You can use the Put On Consignment feature in Attaché Accounts when you forward a product to a customer for reasons such as display or demonstration etc. There is no exchange of money for a product put on consignment.
When a product is put on consignment, the quantity on hand is decreased and the quantity on consignment is increased by the quantity entered. The quantity in stock remains unchanged. In addition:
Products must be put on consignment using in stock unit quantities.
There are no General Ledger allocations for product consignments, simply a movement of stock.
To put a product on consignment
Go to Products, Transactions, Consignment, Put On Consignment.
Enter the Product Code.
Enter the Date, Customer Code, Reference and Comment fields.
Note: These fields will not display unless Retain Transactions checkbox has been selected from Setups, Products, Options Product Options, Options tab.
4. Enter a Quantity of the stock to put on consignment.
5. You can select to view all the selling prices for a product by clicking Prices (F5).
Note: you can enter new selling prices if required. The product file will be updated with the prices entered.
6. Click Accept (F9) to complete the transaction.
To take the product off consignment
Go to Products, Transactions, Consignment, Put On Consignment.
Enter the Product Code.
Enter the Date, Customer Code, Reference and Comment fields.
Enter a negative Quantity of the stock to be taken off consignment and added back to the product quantity available.
Click Accept (F9) to complete the transaction.