Accounting for deleted inventory items

Inventory, Knowledge Base, Process, Purchase Orders

This article provides information on the way deleted inventory items can be accounted for in Paladin. Note: Inventory items are not “deleted.” They are inactivated and can be restored. For more information, refer to: Restore/activate an inventory item This article provides instruction and information on the following: Delete an inventory item with non-zero stock-on-hand Delete […]

Inventory On Hold

Inventory, Knowledge Base, Process, Setup

With Paladin’s Inventory On Hold feature, you can reserve an item for a pending transaction so that the available stock-on-hand (SOH) reflects the reduced quantity. To use the Inventory On Hold feature, you must create a stored transaction. You can use Inventory On Hold with the following tools: Inventory reports Suggested ordering Stock needs calculator […]

Ace Rewards: Class level exclusion

Ace Hardware, Inventory, Knowledge Base, Setup

Ace Hardware stores can exclude individual classes of inventory from participation in Ace Rewards points. Ace Rewards-enabled stores may activate this feature by: In Paladin, from the main menu, select File > Setup. Select the Class tab. In the Classes pane, highlight the class of your choice.  Under Default Dept., check No Rewards. Click Save, […]

Approval of uncommon inventory values

Inventory, Knowledge Base

To reduce the occurrence of erroneous entries made to an inventory item’s Avg Cost and/or its stock on hand quantities, a Manager Approval window opens requesting Manager approval to save an item anytime a value greater than 10,000 is present in either field. You may still have numbers greater than 10,000 in these fields, but […]

Inventory: Quick glance

Inventory, Knowledge Base, Process

Frequently, during review of a PO, a quick glance at an item’s sales history or list of alternate suppliers is useful.  To perform this, highlight any part number on your purchase order. Notice the grayed out F5 Mode PO button on the bottom ribbon is now replaced with a F5 Recall Inventory command. By pressing […]

View Qty On Order

Inventory, Knowledge Base, Process

To view quantities on order or cancel backorders: In Paladin, on the top ribbon, select the Inventory module. Click the magnifying glass next to On Order:. A display is presented on every order event (purchase orders), providing the PO #, Vendor #, Vendor, PO Date, Qty Ordered, Qty Received, Qty Backordered (Qty B/O), Cost, and […]

Setting replacement part numbers

Inventory, Knowledge Base, Process, Setup

Many times a replacement part number will utilize the same barcode as the discontinued item. In Paladin, all references to an inventory item must be guaranteed unique, meaning a barcode cannot be shared between two inventory records. To remove the current bar code from an old item and placing it in the new record: In […]

Calculating and setting Inventory/Stock need value

Inventory, Knowledge Base, Process, Setup

To understand the difference between items that sell frequently versus items with sporadic sales opportunities (frequent sales vs seasonal), Paladin has set a default value of 15%, meaning items that sold in less than 15% of the weeks in a year (8 weeks) should be considered sporadic sales opportunities and should be stocked at a […]

Edit Supplier information

Inventory, Knowledge Base, Maintain, Process, Setup

To edit Supplier information: In Paladin, on the top ribbon, select the Inventory module. Enter the part number in the Part # box, then press Enter. Select the Order Control tab. In the Suppliers pane, click in a Supplier field or an Order # field. In the Edit Suppliers window, select a supplier from the […]