You can associate unlimited additional item numbers with the items in your inventory using the Manufacturers' Items screen, available in the I/C Items and Price Lists folder.
Manufacturers' item records let you associate bar codes with your inventory items.
Manufacturers' item numbers are automatically translated to your inventory item numbers when you enter them in item number fields in the Inventory Control, Order Entry, or Purchase Orders programs.
Note: Manufacturers' item codes also provide a unit of measure, so you can assign different codes for single items, a box, and a pallet.
You can create several different item coding systems for the same inventory items, but first:
- Decide what bar coding schemes you want to use. UPC codes are specific to manufacturers' items.
- If you are creating shortcut aliases, design a logical coding scheme that is easy to remember.