Speeding up entry by copying an inventory item

When entering master records, it's always a challenge to ensure that records are entered consistently. This is especially true for inventory items since there are a large number of potential settings. Using inventory classes can provide some help but even classes have their limits.

It's also common for a new inventory item to be very similar to an existing inventory item. Vendors often make small but key changes resulting in the need for a new item to allow proper tracking.

Dynamics GP provides a great feature that allows copying an inventory item when creating a new item. That's the focus of this recipe so let's take a look at how to use it.

How to do it...

To copy an inventory item to a new item number, follow these steps:

1. From the Navigation pane select Inventory. On the Inventory area page click Item under Cards.
2. The new item number goes in the Item Number field. Enter 1-A3261B for our example and click the Copy button above...