Catalogue Items

Overview

Catalog Item is a central repository of products and services commonly used in the organization. It contains general information of the Catalogue Items, defined by the organization such as Description, Unit of Measure, Item Category, etc. This screen contains the required information to control Goods and Services which could be stock on inventory or procured for direct consumption.

 

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Catalogue Items Screen Fields and Tabs

Field

Description

Code

Unique identification code of the Catalogue Item

Workflow StatusIt shows the status of an item which is related to its creation process.

Item Class

A Catalogue Item must belong to an Item Class, e.g. Medicines. This attribute will allow copying attribute values from Item Class to Catalogue Item and Inventory Item.

Category

This screen contains the values for the Item Category at all levels of the Item Classification.

Alternate ItemSearch function to  Catalogue Item Entity.

Default Account

If an element is defined in the object segment of the chart of accounts, this code will be used as part of the coding block when issuing a purchase order or purchase requisition that includes this particular item.

Item Type

Related item type.

Costing MethodRelated costing method.
Priority

Indicates the priority of the item. For example, High, Medium, and Low are priority levels.

Hazard TypeIndicates if the item is hazardous, which would allow the user to be warned and be prepared to handle the situation.
Unit of MeasureIndicates the standard unit of measure used by the institution to procure (stock and issue material requests if applicable) the item. Examples include pound, gallon, liter, etc.
ActiveActive Status if checked, Catalogue Item is available.
InventoryIf checked, whenever a goods receipt is completed for the Catalogue Item ID, it will update the Inventory Item Quantity On Hand amount upon its Good Receipt.

Item Type

Related item type.

Costing Method

Related costing method.

Priority

Indicates the priority of the item. For example, High, Medium, and Low are priority levels.

Lot Management Required

This attribute is used when lot expire dates are required.

Apply Tax Exemption

This attribute defines whether or not the tax exemption applies to the item.

Asset?If it is true, the system is going to create asset item while approving GRN with this catalog item.

Reorder Point

The point in time that new inventory must be reordered.

Order Quantity

The number of inventory items purchased in a specific order.

Min Order Quantity

The minimum number of inventory items which need to be purchased in an order.

Maximum on Hand

The maximum number of inventory items which can be on hand at any given time.

Last Item Cost

This value will be used as a reference for the Goods/Services Request. This is the last item cost based on GRN, the system must apply this cost once a GRN with this catalog item has been marked as received.

Language

Country specific Language to be selected from the drop-down box.

Abbreviation

A shortened version of a title.

Description

Provide a detailed description of the Catalogue Item.

FunctionalityThis feature indicates a specific or additional responsibility to perform in which item can be used.

Legacy Reference

If the user has used an older system, the user can keep the same codes from the previous system as a reference.

Created ByIndicates the User who has created the Item.
Approved ByIndicates the User who has approved the Item.
Created DateIndicates the creation date of the Item. It is automatically populated by the system upon creation.
Approved DateDate of approval of the Catalogue Item. It is automatically populated by the system upon approval.

Attachments Tab

Additional information regarding Catalogue Items are added from this tab.

Pictures Tab

Related picture information for Catalogue Items get added from this tab.

Taxes Tab

Taxation relating to Catalogue Items to be selected from lookup button.