Substitute stock item windows

Windows used with substitute stock items:

Substitute stock item and Substitute stock items editor windows,
New substitute stock item and New substitute stock items entry windows.

The editor window is opened by the Edit command in the context menu when one or more substitute stock items are selected.

Editor window

If one substitute stock item is selected, the Substitute stock item editor window will open.

Substitute stock item editor window

Form fields:

Replacement for — name of the stock item that the substitute replaces. Required field.
Stock item — name of the replacement stock item. Required field.

Selection is made in the Select stock item window.
Volume — volume of the replacement stock item. Required field.

The stock item volume is entered in the unit of measurement specified for the stock item in the Stock items directory.
Unit (stock item) — unit of measurement for the stock item volume. Field name is not displayed. Required field.

The value is selected in the Select unit of measurement window. The value of this field defaults to that specified in the Stock items directory.
Index — determines what stock item will take precedence in case the needed stock item is missing. Require field.

The value in this field defaults to the highest index plus 1.
Description — brief description.

Selecting OK will add the substitute stock item to the specification. Selecting OK will close the window without saving any changes.

Multiple editor window

When two or more substitute stock items are selected for editing, the multiple editor window opens. It has a panel displaying a list of the selected substitute stock items. The title in the window header is Substitute stock items.

Multiple substitute stock items editor window

The fields are the same as in the Substitute stock item window.

When multiple substitute stock items are selected for editing, any changes that are saved will be applied to all of the selected substitute stock items.

The entry window is used to enter one or more new substitute stock items.

Entry window

The window is opened by the Add command in the context menu of the Substitutes panel or when adding a single substitute stock item from the clipboard.

New substitute stock item entry window

The fields are the same as in the Substitute stock item window.

Multiple entry window

The New substitute stock items entry window is used to add multiple substitute stock items from the clipboard.

The multiple entry window opens only when adding multiple substitute stock items from the clipboard. The window contains a panel with a list of the copied substitute stock items.

New substitute stock items entry window

The fields are the same as in the Substitute stock item window.

Substitutes panel of the Stock item window

The Substitutes panel is displayed when Yes is selected in the Substitutes field of the Properties panel.

The Substitutes panel is used to specify items that can substitute the stock item if it is out of stock. Substitutes are indexed in order of preference.

Substitutes panel

Fields in the panel:

Volume — volume of the main stock item that is replaced by the specified amounts of substitute stock items. Required field.
Unit (stock item) — unit of measurement for the stock item volume. Field name is not displayed. Required field.

The value is selected in the Select unit of measurement window. The value of this field defaults to that specified in the Stock items directory.

Data grid columns:

Stock item — name of the substitute stock item.
Unit (stock item) — unit of measurement for the substitute stock item.
Volume — volume of the substitute stock item that replaces the specified volume of the original stock item.
Index — order of preference of substitute stock items.
Description — brief description.
Replacement for — name of the stock item that the substitute replaces.
Type — stock item type of the substitute stock item.
Category — stock item category of the substitute stock item.
Stock item group — stock item group of the substitute stock item.
Class — stock item class of the substitute stock item.

Context menu commands:

Add (Ins) — add a substitute stock item.
Edit (F2) — edit substitute stock items.

This command is only available in populated data grids.
Delete (Del) — delete substitute stock items.

This command is only available in populated data grids.
Properties — open stock item editor window for selected stock item(s).

This command is only available in populated data grids.
Stock movement — view operational report on movement of the selected stock items.

This command is only available in populated data grids.
Stock item turnover — view operational report on stock turnover of the selected stock items.

This command is only available in populated data grids.
Purchase price — view operational report on purchase prices of the selected stock items.

This command is only available in populated data grids.
Clipboard— contains commands for clipboard operations.
Print (Ctrl+P) — print out.
Additional functions — contains additional commands for working with data grids.

The New substitute stock item, New substitute stock items, Substitute stock item and Substitute stock items windows are used for adding, viewing and editing substitute stock items.

The permanent delete confirmation prompt is used when deleting substitute stock items.