Changing Inventory Control Processing Options

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Using Inventory Control with General Ledger

Setting Up Inventory Control

After setup, you can change any of the selections and information you entered in the I/C Options screen, with the following exceptions and restrictions:

  • You can select the Multicurrency and Allow Fractional Quantities options at any time, but you cannot turn either option off after saving changes to the I/C Options screen.
  • You can change the type of year (fiscal or calendar) and period by which you accumulate item statistics, but you should do so only at fiscal or calendar year end. (If you change either method partway through a year, the statistics already accumulated will be incorrect or in the wrong period.)
  • If you change from updating costs during day end processing to updating costs during posting, you must first run day end to cost all outstanding posted transactions.
  • You cannot change settings on the Processing tab of the I/C Options screen if other Inventory Control screens are open, or other users are working with the Inventory Control database.
  • After making changes to program options (on Options screens) or optional fields (on Optional Fields screens), you and all other users must sign out and sign in again to apply the changes.
  • Make sure that no one else is using the Inventory Control data and that no other Inventory Control screens are open for the company before you save changes.
  • Print the I/C Options report from the Setup Reports folder so you have a record of your processing options before you start.
  • If you are changing from updating costs during day end processing to updating costs during posting, you must first run Day End Processing to cost all outstanding posted transactions.

To change I/C processing options:

  1. Open Inventory Control > I/C Setup > Options.

  2. On the Processing tab, make any required changes to processing options.
    • Costing items and creating subledger transactions and audit information during posting will increase the time it takes to post transactions in Inventory Control, Order Entry, and Purchase Orders.
    • If you change from updating costs during day end processing to updating costs during posting, you must first run Day End Processing to cost all outstanding posted transactions.
  3. Click Save when you have finished changing processing options.
  • After making changes to program options (on Options screens) or optional fields (on Optional Fields screens), you and all other users must sign out and sign in again to apply the changes.
  • Print the I/C Options report from the I/C Setup Reports folder to check that new settings are correct.