Before creating an inventory by account entry, the Allow Route in Inventory? field on the System Configuration tab must be set up, and you must add your accounts, petty cash vendors (if applicable), units, subsections (where appropriate), schools (where appropriate), and routes (if applicable).
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Corporate Services, Campus Services, Canada, and Health Care do not use Schools. School Services does not use Subsections.
The inventory by account entry process allows you to enter the beginning and/or ending inventory totals by school (where appropriate), unit number (where appropriate), subsection (where appropriate), route (if applicable), and account number. You can then transmit this ending inventory data to the Buffalo Service Center. It is not necessary to complete the inventory by item entry process in order to use the inventory by account entry process. If you use a food inventory system such as The Market Connection, or if you are a Facilities unit, use the Inventory-By Account entry process.
UFS also provides an inventory by item entry process, which provides a means to extend (calculate) the operation's inventory for the week or the period.
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If you enter the ending inventory for the same school number (where appropriate) or unit number (where appropriate) using both the Inventory by Account tab and the Inventory by Item tab, a warning displays. You can only enter ending inventory by one method (by account or by item), not by both methods. If you continue, UFS deletes any data that you previously entered using the other method. Different school numbers or unit numbers may enter ending inventory by different methods. For instance, one school or unit may enter by account, while another school or unit may enter by item.