Setting Up > Adding Departments

Every RetailEdge inventory item needs to have a department assigned to it. So departments should be set up before entering inventory. To add departments:

1.	Choose Department from the Inventory menu item.

2.	Press the Add button on the Department List.

3.	Fill in the required fields.

4.	Press the Save button.

Field Descriptions

Department ID: A short identifier for the department that is used throughout the program to identify the department.

Description: A description of the department.

Department Margin: The margin that is used in calculating cost of goods sold for non-entered sales or inventory items with the Stock Type: Department SKU. See Also: Selling an Item Not in the Inventory.

QuickBooks Category: The QuickBooks Category that sales from this department will be associated with when exporting data to QuickBooks.

YouTube Video : Creating Departments in RetailEdge