Understanding Nonstock Items

You can define information for items that you do not account for as part of the inventory. You add and maintain nonstock item information only at the item level, not at the branch/plant level. The Non Stock Item Revisions form is similar to the Item Master Revisions form. However, it contains only those fields that pertain to nonstock items.

Operating resources are the nonstock goods and services and other internal business processes that a company manages that are necessary for the day-to-day operations of an enterprise. This table lists examples of operating resources:

Resource Type	Examples
Goods	Maintenance, repair, and operating supplies Capital equipment Vehicle fleet Computer equipment and software Office equipment and supplies Magazines and books Marketing and promotional materials Real estate
Services	Maintenance Advertising Capital services Contracts Printing Recruiting and outplacement

You can access additional forms that enable you to define and maintain further information about a nonstock item, including:

• Default units of measure

• Multiple language descriptions

• Text messages

For each nonstock item that you set up, the system creates a record in the F4101 table.