About the Item Database
When you create your inventory by adding items into your DDMS software, you lay the foundation for the most important software applications: Order Entry, Purchasing, and Reports. Your items also affect applications such as General Ledger. The items comprise the largest body of information in DDMS.
One of the most important tasks you face when setting up DDMS is creating item information that gives you maximum pricing, purchasing, and reporting power. For that reason, give careful thought to the stock classes and departments you set up.
You set up stock classes to classify items.
Every item must have a master item department. This allows you to group similar items, indicate the G/L sales minor account where the item is posted, and indicate whether the item is taxable. You can also indicate which items are commissionable, or have a different percentage of commission. The item department numbers relate directly to G/L sales minor accounts. You can also assign a different item department number for a specific location.
Item Database features:
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