How To: Bulk Update Stock Buy and Sell Prices

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Introduction

Khaos Control allows you to update stock buy or sell prices in bulk, helping you maintain pricing across large product ranges without opening each stock item individually.

This feature updates prices by Stock Type, making it ideal when reviewing supplier price increases, updating selling prices or maintaining category-wide pricing structures.

Important: You can update either Buy Prices or Sell Prices during a single update process, but not both at the same time.

Update Stock Prices

Open a Stock screen.
Right-click within the [ Stock | List ] grid.
Select:
Other Actions > Change Prices
The Stock Price Change window will open.
Configure the required options:
- Select the required Stock Type.
- Choose either:
  - Buy to update buy prices, or
  - Sell to update sell prices.
Note: Only one price type can be updated at a time.
Click Go.
The first stock item within the selected stock type will be displayed, showing:
- Stock Code
- Description

Enter the new Buy Price or Sell Price.
Click OK.
The next stock item will be displayed automatically.
Repeat the process until all items within the selected stock type have been updated.
Once the final stock item has been processed, the Stock Price Change window will close automatically.

Important Notes

Net or Gross Pricing

The price you enter depends on your system configuration.

If your system is configured to use:

Net Pricing – enter net prices.
Gross Pricing – enter gross prices.

If you are unsure which pricing method your system uses, check your pricing configuration before performing a bulk update.

Buy Price Updates

Updating the Buy Price using this method only updates the value stored in the:

[ Stock | Detail | Properties ] tab.

It does not update supplier-specific pricing held in the:

[ Stock | Detail | Suppliers ] tab.

If supplier pricing also requires updating, this must be maintained separately.

When to Use This Feature

Bulk price updates are particularly useful when:

Suppliers have increased their prices.
Selling prices need to be reviewed across an entire product range.
Seasonal pricing changes are required.
A stock type requires a pricing refresh.
Large numbers of products need updating quickly.

Tips

Review your pricing strategy before starting a bulk update.
Ensure you have selected the correct stock type before entering new prices.
Confirm whether your system uses net or gross pricing to avoid incorrect values.
Remember that supplier pricing records are not updated when changing buy prices through this process.

Using the Stock Price Change feature can significantly reduce the time required to maintain pricing across large stock catalogues.