{"id":17150,"date":"2025-04-07T10:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=17150"},"modified":"2025-04-07T10:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:35:55","password":"","slug":"inventory-management","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/en\/doc\/items\/inventory-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventory management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-docs pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/17150?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><p>In ALIX, there are three inventory management types :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quantity and value<\/li>\n<li>Quantity only<\/li>\n<li>Not managed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The choice of inventory management type is made when creating the item and is final, except for the <strong>Not managed<\/strong> type, which can be modified later.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to switch from <strong>Not managed<\/strong> to one of the other two types. This action cannot be reversed and will impact all your existing transactions:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Active transactions<\/td>\n<td>Items will now be managed according to the new management type chosen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Closed transactions<\/td>\n<td>Items will remain in <strong>Not managed<\/strong> mode unless they are restored. If restored, these items will become managed under the new management type chosen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol>\n<li>In the menu on the left, choose <strong>Items<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the desired item. A window containing the item&#8217;s information opens.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>General<\/strong> tab, choose the new inventory management type.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17153\" src=\"https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-25_10h43_56-1024x778.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-25_10h43_56-1024x778.png 1024w, https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-25_10h43_56-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-25_10h43_56-768x584.png 768w, https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-25_10h43_56.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>A warning window appears to confirm the action. Click <strong>Yes<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17151\" src=\"https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-25_10h32_15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-25_10h32_15.png 608w, https:\/\/alix.ai\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-25_10h32_15-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In ALIX, there are three inventory management types : Quantity and value Quantity only Not managed The choice of inventory 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