If you need to import stock items it is recommended that you first create an export file of the data for your stock items in the Export option on the Setup ribbon. 

You may then import the data of your stock items in the Import option on the Setup ribbon.   

You may also export or import stock items as a tab delimited text file from the following options: 

Once the text file is saved, you need to launch your spreadsheet application i.e Excel, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Ultra Office, etc. 

To open the exported stock items text file in a spreadsheet:

On your spreadsheet application, open the saved stock items text (*.txt) file and confirm your tab delimited settings. 

This will open your stock items in a spreadsheet. An example of the exported file opened in "LibreOffice Calc" spreadsheet, is as follows: 

The exported data will be exported in 38 columns:

Column

Column heading

Source / fields


A

SSTOCKCODE

Stock item code

String (15)

B

WSTOCKTYPEID

Stock type ID

Integer 

0 = Default stock item

1 = BOM

2 = Sales

3 = Purchases

4 = Sales (no stock)

5 = Purchases (no stock)

6 = Financial entry (General ledger)

7 = Option item

8 = Option item (no stock)

9 = BOM (Production)

10 = Linked sale (Linked items)

C

SBARCODENUMBER

Bar code number

String (30)

D

SDESCRIPTION

Stock item description

String (35)

E

SMANUFACTURER

Manufacturer

String (35)

F

FQTYONHAND

Quantity on hand

Float(numeric)

G

FREORDERQTY

Reorder quantity

Float(numeric)

H

FREORDERQTYTRIG

Reorder at quantity

Float(numeric)

I

FMINIMUMQTY

Minimum quantity

Float(numeric)

J

BAPPLYINVOICEDISCOUNT

Apply Invoice discount

B = CheckBox 

0 = No 

1 = Yes

K

FSELLINGPRICE1

Selling price 1

Float(numeric)

L

FSELLINGPRICE2

Selling price 2

Float(numeric)

M

FSELLINGPRICE3

Selling price 3

Float(numeric)

Line ID used for sorting items on document lines

N

FUNITAVECOST

Unit average cost

Float(numeric)

O

FUNITCOST

Unit cost 

Float(numeric)

P

FNETTOWEIGHT

Net weight

Float(numeric)

Q

FGROSSWEIGHT

Gross weight

Float(numeric)

R

SEXTRADESC

Extra description

String (255)

S

SEXTERNALID

External ID


T

BDISABLED

Disabled

B=CheckBox

0 = Stock item enabled (active) - (False - not checked) 

1 = Stock item disabled (inactive) - (True - checked) 

U

SSTOCKCODESUP1

Preferred supplier 1 Stock code

String (30)

V

SSTOCKCODESUP2

Preferred supplier 2 Stock code

String (30)

W

SUnit

Unit description

String (8)

X

SGroup1

Stock group 1

String (30)

Y

SGroup2

Stock group 2

String (30)

Z

SCostAccount

Cost of sales account code

String (6) + G prefix

AA

SSaleSACCOUNT

Sales account code

String (6) + G prefix

AB

SStockAccount

Stock control account code

String (6) + G prefix

AC

SInputTax

Input Tax account code

String (6) + T prefix

AD

STaxclass 

Tax class description


AE

SOutputTax

Output Tax account code

String (6) + T prefix

AF

SSupplier1

Preferred supplier 1 Account code

String (6)

AG

SSupplier2

Preferred supplier 2 Account code

String (6)

AH

OPTION

Option item


AI

DESCLANG50

Description language


AJ

MEMOLANG50

Memo language


AK

DESCLANG51

Description language


AL

MEMOLANG51

Memo language

String (15)