Stock Statements / Enquiries - Stock Control

You specify the details printed for the stock statement report here. Details from the stock record are used in the header part of the statement, followed by detail from the stock transaction file.

The format of the stock statement is designed in three sections; the items to be taken from the stock file for printing on the left of the header, items from the stock file on the right of the header and items from the stock transaction file for printing in the body of the statement.

Stock Items – Left

On the ‘Stock Left’ parameter screen you set the Print Control of the stock report, as discussed above in Stock Reports, this is the style of the report and the available styles are displayed in a help ‘bubble’ at the bottom of the screen. You can also select up to five items from the stock record to be printed in the top left of the statement – this would usually include the stock code itself plus description detail.

You can also set a Sorting Sequence for the stock statement – the order in which the stock records are to be processed on the statement run.Remember that if multi-location stock is in use then the statements will already be processed in location order.

The Options button allows you to configure the paper size, font and margins of the statement and operates as discussed above.

Stock Items – Right

Here you can select up to five items that are printed on the right of the statement header. The items are again selected from the stock record.The printing position is set to start halfway across the stock report – so for a standard 80-column report style the ‘right’ items are printed at column 40, for a condensed 132-column report the ‘right’ items are printed at column 66.

Transaction Columns

Here you can select up to ten items from the transaction file that are printed as the detail on the statement. A special ‘161’ item is available for the stock balance – this shows the effect on physical quantity of the transaction and provides a running balance for quantity on the statement.