View source for How To: Define Stock Types when using more than Two Levels

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If using more than two Stock Types you can define the types using square brackets. When the Stock Types are displayed, for example in the Stock screen, the Level 2 Stock Type is displayed with the Level 1 making it easier to track the hierarchy.
This is useful for users who have more than two levels of stock type (i.e are using sub-types).

{{Info|When using three levels only Level 1, Level 2 and Level 4 are used.}}

==Creating Stock Types==
===Level 1 Type Types===
# {{ActionOpenSD}}
# Double-Click on [[System Data Stock Types#Level 1: Type Types|Level 1: Type Types]] to open.
# {{ActionEdit}}
# {{ActionNewItem}}
# Add the Level 1 Type Types.
# {{ActionSave}}

===Level 2 Type===
# {{ActionOpenSD}}
# Double-Click on [[System Data Stock Types#Level 2: Types|Level 2: Types]] to open.
# {{ActionEdit}}
# {{ActionNewItem|to add a new line}}
# Add a left square bracket '''['''.
# Add the Level 1 Type Types.
# Add a right square bracket ''']''' and a space. 
# After the end bracket of the Level 1 Type Types and the space add the Level 2 Type.
# {{ActionSave}}

===Level 3 Mid Type (optional) ===
# {{ActionOpenSD}}
# Double-Click on [[System Data Stock Types#Level 3: Mid Types|Level 3: Mid Types (optional)]] to open.
# {{ActionEdit}}
# {{ActionNewItem|to add a new line}}
# Add a left square bracket '''['''.
# Add the Level 1 Type Types.
# Add a bar '''|''' ({{keypress|Shift}} + the key to the left of the Z).
# Add the level 2 Type.
# Add a right square bracket ''']''' and a space.
# After the end bracket of the Level 1 Type Types and the space add the Level 3 Mid Type (optional).
# {{ActionSave}}<br />
'''Note''': This stage is optional and only used if all four levels of stock types are being used.

===Level 4 Sub Type (additional) ===
# {{ActionOpenSD}}
# Double-Click on [[System Data Stock Types#Level 4: Sub Types|Level 4: Sub Types (additional)]] to open.
# {{ActionEdit}}
# {{ActionNewItem}}
# Add a left square bracket '''['''.
# Add the Level 1 Type Types.
# Add a bar '''|''' ({{keypress|Shift}} + the key to the left of the Z).
# Add the level 2 Type.
# Add a bar '''|''' ({{keypress|Shift}} + the key to the left of the Z).
# Add the Level 3 Mid Type {{optional}}.
# Add a right square bracket ''']''' and a space.
# After the end bracket of the Level 1 Type Types and the space add the Level 4 Sub Type (additional).
# {{ActionSave}}<br />
'''Note''': If using three stock type levels you only use Levels 1, 2 and 4. In this case miss out steps 9 and 10 above.

==Example==
===Level 1 Type Types===
Books

===Level 2 Type===
[Books] Adult<br />
[Books] Children<br />

===Level 3 Mid Type (optional)===
[ Books | Adult ] Hardback<br />
[ Books | Adult ] Paperback<br />
[ Books | Children ] Hardback<br />
[ Books | Children ] Paperback<br />

===Level 4 Sub Type (additional)===
[ Books | Adult | Hardback ] Fiction<br />
[ Books | Adult | Paperback ] Non-Fiction<br />
[ Books | Adult | Hardback ] Non-Fiction<br />
[ Books | Adult | Paperback ] Fiction<br />
[ Books | Children | Hardback ] Fiction<br />
[ Books | Children | Paperback ] Non-Fiction<br />
[ Books | Children | Hardback ] Non-Fiction<br />
[ Books | Children | Paperback ] Fiction<br />

==Viewing the different levels==
The Stock Types can be viewed along with the hierarchy they belong to in screens such as:
* [[Stock List Tab|<code>[&nbsp;Stock&nbsp;| List&nbsp;]</code>]] tab.
* [[Stock Detail Properties Tab|<code>[&nbsp;Stock&nbsp;| Detail&nbsp;| Properties&nbsp;]</code>]] tab:
**Stock Type drop down lists  e.g.&nbsp;[Books] Adult.
**Sub Type drop down lists e.g.&nbsp;[ Books | Adult | Hardback ] Fiction.
* [[Stock Lookup|Stock Lookup]] popup.
* [[File_-_Command_Window#Stock_Type_Drilldown|Stock Types Tree]] in the Command Window. Users can drill up and down through the different Stock Type levels using a single click in the Stock Types Tree.

{{seealso |
*[[System Data Stock Types|System Data screen]] |
*[[How To: System_Data|System Data "How Tos"]] }}
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