Category is used to create and maintain categories and sub categories. Product 
Category is used to group and manage similar inventory items. Users can 
analyse high selling items by category.    
        
             
    
   
  For example : 
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 Fish can 
be categorized as "Food". 
  
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Timber can be 
categorized as "Raw Material" 
  
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Tables can be 
categorized as "Finished Goods". 
 
Category and Sub Categories are required for 
product creation.If users do not prefer categorizing items, users can use the default 
(DEF) category on the system.
   
    
Report 
   
    
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 Inventory Category Listing 
  
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Inventory Sub - Category Listing 
     
     
       
    
 
 Steps to create categories:
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Click on the "Green Plus Sign". This will 
  open the "Edit Form".            
   
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Enter below details for the category: 
        
  
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Code - Enter a code which can be a set of 
    alphanumeric values to uniquely identify each category. 
                
           
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Description - Enter the detailed 
    description of the category.         
      
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Notes  - This is an open text field, 
    users can enter desired content.           
       
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Default - Tick the 
    "Check Box", to mark it as default.   Users can mark a category as default whereby 
    if a user creates an inventory and does not select the category, the item 
    will be created with the default category.
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Void - Void records 
    will be "Disabled" and will not appear in any lookups . Edit the record and 
    "UN-tick" void to activate a record.  
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Save. Click on the "Floppy Icon". 
    
 
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Click on the "Grey Arrow" to expand into the 
  details:
  
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Click on the "Green Plus Sign". This will 
    open the "Edit Form".            
   
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  Enter below details for the sub-category: 
           
  
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Code - Enter a code which can be a set 
      of alphanumeric values to uniquely identify each sub-category. 
                  
           
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Description - Enter the detailed 
      description of the sub-category         
      
     - 
    
Notes  - This is an open text 
      field, users can enter desired content.           
       
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Default - Tick the 
    "Check Box", to mark it as default. Users    can mark a sub-category as default whereby 
    if a user creates an inventory and does not select the sub-category, the item 
    will be created with the default sub-category.
     - 
    
Void - Void records 
    will be "Disabled" and will not appear in any lookups . Edit the record and 
    "UN-tick" void to activate a record. 
 
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Save. Click on the "Floppy Icon". 
    
 
           
     
 
    Figure 1: Category
