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[Frédéric Clementi <frederic.clementi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We never set up the permanent inventory...it generates to many entries. But
in the other hand, there is a huge lack, there are no possibility to
print/view the inventory valuation at any date in the past since the cost
history is not stored :(


Frédéric CLEMENTI
Business Solutions
Camptocamp SA
Tel : + 41 (0)21 619 1041
http://www.camptocamp.com

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2012/7/30 Laurie Chrostowski <lchrostowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> We are doing some work with inventory valuation and manufacturing and I
> would just like confirmation of what I feel is true.
>
> Looking at the product setup for Accounting I do not see a
> Valuation/Variation account so my recommendation is to always do the setup
> on the category.
>
> To do the setup on the category I believe the following:
> The component product must be in a different category than a finished good
> The component product could be sold alone or used in manufacturing
> The finished good product category must have different inventory accounts
> than the component product category (like WIP & Finished Good)
>
> This setup facilitates the move from Raw Materials (component product
> category stock variation) to WIP (Stock Input & Expense Account on the
> Finished Good category) to Finished Good (the stock variation account on
> the finished good category).
>
> What I am trying to confirm - there is no way to complete this process by
> using the product configuration alone AND using a combination of product
> confirguration and category configuration will not have the desired results
> unless you have categories separate for both components and finished goods.
>
> Thanks in advance for any response.
>
>
> --
> Laurie Chrostowski
> Business Analyst
> NovaPoint Group, LLC
> (586) 330-9170
> skype: lchrostowski
>
>
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