The Inventory tab includes the list of inventory items that were purchased by the employee for the company; it can be done for a particular project, to fulfill a customer order, or for other purposes.
The "Employee Expense Report (create)" form. The Inventory tab
In the Item column, select items from the Items list or add new items. To add an inventory item, click the Add button. If you need to add multiple items, use the Pick button (refer to Using the Pick operation).
Click on the table toolbar to be able to retrieve an item list from a portable data terminal (PDT).
Click on the table toolbar to be able to specify an inventory item by barcode.
You can use the Up and Down ( ) arrows to rearrange the inventory items in the list.
In the Quantity column, you can specify the item quantity.
In the Unit column, you can select an UOM (in which the item quantity is measured) if the Multiple UOMs per Item option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form.
The Characteristic column is available if the Enable Item Characteristics option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form. In this column, you can specify additional properties of each purchased item if the Use Characteristics option is selected for the item in its master record (see Items).
The Batch column available if the Enable Batches option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form. In this column, you can specify the batch (lot) number for the items for which the Use Batches option is selected. Generally, you must specify batch numbers for items with expiration dates, items received for consignment or to be temporarily stocked in contract warehouses. To learn more about the item settings, see Settings: Purchasing and Warehouses.
In the Price column, enter the item unit price manually.
The Amount column is auto-populated with the amount calculated as price multiplied by the item quantity.
The VAT,%, VAT Amount, Total columns appear if VAT Applied is selected as the taxation option on the Main tab, populated with the applied VAT percent and calculated VAT amount and item total amount, respectively.
Optionally, in the Customer Order column, you can specify the order for which this item is purchased.
In the Warehouse column, select the warehouse to store the item.
The Project column is available if the Project Costing functionality is turned on on the Administration > Settings > Project Costing form. You can link the expense report with a project from the list of available projects.
If the Enable Project Tasks option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Project Costing form, you can link items with specific project tasks.
In the Company field, select the supplier that sold the item. The Contract field is populated with the default contract of the supplier; if there are multiple contracts, select the proper contract from the list.
Select a check box in the Tax Invoice column, if you have received a tax invoice that includes the item.
Use the In Doc # and In Doc Date columns to specify the number and date of the supporting document (shop receipt, supplier invoice, and so forth). Notice that you can attach a scan of the supporting document to the expense receipt by using the appropriate button ( ) on the toolbar.
In the GL Accounts column, you can view the default accounts to be updated by this transaction. If needed, you can replace them with other accounts.