Large customers may want to use their own stock numbers when ordering from you. You use the I/C Customer Details screen to specify the stock numbers these customers use to order your inventory items. Each customer item number has a unit of measure, which can reduce confusion during order entry.
If you supply goods to several large outlets, several customer item numbers can be associated with a single inventory item. Since customer item numbers are associated with a specific customer, different customers can use the same number for different inventory items.
Before you start
- Add the items in Inventory Control.
- Add the customers in Accounts Receivable.
To add customer item numbers to inventory items:
- Inventory Control > I/C Items and Price Lists > Customer Details.
- In the Item Number field, enter the inventory item number to have customer item numbers, or click
(the Finder button) and select the inventory item. - In the table, for each customer:
- Click Add Line to add a line to the table.
Enter the customer number, or click
(the Finder button) and select the customer. The program displays the customer name (from Accounts Receivable).- In the Customer's Item Number column, enter the item number that the customer will use to order this inventory item.
- In the Customer's Item Description column, type the customer's description of the item.
- In the Unit of Measure column, enter the unit of measure (UOM) for this item, or click (the Finder button) and select the UOM.
- In the Comments column, additional information about this item related to this customer. (Optional)
- In the Instructions column,
enter instructions about how this item number is used, handled, or shipped. (Optional)
Comments and instructions appear on orders when you use the customer item number in Order Entry.
- Click Save.