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Item cards hold the information that is required to buy, store, sell and account for items. 


Step-by-Step Guide for Create Item

Table of Contents

Step 1 - Enter Item Information 

Click [Items] from Action Bar or Search "Items"

1.2 Click [New] to create new Item

1.3 – Enter Item information.

The Item cards are divided into below tables where fields similar are grouped together.  Fill up the information to create a new Item card.

General tab, the information about the item Number, Name and Unit of Measure.

Fields

Details

No.

Tab out the field if use default number

Enter the item number in the field if use manual number.

Description

Item Description to be default in Documents and show in Business Central Standard Report 

FSC Description

Text 50

Stock Code

Text 50

HS Code

Text 50

Weight GSM

Text 20

Thickness (Micron)

Text 20

Sheet Width

Text 20

Sheet Length

Text 20

Grain Direction

Text 20

Roll Width

Text 20

Roll Diameter

Text 20

Core Diameter

Text 20

Core Type

Text 20

Packing

Text 55

Finish

Text 100

Thickness (Caliper)

Text 20

Free of Charge

Boolean

Item Category Code

Select appropriate Item Category from the list 

Dept CodeSelect from Dimension Value

Base Unit of Measure

Select from a list of Units of Measure

Type

Default Inventory.

Can select Inventory / Service / Non-Inventory

Inventory Value ZeroCheck the checkbox for no inventory value item 


Closing & Pricing which is the costing on the item and where the posting enters in the chart of accounts.

Fields

Details

Gen. Prod. Posting Group

Select posting group for define where the posting enters in the chart of accounts

GST Prod. Posting Group

Select GST Prod. Posting Group 

NOTE: Default GST Prod. Posting Group can be setup in related Gen. Prod. Posting Group

Inventory Posting Group

Select posting group for define where the posting enters in the chart of accounts


Prices & Sales record the default Unit Price for the item if any.  Please note, the price if for local currency only.

FieldsDetails
Unit PriceDefault Unit Price in local currency 
Sales Unit of MeasureDefault Unit of Measure for Sales and the Unit of Measure for the default unit price


Step 2 - Enter Item Detail Information
2.1 - Item Unit of Measure - (Optional - enter item unit of measure if the item has multiple unit it uses in Sales or Purchase Document)

Assign alternative unit of measure for the item if any. For example, if the item base unit is pcs. and it will order in a Box, in this case, if 1 box of the item with 100pcs, Item Unit of Measure is need to setup for the item.

Select under navigate bar, Related, item and units of measure.

BC standard feature for Item Unit of Measure is use for assigning alternate units of measure to purchase or sales documents to specify how many units of the base unit of measure you handle at a time in those processes. For example, you may buy the item on pallets, sell the item on box, and only use single pieces in your inventory. 

The line show in bold text is base unit and it will be generated by system automatically when user enter Base Unit of Measure in Item General tab. 


NOTE: If the Qty per unit of Measure is fixed for the item. the setup is below:

The case example shows 1 Box = 12 PC

2.2 - Item Unit of Measure for 2nd UOM - (Optional)
  1. Select "Unhit of Measure - 2nd UOM from action bar
  2. Select the unit of measure code into the new empty line
  3. Enter the Qty per Unit of Measure

Example:

1000M2 = 3.277 TONNES 

2.3 - Item Reference - (Optional) record the vendor/customer’s SKU if any.
  1. Select "Item References" from action bar
  2. Select the Reference Type in the new empty line
  3. Select the Reference Type No. according to the Reference Type (for example, if the Referent Type is Customer, select the Customer No.)
  4. Enter the Reference No. (e.g. SKU no)
  5. Enter the Unit of Measure
  6. Enter the Description (NOTE: Description must enter for the reference no.  If the item description is same as item card, user can copy the item description into this page manually.

Example:

2.3- Dimensions - (Required) 

Dimension Value for Global Dimension "Dept" to be fill up according to user select the value in Item Tab.

However, user need to select the Value Posting option for the dimension

  1. Select "Dimensions" from action bar
  2. Select option for Value Posting for the Dimension (NOTE: for CN AUST, Value Posting for Item should be "Same Code")

NOTE:

Code Mandatory - Select this option if the default dimension for this account or account type must have a dimension value when posting, but any dimension value is acceptable.

Same Code - Select this option if the default dimension for this account or account type must always have the same dimension value code as that selected in the Dimension Value Code field.