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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
 
 
This article will explain how to deal with Consumable items.
 
This article will explain how to deal with Consumable items.
  
Consumable items are items that you do not want to keep stock levels of and will be used usually in the workshop as part of servicing, these items may be things like Copper slip, chain lube etc.
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Consumable items are items for which you do not want to keep stock levels and will usually be used in the workshop as part of servicing. These items may be things like Copper slip, chain lube etc.
  
 
== More Information ==
 
== More Information ==
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*If you want to be able to charge consumable items out to customers, you will need to create a non moving part code for your consumables - see [[How do I Create Non-Moving Items?]].
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*The part number will need a Sales Centre - see [[How do I create a sales or purchase centre?]] that will link to a Sales of Consumables Nominal code - see [[How do I create a nominal code?]]. This Nominal Code will be a Profit and Loss {{DataValue|Sales}} type Centre.
  
*If you want to be able to charge consumable items out to customers, you will need to create a Non moving part code for your consumables see [[How do I Create Non-Moving Items?]].
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*When you purchase consumable items you do not need to book these items into stock. You should post the invoice to a relevant centre within your Profit and Loss - see [[Posting purchase invoices]].
*The part number will want a Sales Centre see [[How do I Create a Sales or Purchase Centre?]] against it that will link to a Sales of Consumable Nominal code see [[How do I Create a Nominal Code?]], this Nominal Code will be a Profit and Loss '''Sales/Cost of Sales''' Centre. 
 
 
 
*When you purchase consumable items you do not need to goods receive these items, you just need to post the invoice to a relevant centre within your Profit and Loss see [[Posting Purchase Invoices]].  
 
  
This centre could be a '''COS''' Centre if you are using a non moving part number to charge customers for consumables or it could be an '''Overhead''' Centre if you are not charging customers for these items.
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This centre should be a {{DataValue|Cost Of Sales}} Centre as it should be treated as part of your direct costs.
  
== See Also ==
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== See also ==
*[[How do I Create a Sales or Purchase Centre?]]
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* [[How do I create a sales or purchase centre?]]
*[[How do I Create Non-Moving Items?]]
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* [[How do I Create Non-Moving Items?]]
*[[How do I Create a Nominal Code?]]
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* [[How do I create a nominal code?]]
*[[Posting Purchase Invoices]]
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* [[Posting purchase invoices]]
  
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 19 June 2019

Summary

This article will explain how to deal with Consumable items.

Consumable items are items for which you do not want to keep stock levels and will usually be used in the workshop as part of servicing. These items may be things like Copper slip, chain lube etc.

More Information

  • When you purchase consumable items you do not need to book these items into stock. You should post the invoice to a relevant centre within your Profit and Loss - see Posting purchase invoices.

This centre should be a 'Cost Of Sales' Centre as it should be treated as part of your direct costs.

See also


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