Database - Inventory

Additional Info

Use Additional Info to create additional column in the inventory form if the needed column is not available in the standard Xin inventory form.

To Add An Additional Info to Inventory Form

1. On the left menu, choose Setting > System Setting > Additional Info. Choose Inventory.

2. You can add up to a maximum of 10 additional column for Inventory.

3. Under Main Level, choose the option Enable main level additional info 1. Select "Textbox" from Style and enter a caption for the first additional column.

Add a textbox in inventory form

4. Next, choose the option Enable main level additional info 2. Select "Dropdown Option" from Style and enter a caption for the second additional column. Enter the value to be selected under this dropdown option by separating the value with |.

Add a dropdown option in inventory form

5. Choose Save & Stay floating button.

6. On the left menu, choose Database > Inventory. Choose New button. Scroll to the bottom of the inventory form. "PIC" and "Department" column are now available in your inventory form.

Additional column in inventory form

7. To display these 2 additional columns in the Inventory listing page, choose the purple gear button beside "Quick Filtering". Then on the popup Data Visibility, choose the options ("PIC" and "Department"), then choose Save Changes.

Inventory listing Data Visibility

8. The newly added columns ("PIC" and "Department") are now showing on the Inventory list.

Inventory listing

9. To included the newly added columns ("PIC" and "Department") in the template, on the left menu, choose Setting > Template. Click here to learn how to custom made a template. Then click on the Design button from your template. Under Dictionary > Data Sources > Data > [datasource_name], include these 2 columns to the template:

  • Detail_Inventory_Additional_Info_1
  • Detail_Inventory_Additional_Info_2
Refer Template/Report Designer for more information about the functionalities in the designer.

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