Preparing to Track Core Items

The Core Item field in Inventory Maintenance allows you to track high-value cores as inventory items. When a core item is assigned to a parent item, you can invoice or receive the parent item and automatically put the associated core item on the same document.

To prepare to track a core item

1. Enable the Core Item field.

a. From the Setup menu, select System Controls.

b. Click the Inventory tab.

c. Click Enable Core Item Field and press Enter.

d. Select Yes, and click OK.

2. If you want to track core items with a specific general ledger account, add it to the chart of accounts.

3. Add an inventoriable core item to your inventory.

Note: When you add the core item, disregard setting prices for it.

4. Associate the inventoriable core item with the parent item.

a. Look up the parent item.

b. Click Edit.

c. Click the Core Item field, press , and search for the core item you want to associate.

5. Click OK, and close the Inventory Maintenance screen.