Glossary: Item Details
Field
Description
Description
Item description. Maximum length 80 characters. (there is a full description in Item Search, the full description is a read-only field auto-built from Brand + Description + Variety + Size. Maximum length 200 characters.)
POS20 Desc
A short description with a maximum length of 20 characters which will be displayed on-screen when selling the item at the register and which may be configured to print on labels and receipts. This field will automatically populate when navigating to this fields with arrow and the 'Description' field has been entered
Label Desc
The label description is an alternative description that can be nominated to display on labels printed from the Label Printer program. A Label Description Maximum length 200 characters.
Category
The banner group will have a category tree built to sort and categories each item. Within the category field will be the item's selected category. Categories can be managed via the Category Manager program. POS HO FUNCTION
Purchase Tax
This option indicates to the user whether tax was/ will be paid on the item when purchased from the Supplier. This field will indicate to the system to calculate tax when entering cost prices
Sale Tax
This option indicates to the user whether tax will need to be added to the item's sell price. This field will indicate to the system to calculate tax when entering sell prices
Retail Value
The RRP or Suggested Retail Price field is an informational field to display RRP. This field can be used to discount in retail Promotions (instead of discounting against sell price) and can be used for savings calculations on labels and receipts
Competitor Price
This field is used to display competitor pricing for the same item
Brand
An editable definitions list by Head Office, allowing you to assign and group brands to items to increase reporting and searching
Manufacturer
An editable definitions list by Head Office, allowing you to assign manufacturers items to increase reporting and searching
Admin Location
When set to HO (the default setting) the store location is prevented from making changes to the Item Profile information; the item details are managed by Head Office.
Buyer
Provides an additional avenue for reporting. Buyers is a definition list that is edited by Head Office. This field can be used to indicate which buyer is looking after the item.
Variety
An editable definitions list by Head Office, allowing users to assign Variety types to items to assist with reporting and searching. For example, dispensary items may have 'tablets' or 'capsules' as an assigned variety.
Size
An editable definitions list by Head Office, allowing users to assign sizes to items to increase reporting and searching. For example, the shoe range within store can have their respective sizes assigned to them.
Colour
An editable definitions list by Head Office, allowing users to assign colours to items to increase reporting and searching. For example, the shoe range within store can have their respective colours assigned to them
Allow Discount
Untag to disallow manual discount of this item at the register. This option is tagged for new items by default.
Price Managed Item
This feature allows price sensitive items to industry to be flagged; these may be Items you need to monitor.
When Items are flagged and the Item appears in any of the bulk batch features that allow you to change Sell Prices i.e. Retail Maintenance, Proposed Sells the Item will highlight green and a tool tip will prompt you with 'Price Managed Item - check the sell price is appropriate'. This flag can be set in bulk via the Bulk Item Update utility.
Slow Mover
Is an indicative field. Can be used in Item Searches, printed on labels and to drive reporting.
Core Range
Is an indicative field, to display Users can view whether Items have been marked as 'Core' in Purchase Orders, Purchase Invoice Matching.
KVI Line
Is an indicative field. Can be used in Item Searches
Range & Sub-Range
An editable definitions list by Head Office, allowing users to further define groups of items, such as grouping seasonal stock. .
Shelf Label
When a shelf label type is set for an Item a new label batch will be automatically created when the sell price changes with the default shelf label type set at the label type.
When Items are shopped in from the Template the 'Shelf Label' field In Item Profile will be automatically populated with 'Default' (default shelf label design).
Product Label
When a product label type is set for an Item a new label batch will be automatically created when the sell price changes with the default product label type set at the label type.
# Shelf Labels
Where a value is set, this quantity will be queued automatically when a shelf label batch is created for this item.
UOM
This field is entered when a price is associated with a measurement such as length or weight, for example $1.98 per 500g
Maintain SOH
From a group level, Head Office can set a rule on stores using the 'Maintain SOH' check box. Manually set, means that the store can alter the 'Maintain SOH' field. 'Always Set' means that the item will always have maintain SOH flagged at each store, the store will not be able to change this. 'Never Set' means that the item will never have maintain SOH flagged at each store and the store cannot change this.
Default GP % Item/Cat
This field is the Default Gross Profit default. This means when a Sell Price is added, the system will use the 'Default GP %' to automatically generate a sell price
Stock Spot
The item's physical location in the store. Only visible when Stock Spot Manager is enabled in Site Configuration (System tab). Two levels are available.
Modular Item
Use when you have an item that is sold both as a whole (carton) and as single units. See Modular Items instructions below.