Adding Bar Codes / Manufacturers' Numbers to Items

The Manufacturers' Items screen lets you associate additional numbers (such as bar codes) with the items in your inventory. Manufacturers' item numbers are automatically translated during data entry to your inventory item numbers.

  • Decide what bar coding schemes you want to use. UPC codes are specific to particular manufacturers.
  • You can add as many manufacturers' item numbers as you need to each inventory item.

    Note: Manufacturers' item codes also provide a unit of measure, so you can assign different codes for single items, a box, or a pallet.

  • You can also use Manufacturers' item numbers to create shortcut aliases for your best-selling items.

    Take the time to design an easily-remembered, logical coding scheme.

To add bar codes to items:

  1. Open Inventory Control > I/C Items and Price Lists > Manufacturers' Items.

  2. In the Item Number field, enter or select the item number for which you want to add a code.
  3. In the table:
    1. If necessary, press the Insert key to start a new line.
    2. Double-click in the Manufacturer's Item Number column, and then type the manufacturer's code for the inventory item.

      Tip: You can also use a scanner to enter bar codes.

    3. Tab to the Manufacturer's Item Description field, and then type a description.
    4. Tab to the Unit of Measure field, and then use the Finder to select the unit of measure for this code.

      You can use different codes for single items, or for cases, and so on.

    5. Tab to the Comments field, and then type a comment for the code.
  4. Click Save.