A stock class is a handling label, normal, frozen, fragile, hazardous, heavy, that says how an item must be stored and moved. It is purely logistical: it carries no accounting meaning and exists to drive handling rules and reporting.
What you will learn
- What a class is for
- How it differs from a category
How it behaves
A class is a flat list of handling types you assign to a stock item. It answers a physical question, does this need refrigeration, careful handling, hazard precautions, so warehouse and logistics decisions can be made and reported on by class. There is no hierarchy and no link to the books.
Good practice
- Class is physical, category is financial. Use class for how an item is handled, and the stock category for how its value posts.
- Keep the list short and meaningful, so a class on a report tells a picker something useful.
Related
- Reference: Stock Category (the accounting axis)