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<p class="Help-Heading-1" style="background-color: #008000;">Department Fields</p>
<p class="Help-Text"><a href="../qbpos_departments/deptsoverview.htm">Department Overview</a> <font color="#C0C0C0">|</font> <a href="../qbpos_departments/dept302.htm">Adding a Department</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text">Refer to the table below for descriptions of each department field. Fields shown in brackets, e.g. <font class="hcp1">[field name]</font>, are <a href="javascript:void(0);" id="a1" onmouseover="if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 &amp;&amp; typeof(BSPSPopupOnMouseOver) == 'function') BSPSPopupOnMouseOver(event);" class="BSSCPopup" onclick="BSSCPopup('../qbpos_basic_procedures/basic309.htm');return false;">suggested<img src="../image/yellow_up.gif" alt="Click to display a popup topic" title="Click to display a popup topic" width="10" height="12" border="0" class="hcp2"></a> or <a href="javascript:void(0);" id="a2" onmouseover="if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 &amp;&amp; typeof(BSPSPopupOnMouseOver) == 'function') BSPSPopupOnMouseOver(event);" class="BSSCPopup" onclick="BSSCPopup('../qbpos_basic_procedures/basic308.htm');return false;">read-only<img src="../image/yellow_up.gif" alt="Click to display a popup topic" title="Click to display a popup topic" width="10" height="12" border="0" class="hcp2"></a> fields auto-filled by Point of Sale.</p>
<p class="Help-Text">If, when viewing a record list, columns (fields) shown below are not visible, you can use the <a href="../qbpos_basic_procedures/basic_customizelistcolumns.htm">customize columns</a> feature to add them.</p>
<p class="Help-Note"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span>: The ability to see cost fields, including margin and markup and other fields related to cost, can be controlled by <a href="../qbpos_secadmin/secadminoverview.htm">security rights</a>. If you do not have the right to view item costs, the fields will be masked like this "*****". This right affects cost fields in inventory and on all documents and reports.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><font class="hcp1">Dept Code</font></p>
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<p class="Help-Text">Optional: Enter a 1-3 character code for use in listing a department on an item record and printing on price tags.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text">Required: Enter a descriptive name for the department to assist in easy identification. This name helps you identify the department on reports and in lists. Read about <a href="../qbpos_departments/dept_structure.htm">planning your departments</a>.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><font class="hcp1">Margin%</font></p>
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<p class="Help-Text">Enter a default margin percentage for use with a <a href="../qbpos_departments/dept309.htm">pricing formula</a>. If you do not wish Point of Sale to calculate prices for new items as they are added to inventory, leave this field and the <font class="hcp1">Markup%</font> field at 0. Default = 0%.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><font class="hcp1">Markup%</font></p>
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<p class="Help-Text">Markup percentage is an alternate way to display your desired profit margin, by marking up from item cost. Entering either a margin or a markup will display an automatic calculation in the other field. Default = 0%.</p>
<p class="Help-Text"><a href="../qbpos_departments/dept_markupcalc.htm">My markup value sometimes changes right after I enter it. Why?<img src="../image/yellow_up.gif" alt="Click to display a popup topic" title="Click to display a popup topic" width="10" height="12" border="0" class="hcp2"></a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><font class="hcp1">[Tax Code]</font></p>
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<p class="Help-Text">Suggested as the default department tax code specified in <a href="../qbpos_company_preferences/sysprefs08.htm">company preferences</a>. Select another tax code from the drop-down list, as needed. When a new item is added to inventory with this department code, the tax code specified here is suggested for the item.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="fields10.htm">Data field overview</a></p>
<p class="Help-Text"><a href="../qbpos_departments/deptsoverview.htm">Department overview</a></p>
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