Change the status of a stock item

How to

Make a stock item inactive (on hold)

Open: Stock Control > Stock Records > Amend Stock Item Details.

1. Select the Stock item.

2. Using the Current status drop-down, select Inactive.

3. Click Save to save the amended settings.

Make a stock item active

Open: Stock Records > Amend Stock Item Details.

1. Select the Stock item.

2. Using the Current status drop-down, select Active.

3. Click Save to save the amended settings.

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Useful info

Changing the stock item status

From time to time you may need to suspend a stock item until a query is answered or a problem solved. You can control this by setting the status of stock item as Active or Inactive.

When the item's status is Inactive, you cannot:

• Sell the stock item through the Sales Order Processing module.

• Buy the stock item through the Purchase Order Processing module.

• Transfer the stock item through the Stock Control module.

• Write off the stock item through the Stock Control module.

You cannot make a stock item Inactive when the item is:

• On a Live purchase order or purchase return.

• On a Live sales order or sales return.

• Allocated.

• On an BOM with the status Active, Retired, or Obsolete.

• A cross-selling item for another stock item.