Item Number and Description

The item number identifies the item in Inventory Control.

To create a new item record, enter a unique code of up to 24 characters (including separator and prefix characters) that matches one of the item number structures you have defined. You can also click the Zoom button beside the Item Number field to select the item structure and enter the segment information to use, then have Inventory Control automatically insert the new number in the Item Number field.

When adding a single-segment item number, you can enter from one character to the maximum number of characters permitted in your item numbers. For example, if the segment length you defined for item numbers allows six characters, you can enter item numbers that contain one, two, three, four, five, or six characters.

To open an existing item record, enter its number or choose it from the Finder in the Item Number field.

The description can be up to 60 characters long. Type the description as you want it to appear in Inventory Control and Order Entry forms and on reports (for example, generic type, followed by specific item).

In most item number fields, you can enter manufacturers' item numbers that have been added to Inventory Control. Once you press the Tab key, the program replaces the field contents with the inventory item number, and places the manufacturer's item number that you used in the Manuf. Item No. field (by default the last field in the grid).