End-User Stock Course

The End-User Stock Course is designed for users responsible for creating, maintaining and managing stock records within Khaos Control. The course provides a practical introduction to stock management, including stock setup, stock relationships, Size/Colour/Style (SCS) items and supplier pricing.
If you are interested in attending this course, please email the Training Team for further information.

Course Overview

This course covers the fundamental stock management processes used within Khaos Control, including:
  • Creating and maintaining stock records.
  • Configuring stock relationships such as Packs and Builds.
  • Setting up Size, Colour and Style (SCS) items.
  • Managing supplier price lists.
  • Performing common stock maintenance tasks.
The course is aimed at users who need to confidently manage stock data and understand how stock records interact with other areas of the system.

Location

Training can be delivered at either:
  • Khaos Control's offices in Grantham.
  • Your own premises.
Note: If training is delivered at your premises, the training environment should be suitable for learning and free from unnecessary interruptions.

Duration

The course lasts approximately half a day.
It can also be combined with other training courses, such as the End-User Purchasing Course, or used alongside ad-hoc training sessions to focus on specific business requirements.

Prior Knowledge

A basic understanding of Khaos Control is helpful but not essential.
Where required, an overview of the system can be included as part of the training.

Topics Covered

The course includes the following topics:

Stock Management

  • Stock List Screen
  • Creating New Stock Items
  • Copying Existing Stock Items
  • Overview of Stock Screens
  • Comments and Complaints
  • Extended Descriptions
  • Long Descriptions
  • Adding Images to Stock Items

Stock Maintenance

  • Blocking Changes to Stock Attributes
  • Write Off and Quarantine Processes
  • Stock Adjustments

Stock Relationships

  • Overview of Stock Relationships
  • Creating Packs (Move With)
  • Creating Kits and Builds

Size, Colour and Style (SCS)

  • Overview of SCS Functionality
  • Defining SCS Attributes
  • Creating Parent and Child Stock Items

Supplier Pricing

  • Setting Up Supplier Price Lists
  • Managing Supplier Pricing Information
  • Understanding Supplier Price Relationships

Who Should Attend?

This course is suitable for users who:
  • Maintain stock records.
  • Create new products.
  • Manage stock relationships and product variations.
  • Update supplier pricing.
  • Perform stock maintenance tasks.
  • Support purchasing, warehouse or product management processes.

Additional Information

  • Training is delivered using practical examples wherever possible.
  • Course content can be tailored to suit your business processes.
  • Additional topics can often be incorporated where time allows.
  • Combining this course with Purchasing training provides a broader understanding of the stock and procurement workflow.

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