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Items and inventory

Defining items, their units, barcodes and prices, then following their balances: inter-warehouse transfers, adjustments, stocktakes and warehouses.

  1. Creating a new item

    The item is the basis of every invoice and every stock movement. This article walks through the tabs of the item form and explains when you need each field and when to leave it alone.

    3 min read

  2. Barcodes and units

    Sell by the piece and buy by the carton? Scale labels at the deli counter? This article explains units, conversion factors and barcode aliases, plus the scale barcode format the cashier reads.

    3 min read

  3. Groups, manufacturers and units

    Three small reference screens defined once and used in every item. Arranging them well makes reports, cashier scopes and promotions easier.

    2 min read

  4. Price lists

    Wholesale and retail prices? A special price for one customer? Price lists are an advanced feature enabled from Settings, and this article explains how the system picks the price for each line.

    3 min read

  5. Balances and the item card

    How much of each item do you have, at what cost, and what is your stock worth right now? This article explains the balances screen, the item card and how cost is computed.

    3 min read

  6. Inter-warehouse transfers and adjustments

    Goods moved from the storeroom to the shop, got damaged, or turned up extra on the shelf. Two documents record that at the right cost and keep the effect in the books.

    3 min read

  7. Stocktakes

    A stocktake in Sahl does not stop sales: balances are frozen when you start, you count at your own pace, then post only the differences. These are the steps and the decisions before posting.

    3 min read

  8. Warehouses

    One warehouse is enough for a small shop; a storeroom, a shop floor and a second branch need more. This article explains warehouse types and who sells from which.

    3 min read