority of 2, and The Iconic has an item priority of 1, the system will default to The Iconic when creating a purchase order for the item.
• Supplier Order Priority: General order of preference that a supplier is chosen to fulfill a purchase order if Item Order Priority is not set. Example: for the same stock item, if Amazon has a Supplier Order Priority of 1, and The Iconic has a Supplier Order Priority of 2, the system will default to Amazon when creating an order for the item.
• Supplier Ref. (required field): Name used by the supplier for this item (i.e. what the supplier names the item in their own catalogue)
• Supplier SKU (required field): Stock keeping unit (SKU) used by the supplier for this item (i.e. what the supplier item code is for the item in their own catalogue)

To edit the information for a supplier, simply click on the row in the list and the modal will display where you can edit the information entered.

To delete this supplier from the list, please refer to the Supplier section. You will need to navigate to the supplier page, and delete the item from there.

Edit: Add Attachments

This tab allows you to upload attachments for this inventory item. This can include any file types, however there is a limit on the size of individual attachments. To upload a file, follow these steps:

• Click on the Attachments Tab.
• Click the green Select File button.
• Choose the file you’d like to upload from the explorer.
• Click the green Upload File button.
• Your attachment will be uploaded, and viewable from the list.

Edit: Orders Tab

This tab enables you to see a list of all purchase orders raised for this item:

• You can use the filters at the top left to filter the list to Active or Completed jobs.
• Use the search bar to find a particular order.
• All jobs that link to orders will be shown. If there is no job, then the order was raised for stock.

Edit: Stock Adjustments (Tracked only)

This tab allows you to adjust the quantity, and cost of the item.

To make a stock adjustment, follow these steps:

• Adjustment Type (Required Field): Choose whether you’d like to increase or decrease the stock.
• Location (Required Field): Select the location you would like to make the adjustment to. Note, if you have stock in multiple locations, you’ll need to adjust each location one at a time.
• Current Quantity on Hand: This is a read only field which shows you the quantity on hand in all locations (not just the one you have selected above).
• Current Quantity at Location: This is a read only field which shows you the quantity on hand specifically in the location you have selected.
• Quantity to Add/Remove (Required Field): This is the quantity you want to make the adjustment for.
• Reason (Required Field): Enter a reason for the adjustment. This will be stored for future reference.
• Financial Adjustment Required (Required Field): If this option is selected, then the adjustment transaction will make a manual journal in your xero file to account for the adjustment of this stock item. This transaction cannot be reversed. If this field is selected, the following additional options are shown:

• • Current Cost/Unit: Read only field showing the current cost per unit.
  • New Cost/Unit: Editable field which allows you to set the new cost/unit of the item once the adjustment is processed. If you aren’t intending to adjust the cost of the item, only the quantity, then leave this field as per the default.
  • Adjustment Asset Account: Read only field showing the asset account side of the manual journal which will be created for this transaction in Xero. This field is taken from the general tab of the inventory item edit page.
  • Adjustment Expense Account: Read only field showing the expense account side of the manual journal which will be created for this transaction in Xero. This field is taken from the general tab of the inventory item edit page.

Edit: Stock on hand instances (Tracked only):

This tab shows you a list of all the stock on hand, where they are located and what their serial number is (for tracked per instance items only).

This page allows you to edit the location and the serial number of the stock on hand. To do this simply click on the edit icon as highlighted in the image above.

Edit: Stock Movements (Tracked only)

This tab shows a report of all the movements that have occurred for this item.

You can click on the blue text in the Adjustment Process column to show you more information on each individual movement.