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Set up Stock Control

You must set up the Stock control module before you can enter your stock items. You must:

Enter your Stock Control settings. Use these to customise Stock Control to meet your company's needs.
Set up your product groups. Use these to group your stock items and set up default settings for the product items in each group.

When setting up Stock control you need to consider the following questions:

Do I want to manage stock at several locations?
Do I want to search for stock items using search categories (which removes the need to know stock codes)?
Do I want to post stock values to the Nominal Ledger?
Do I want to use batch and/or serial numbered stock items to trace stock from purchase to sale?
How do I want to calculate the profit made on the sale of stock?
What units of measure do I want to use for my stock items?
Do I want to monitor stock items issued internally?
Do I want to record the precise reason for writing off stock?
Do I want to measure and track the shipping and handling costs of stock items on purchase orders?