Hi,

You know am glad you asked. I started to say something a bit ago because I noticed you were only talking about Inventory Items and not Stock Inventory Items.

Stock Inventory Items track quantities. Inventory items do not. When you create a new Inventory item number, you will notice in the upper right hand side there is a checkbox for "Stock" item. When you click that other fields become active. The Qty in stock. Qty committed and Qty Available.

If you do not check that box and create an Auction lot, it becomes just a single Inventory item. And you can never make it a Stock inventory item if you change your mind later.

There are also some reports that are unavailable if you do not use Stock Inventory Items. I recommend Stock inventory items even if you only have one of the item. If you get in more later, you simply add the into the qty in stock box.

You can always see exactly where everything is committed to .... An Auction lot or an Invoice or nothing at all. Stock Inventory items are just much easier to deal with.

Some users do not use Inventory Items at all regardless of STock or non-stock. They only use the Auction lots. I found using only Auction lots or even Non-stock Inventory items too difficult to manage. But you might like it just fine.

Regardless, please know that some reports will not show non-stock Inventory Items.



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