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August 5, 2015
eNews #111
Cloning
A few years ago, we introduced a feature where you could "clone" an item within your inventory. This feature allowed you to quickly add similar items into your inventory. An example would be a clothing store needing to have different colored bags entered into inventory. All of them would have the same price, cost, and MSRP, but would need a different description, item ID, and on-hand for reporting. This week, we will be taking a look at how to clone items within your inventory. 
Overview

To use this function, you must click on IC | Inventory File and locate the item you wish to clone. Once the item is found, you will see the general information for the selected item. Beside the Item ID field is a button with "cln" on it. Clicking this will bring up the Clone Item Screen.

 

The first thing you must do is assign a new Item ID to the cloned item. If you assign an Item ID that already exists, the system will notify you that it is a duplicate item ID and ask you to retry. Once a unique item ID has been assigned, you can begin changing other information for the item. The following fields are copied over and can be changed when creating the new "clone" item:

  • Description
  • MSRP
  • Retail
  • Cost
  • On Hand
  • UPC Code
  • Vendor Information
  • Manufacturer Information

 

Once you have changed the desired field values, click the Save button at the bottom to save the newly cloned item. After you select Save, the new item will be displayed in the Inventory File. If you wish to create another clone, locate the item you wish to clone and click the "cln" button again and repeat the process above. Note that aside from the information listed above, nothing else is copied over, so make sure to look the cloned item over to ensure it is entered correctly.

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