1) Select the Group to add the stock item to.
2) Fill in the Description
3) Stocktake Unit - the unit you count this Stock Item in.
Bottled Beer is brought and counted as full bottles, so this unit should be Bottle.
4) Reduction Unit - the unit you will use in the Recipe for this Stock Item.
Bottled Beer is sold as a whole unit so this unit should also be Bottle.
5) Stocktake Unit = Reduction Unit - the number of Reduction Units in the Stocktake Unit.
As each unit is Bottle, 1 Bottle = 1 Bottle, so therefore the Stocktake Unit = Reduction Unit is 1.
6) Press the Location Tab
6a) If you have multiple locations set the default for this item.
6b) If you only have one location move past this step
7) Press the Suppliers Tab.
8) Press Add Supplier.
9) Search for the Supplier you order this stock item from and press GO.
Steps 10) and 11) are the important and must be correct for your stock system to operate.
For this example we will assume the bottled beer comes in boxes of 12.
10) Add the Order unit of this item - the way you order the stock item.
The Order Unit is Box.
11) Update the Stock Quantity relevant to the Order Unit - this is how many Stocktake Units are in the Order Unit.
If we order a box of 12 bottles, then one Order Unit = 12 Stocktake Units.
12) Press OK to complete the entry of this Stock Item.