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+ | \\ For each Main Category, enter the Sub Categories that belong to it.\\ \\ **Note:** | ||
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+ | **It is not possible to edit the Sub-Category | ||
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+ | **Category Number** - a three digit number.\\ **Category** **Name** - The category name that will uniquely describe the category. This name will show on Income and expense reports and other inventory reports. Be concise and specific.\\ **Category Type** - The category type. Each type has special properties. | ||
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+ | | N | Normal | Used for most categories, Inventory you Buy and Sell. | | ||
+ | | L | Labour | Used for Labour categories. Inventory control is not performed on this category. Cost of Sales is not posted for this category, Mechanic information can be tracked for this category. Labour can or cannot be used in the calculation of invoice profitability. | | ||
+ | | I | Non Inventory | Same as Normal except Inventory control is not performed. Useful for shipping charges or sub contract Labour. | | ||
+ | | C | Consignment | Consignment Category, All Items will be Consignment items. Optionally, | ||
+ | | F | Floor Plan | Floor Planning Category, though floor planning items may be put in any category and setting the inventory type to Floor Planning. | | ||
+ | | T | Tires | Same as Normal, but automatically determines tire sizes. | | ||
+ | | U | Tubes | Similar to Tire, but does not determine sizes. | | ||
+ | | H | Hundred Weight | Used in Weight calculations -- not often used | | ||
+ | | P | Photo | (obsolete, needed at one time for Australian photo taxes) | | ||
+ | | R | Rental | Items that require Rental Tracking of Time in and Time out etc. | | ||
+ | | A | Gift Card | Special Type for Gift Cards | | ||
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+ | \\ \\ **Note:** Obsolete categories work the same as normal. They were used by previous versions of System Five that required that these inventory types were separated in their own category.\\ \\ **Income** The ledger number that income is posted to for inventory items in this category. | ||
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+ | \\ **Expense** (or cost of sales) The ledger number that cost of sales is posted to for inventory items in this category.\\ **\\ ****Note****: | ||
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+ | **System Five expects each Sub-Category to have a unique Ledger Account for both Income and Expense.** | ||
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+ | **It is possible to write your own custom Ledger Reports to work around this default behaviour if you must have the same Accounts for all Sub-Categories.** | ||
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+ | **See [[mk: | ||
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category_type.txt · Last modified: 2018/01/19 13:44 (6 years ago) by pwright