Class

Assigning a class to an inventory item provides additional summation reporting options.  Some industries have standardized classes, but you may create your own classes as required.  
 

Class Maintenance

The Class Maintenance screen is the utility to allow the user to create, modify and delete class codes and descriptions. Selecting the New button presents to the user the Properties page for the new class code.
Class

Some vendors provide their own taxonomy for their items, which is included as a new item is added from the ECatalog or can be downloaded through IOR communications.  As an example, you can view

Do It Best's taxonomy

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Report Group A assigned to Class 8*

Class
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Group A is assigned all 8* Classes

1. Group A is assigned all 8* Classes
 
 
Within the Class | Properties page, at the minimum, the Class ID and Description can be entered.  The class codes created within this screen are then presented within the IC | Inventory File | General Tab | Class pick list.  Early in the installation, the desired class codes should be created so as to streamline the process of adding items to the system.
 

Desired GP%

One of the newer features in TransActPOS is Gross Profit %. Within Class Maintenance, you can set a desired GP% on a class basis. This way, any item entered into your Inventory under this class will be assigned the set Desired GP%.
 

Report Group

Allows you to break like class items into separate subtotals on the Sales By Class Report

Product Code

A Product Code number 1 - 20 can be entered to associate the class with the Product Code Matrix pricing.
 

Value to Determine Sales Per Unit

In AR | Reports | Sales by Class report, the sales per area of each class is listed as determined by the values entered in Area Occupied per the unit of Area entered.
 

Sales Limits

The Sales Limits feature helps control the sale of products based upon requirements of ID, age, day of week and/or time of day.  All items assigned to the specified class acquire the related sales limits.
For details on how to set up sales limits, see Sales Limits.
 

Default Taxation

The Default Taxation setting allows you to set a Tax/Non-Tax type for all items added to the selected class.
 

GL Item Sale Code

The GL Item Sale Code field allows creates the relationship between the specified item class and the GL Item Sale Code.  If the GL Item Sale Code is selected and a new item is added to the inventory, the indicated GL Item Sale code will be assigned to the item automatically.  Check out GL Sales Codes for more details.