Use the General tab to enter a list of both inventory and non-inventory items.
If you use the Multicompany feature, you complete the first set of fields on this tab one time, for all of the companies in the enterprise.
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Item Number
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Enter an identifier for the item.
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Description
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Enter a phrase that describes the item.
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Extra Notes
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Enter other information about the item. This information appears on reports and forms in the Purchasing and Inventory parts of Vision.
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National Stock Number
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Enter the National Stock Number. This number consists of the four-digit Federal Supply Classification (FSC) number and the nine-digit National Item Identification Number (NIIN). Use this number to mark and group the items that you keep in inventory.
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Internal Notes
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Enter internal data regarding the item. This data shows on purchasing reports, but not on purchasing forms.
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Available for use for company xx
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If your firm uses the Multicompany feature, select this option to make the item available to the active company, and to make active the subsequent fields.
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Category
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Use this field to select the item's category code for the active company. Item categories help buyers charge the correct account for an item, if they are not sure of which account number to use.
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Substitute Item Number
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Enter the item number for an item that is a satisfactory substitute, if the usual item is not available.
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Purchasing Unit of Measure
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Select the usual unit of measure to use for the item in .
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Primary Vendor
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From the Vendor Lookup, select the active company's primary vendor for this item.
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Last Purchased from
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This field shows the last vendor from whom the active company purchased this item. Vision re-calculates this data each time the item is purchased by this company. Users cannot change the data in this field.
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