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Inventory > Reviewing your inventory information
Inventory reports help you keep track of your item quantities and value.
Find Transactions helps you find inventory transactions.
To view a list of all items that need to be built or purchased
The Stock view of the To Do List displays all items that need to be built or purchased to fulfil customer orders.
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Click To Do List from any command centre. The To Do List window appears.
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Click the Stock tab. A list appears showing all items that need to be ordered or built.
The On Hand column shows the quantity of each item actually on hand. The On Order column shows the quantity of each item already on order. The Committed column shows the quantity of an item on backorder for customers.
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Click in the select column () next to each item you want to build or order and then click Order/Build. A date window appears with the current date displayed.
An order will automatically be created for the items that need to be purchased. The restocking information entered in the Buying Details tab view of the Item Information window is used to determine the supplier and quantity to order or the items to build.
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If you want to change the details of an order or auto-build transaction, click the Order or Build zoom arrow () next to the item. Complete the transaction in the window that appears.
To analyse inventory
The Analyse Inventory window gives detailed information about how much inventory you have on hand, what is committed, what is on order, and what is available. This analysis is based on all the sales and purchases recorded in your company file.
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Go to the Inventory command centre and click Analysis. The Analyse Inventory window appears.
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Choose the required view of the Analyse Inventory window. The Summary view displays all inventoried items, while the Item # view displays all the customer and supplier orders for a selected item.
To view inventory reports
Analyse Inventory Summary report. The summary and detailed versions of this report serve as your order book. You can view a list of all your sales orders and purchase orders for all or selected items.
Items List Summary report. This report shows information about your items, including their on-hand quantities and total value. The Items List Summary report also shows an item’s current average cost price, which is important to know when making inventory adjustments. You can use this report to compare your total inventory value to the total of your inventory asset accounts.
Price Summary report. This report lists your item prices, and is useful for sending to your customers. You could also convert this report to HTML and post your price list on an Internet site.
To view sales and purchases history for an item
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Go to the Inventory command centre and click Items List. The Items List window appears.
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Click the History tab. The History view displays the purchase and sales history for the item for seven years: five past years, the current year and the next year.

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