When selecting this option, a list of warehouses is displayed. Each one shows the following:

• quantity on hand
• quantity to ship
• quantity available
• quantity back ordered
• quantity on order
• stock status quantity
• the MIN and MAX stock levels
• the status

The "S" column displays a minus sign if the item is below the stock minimum and a plus sign if it is above the stock maximum.

If you select one of the warehouses, all open orders at that warehouse are displayed. Then you may select an order from that list.

This option lists all of the inventory receipts that contain this particular item. It also displays the following:

• the warehouse
• the receipt's open and close dates
• the type of receipt (such as purchase order or transfer order)
• the receipt number
• the reference number (such as PO# or TO#)
• the quantity received on that receipt
• the quantity available now
• the cost of the item when it was received
• and the pricing unit

If you select a receipt in this view, Dynamo will display all of the sales orders that consumed inventory from the PO reference on that receipt.

Average Cost History displays all of the transactions that have affected the average cost for the selected item. It displays the following information about these transactions:

• the calculation date
• the type of order or transaction (such as purchase order or transfer order)
• the date of the transaction
• the reference# (such as PO# or TO#)
• the transaction quantity (the quantity involved in the transaction)
• the transaction cost
• the unit of measure of the item
• the company QOH (quantity on hand at the company before the transaction)
• the new company average cost after the inventory transaction was posted

This function allows items to be tracked by what serial numbers a customer has purchased. Also see Serialized Purchase History Inquiry on the INQ menu.

This option gives the operator information about the warehouse(s) in which this item can be found. It will list the warehouse, the ABC value, and any location information if specified in Warehouse Location Maintenance by Item. ABC Values are used to indicate how often an item is purchased.

The Assortments option displays whether or not this item is a parent of an assortment or a component of an assortment.

If it is a component, it will display the parent for that particular item.

If it is a parent, it will display:

• whether it was manually or automatically created
• whether or not it displays on Sales Orders, Receiving Documents, and Transfer Orders
• the cost of the assortment
• the amount of assortments that can be built from current inventory levels
• the constraining item disallowing another assortment from being built

A single warehouse system will simply display the equivalent items. In either case the item description and quantity available will display.  At this point the operator can choose the desired equivalent or F4 to return to the options menu. If an item does not have any equivalents on file a message will indicate this and prompt the operator to hit Enter to return to the options menu.

Item Notepad is a window where the operator is able to write additional information about that item. It does not interfere while entering sales orders or purchase.