Stock items directory

Stock items directory
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The Stock items directory is intended to manage stock items and stock item groups.

Stock items are all saleable goods that are held in stores of the company: foodstuffs, associated goods, equipment, furniture, expendables, etc.

Location: Store - Directories - Stock items.

The window contains a collapsible list of stock items and stock item groups. Stock item groups are nodes of the list. Each stock item group can be composed of stock items and some other groups.

In the data grid all displayed attributes are applicable only to stock items. As for groups only their titles are made available. Other attributes can be only viewed in the Stock item groups directory's data grid.

Figure 4.336. Stock items window

Data grid columns:

Name – name of the stock item or stock item group.
Description – brief description of the stock item.
Type – type of the stock item.
Category – category of the stock item.
Security level – security level assigned to the stock item.
Unit (stock item) – stock item unit of measurement.
VAT % – VAT rate applicable to the stock item. Expressed as a percentage.
Substitutes – defines whether the stock item can be substituted by other stock items when preparing a dish.
Class – name of the class with which the stock item is associated.
By weight – defines whether the stock item can be weighed with or without the container used to store it.
Deduct – defines whether the stock item is deducted from store.
Concurrence – name of the stock item concurrence with which the stock item is associated.
Protein – protein content per specific volume of the stock item.
In the table, you can specify the protein content and corresponding volume of the stock item separated by the slash.
Fats – fat content per specific volume of the stock item.
In the table, you can specify the fat content and corresponding volume of the stock item separated by the slash.
Carbohydrates – carbohydrate content per specific volume of the stock item.
In the table, you can specify the carbohydrate content and corresponding volume of the stock item separated by the slash.
Nutritional values – nutritional content per specific volume of the stock item.
In the table, you can specify the nutritional value and corresponding volume of the stock item separated by the slash.
Photograph file name – name of the file containing the stock item photo.
Cold preparation wastage % – wastage of the stock item during cold preparation. Expressed in a percentage.
Cooking wastage % – wastage of the stock item during hot processing. Expressed in a percentage.
Shelf life – shelf life of the stock item.
Art. number – article number of the stock item.
System – system objects tag.

The directory context menu contains the following commands:

Add (Ins) – adds a stock item.
Add group (Alt+Ins) – adds a new stock item group to the directory.
Edit (F2) – edits the selected stock item and/or stock item group.
Delete (Del) – deletes the selected stock item and/or stock item group.
Included in recipe... – shows list of recipes of compound items in which the selected stock items are used.
The command is available if at least one stock item is selected.
Processing wastage percentages in recipes – shows processing wastage of the selected stock items used to prepare compound items.
The command is available if at least one stock item is selected.
Stock movement – opens the operational report on the movement of the selected stock items.
The command is available if at least one stock item is selected.
Stock item turnover – opens the operational report on the stock turnover of the selected stock items.
The command is available if at least one stock item is selected.
Purchase price – opens the operational report on purchase prices of the selected stock items.
The command is available if at least one stock item is selected.
Change unit of measurement group – enables to choose a unit of measurement group to specify a unit of measurement that will be used for the selected stock items.
This command is only available if only one stock item is selected.
Recalculate – recalculates store documents containing the selected stock items.
The command is available if at least one stock item is selected.
Export – menu with the commands to export files into an external file or update package.
Clipboard – menu with the commands to operate the clipboard.
Print (Ctrl+P) – generates print layouts.
Summary functions – menu with the commands to manage summary functions of the data grid.
Additional functions – menu with the commands to operate the data grid.

The New stock item group entry window is used to add a new stock item group to the directory. The New stock item groups entry window is used to add two or more stock item groups to the Stock item groups directory. Attributes of the selected stock item groups can be altered using the Stock item group and Stock item groups editor windows.

The New stock item and New stock items entry windows are used for adding new stock items to the directory. Attributes of the selected stock items can be altered using the Stock item and Stock items editor windows.

The confirm delete prompt is used when deleting stock items.

The Select stock item window is used to select stock items from windows in other directories.