Categories form

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$image\field_bt.gif$ Categories Form

This form lets you:

Set up a record for each category you want to use for grouping inventory items. For example, you can use categories to:

Classify items into logical groups for reporting purposes.
Allocate the sales, returns, cost of goods sold, cost variance, and damaged goods amounts for different kinds of items to different sets of general ledger accounts.

You must add at least one category to Inventory Control before you can add item records (you assign each item to a category).

Click the links below for information about using the Category form:

The Taxes tab appears on your screen only if you have activated Tax Services for your Inventory Control company.

Choose a code of up to six characters to identify each category you plan to add.
Decide which price list code to assign to each category.
Decide which general ledger account numbers to assign to each category for:
Cost of goods sold
Cost variance
Sales
Returns
Damaged goods
Internal Usage
Be sure your general ledger contains the accounts you want to assign to categories in Inventory Control.

Click the Field List button at the top of this topic for information about fields on the Categories form.