(Number of Decimal Places In) Price Entries
Select the number of decimal places to use for item price entries.
When inventory items, non-inventory special items, miscellaneous items, and miscellaneous charges are entered, the number of digits and the placement of decimals for all price entries are based on the entry formats established in this field.
(Number of Decimal Places In) Quantity Entries
Select the number of decimal places to use for item quantity entries. If you always count inventory items in whole numbers, select 0.
When inventory items, non-inventory special items, and miscellaneous items are entered, the number of digits and decimal placement for quantity fields are based on the value in this field, with the exception of A/R Invoice Data Entry. This field does not affect the quantity fields in that task.
(Number of Decimal Places In) Cost Entries
Select the number of decimal places to use for item cost entries.
When inventory items, non-inventory special items, miscellaneous items, and miscellaneous charges are entered, the number of digits and the placement of decimals for all cost entries are based on the entry formats established in this field.
Note If you use the standard cost valuation method for inventory items, before changing the number of decimal places in this field to a lower value, use Standard Cost Adjustment Entry to change the items' cost to use the number of decimal places that will be entered here.
(Number of Decimal Places In) Unit of Measure Conversion
Select the number of decimal places to use in the unit of measure conversion factors.
Allow Entry of Expanded Item Codes
Select this check box to increase the length of the item code up to 30 characters. After you select this check box and click Accept, it cannot be cleared. If you expand the item code, the following occurs:
The entry of item codes expands from 15 up to 30 characters.
Formatting for forms and reports automatically changes to accommodate the expanded field.
Enter the number of years to retain item history for all items and transactions. You can retain between 2 and 99 years of item history. Item history is retained until it is purged using the Purge Item History utility. You must retain a minimum of 2 years of history.
The following reports are dependent on the data generated when retaining item history.
