Setting Up Inventory Items

If an inventory item is no longer used or needed, make it inactive, but do not delete the item from SimVen.

1. Click Setup, click Inventory, and then click Inventory Items.
2. Enter the Item Number, select the Item Category, select the Family Group, select the Item Class, and then select the Major Group.

   You can enter up to six digits for the Item Number, but it cannot begin with zeros.

   For the Item Category, select either SALE, NONS, or COMP. Item category MENU is no longer used.

3. If you selected SALE as the Item Category, enter a POS Name for the item.

   The POS Name appears on workstations when a workstation operator adds the item to a check.

4. (Optional) Enter a Long Description for the item, and then select the Primary Vendor ID.

   The Long Description appears on Pre-Event Standsheets, Inventory Reports, and Sales Reports.

5. Select the appropriate options:

   • Metered Item: Select this option if the item is a metered item.

   • Perishable: Select this option if the item is perishable. By categorizing an item as perishable, you can choose to restock only non-perishables using the Auto Restock function.

   • Create All Locations: Select this option to create this item for all available locations.

   • Create Warehouse Only: Select this option to create this item for only the warehouse.

6. On the Product Information tab, select the Purchase Units, Transfer Units, and the Selling Units for the item, and then enter the number of Parts per Unit Purchased and the number of Parts per Transfer Unit.
7. Enter the Purchase Cost, and then click Recalculate Inventory Cost to see immediate changes in the unit cost.

   If you do not enter the purchase cost, SimVen does not report inventory costs.

   SimVen values the inventory using the inventory cost. The inventory cost is updated every time the item is received into the warehouse through the application.

8. If you selected SALE as the Item Category, enter the Sell Price.
9. On the Warehouse Information tab, select the Warehouse location where the item is stored, and then enter the Minimum, Maximum and the Par Levels for the main warehouse.

   Items assigned to a specific warehouse location print together on the Inventory Worksheet.

10. If the item appears on the keypad layout, enter the keypad label in the POS Labels fields.
11. To add a recipe for the item, click the Recipes tab, click the Item # column header, select the recipe item to add, and then click OK.
12. Enter the Quantity, press the Tab key to move to the next row in the table, and then repeat Steps 11 through 12 until you complete the recipe.
13. Click Save.