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Stock Cat

Menu: Inventory → Stock Cat

Tab icon: List (category list)

Stock categories group your inventory (for example Shoe Materials, Bag Accessories, Dye & Chemicals). Create and maintain categories here before you add sub-categories and products.

Manage Stock Categories​

Open Inventory, then use the sub-tabs Stock Cat, Stock Sub Cat, and Product. On Stock Cat, the grid shows category Title (link), ID, pagination, and Keyword Search. Use + New to add a category and the edit icon on a row to change a record.

Stock category list with Title and ID columns

Stock Category Details​

Click a category Title (blue link) or the row edit icon to open the detail view. The screen is read-only until you choose Edit; use Delete only when no sub-categories or products still depend on the record.

Stock category detail view with General Details and linked sub-categories

Page layout​

AreaPurpose
Inventory tabsStock Cat (active), Stock Sub Cat, Product — same module, different masters
Edit / DeleteChange or remove this category (role-dependent)
Previous / NextStep through categories when the list has more than one row
Back to ListReturn to the Stock Cat grid

General Details (left panel)​

Core fields for the selected category:

  • Title — display name (example: Bag Accessories).
  • Record Id — internal key (example: 4); sub-categories and reports reference this ID.
  • Creation — when the record was first saved (example: 2022-07-30 19:18:47).
  • Modification — last update timestamp; blank if never edited after create.

Use Edit to change the title; save returns you to this view with Modification filled in.

Sub Category Linked (right panel)​

Read-only list of every Stock Sub Cat row whose parent is this category. For Bag Accessories, linked titles include Zipper & Pullers, Plastic Accessories, Nickel Accessories, Eye-Let & Rivets, Others, Handle, and Webbing & Elastics. Add or rename sub-categories under Inventory → Stock Sub Cat; they appear here automatically when linked to this category.

New sub-categories under Stock Sub Cat must reference a valid stock category. Products then pick up category and sub-category from those masters.

Special features​

  • + New creates a category without leaving the list.
  • Each row shows a stable ID used by sub-categories and reporting.
  • Categories are referenced from Stock Sub Cat and Product filters.

Workflows​

Add a new stock category​

  1. Open Inventory → Stock Cat.
  2. Click + New.
  3. Enter the category title and save.
  4. Confirm the new row appears in the list.

Rename or retire a category​

  1. Open the category from the list (edit icon or title link).
  2. Update the title or active flag (if shown).
  3. Save and verify sub-categories still point to the correct category.