HOPE System Guide Setup 11/29/94 Page 175

HOPE Inventory Information Setup

Inventory items may be specified from the "Add to Inventory" procedures described on page 90, or the purchasing procedure described on pages 86-89. The most complete way, however, is by selecting "Add Items to Vendor Price List" from the StockEdit Menu, particularly at start up.

The inventory information screen allows the basic information, such as vendor product number, manufacturing product number (if different), distributor of choice (or direct), alternate distributors or sources and an 18 (times 40 char.) line product description. In 720 characters (150 words or less), you should be able to describe the product effectively. Alternatively, these lines can be used for option specifications for custom ordered products.

Keep in mind that descriptions entered for a vendor item can later be brought over (or not) to the store's inventory item file, using vendor item number as a reference.

HOPE Individual Product Information

Individual product information may be typed in. The program will supply your stock number unless you override it. You must, however, type in the vendor identifying number or bring it in from a list using "The Data Arranger." See Appendix D for an explanation of use of the Data Arranger.

Alternatively, data may be scanned in and stored as images of a third party OCR program may be used to capture the data.

Subsequently, a brief description may be created for telephone or in-store sales use from the product information.

Further, Internet web page displays of product may be assembled and created automatically once they have been entered.

The following two pages give the detailed procedure for creating an inventory list at start up.