If the ‘Manufactured’ box has not been ticked on the Stock and Order Item General Details click on the Suppliers tab and complete the following for up to three suppliers:

• Supplier – search and select the supplier name
• Reference – the supplier part number, stock code, or other reference for this item
• Lead Time – the supplier lead time, in days, for supplying this item
• Unit price – the supplier price per pack size/ unit of measure for this item
• Pack Size – the supplier pack size/ unit of measure for supplies of this item
• Conversion Rate – the factor for converting supplier quantity to stock quantity so that the correct quantity is added to stock on receipt e.g. if supplier pack size is ‘100 metre roll’, and the item is held in stock as ‘metres’, then this value needs to be 100 so that as 1 supplier pack size is received, 100 items are added to stock
• Costs – you can enter a cost at which this item will be valued in stock, or else tick the box to use the preferred supplier price (note that this cost will also be used to cost manufactured items where this item is a component)

Ensure that Supplier 1 is your preferred supplier, as this is used for cost estimation in some reports.