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How to enable and track inventory

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Summary

The information below provides the steps to add your inventory in Sage 50 CA.

Resolution

Inventory is not enabled

  1. Click Setup, User Preferences, View.
  2. Add a checkmark to Inventory & Services for both Pages and Icon Windows.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Click Setup, Settings, Inventory & Services, Linked Accounts.
  5. Select an expense account for Item Assembly Costs
  6. Select another expense account for Adjustment Write-off.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Make a backup.
  9. On the home screen, if you see a History menu next to Help, then click Help, Finish Entering History.
  10. Create your inventory items one by one.
  11. Open the Adjust Inventory window.
  12. Select the inventory item.
  13. Enter a positive Qty as to increase the quantity by that value.
  14. Enter a positive Amount as to increase the asset value for the total quantity you are adding.
  15. Click Process.
  16. Repeat from step 11 for each additional inventory item.

Inventory is enabled and we are not in history mode

  1. Click Setup, Settings, Inventory & Services, Linked Accounts.
  2. Select an expense account for Item Assembly Costs.
  3. Select another expense account for Adjustment Write-off.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Make a backup.
  6. Create your inventory items one by one.
  7. Open the Adjust Inventory window.
  8. Select the inventory item.
  9. Enter a positive Qty as to increase the quantity by that value.
  10. Enter a positive Amount as to increase the asset value for the total quantity you are adding.
  11. Click Process.
  12. Repeat from step 11 for each additional inventory item.



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