Using this tab, you can enter the opening balances for the inventory items or materials used in production.
The Opening Balances Entering (create) form. The Inventory tab
To add the document, click the Add button.
Use the Item column to select the item which opening balance you want to enter.
In the Warehouse/Department column, specify the warehouse where the item is stocked or department where the item is located.
The Cell column is available if the Enable Bin Locations option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form and if the Use Bin Locations option is selected for the particular warehouse. Select the cell in the warehouse structure which stores the items.
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.
The Serial Numbers column is available if the Use Serial Numbers option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form. For each serialized item (for which the Use Serial Numbers check box is selected on the Items form), click in the column to open the Serial numbers dialog box. In this dialog box, you must enter the serial numbers according to available quantity of the item.
In the Quantity column, you can specify the item's available quantity and in the Unit column, you can select an UOM for the item if the Multiple UOMs per Item option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form.
In the Amount column, you can enter the cost of the specified quantity of the item.
The GL Accounts column contains the link to the GL Accounts dialog box using which you can view the GL accounts associated with the item.
The GL Accounts dialog box
In the Transaction Content column, provide a description of this beginning balance.