How To: Use Another Stock Item's Sales History when using Advanced Reordering

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If you have a stock item with little or no sales history, you can temporarily use the sales history from a similar stock item to help Khaos Control calculate demand and suggested reorder quantities.

This can be particularly useful when introducing replacement products, new variants or recently added stock items that do not yet have enough sales data for accurate reordering calculations.

Note: The alternative sales history only applies while the Reordering screen remains open. Once the window is closed, the stock item will revert to using its own sales history.

Before You Start

The stock item must have a Reorder Period (d) defined. Stock items without a Reorder Period will not be included in the results, even when Include Items Without History is selected.

Apply Alternative Sales History

Open a Stock screen (show me how).
Open the Reordering | Reordering Advanced ] screen.
Select the Include Items Without History checkbox.
Apply any additional filters as required, such as:
- Supplier
- Stock Type
- Other relevant reordering filters
Click Go to populate the grid.
Locate the stock item that does not have sufficient sales history.
Right-click the stock item and select Use Alt Stock Item For Demand.
Search for and select the stock item whose sales history you want to use.
The grid will refresh and the stock code column for the affected item will be highlighted in yellow.

Result

Khaos Control will temporarily use the selected stock item's sales history when calculating demand and suggested reorder quantities for the item without history.

This allows more meaningful reordering recommendations until sufficient sales history is established for the new item.

Additional Information

Note: The alternative demand source is only active for the current session. Closing the Reordering Advanced window removes the temporary link.

Tips

Choose a stock item with a similar sales pattern for the most accurate demand calculations.
This feature is useful when replacing discontinued products with new stock codes.
Review the suggested reorder quantities after applying the alternative history to ensure they are appropriate for your business requirements.
If the stock item does not appear in the list, check that a Reorder Period (d) has been configured on the stock record.