Argenta lets you track all of your products and includes an inventory management system. Once your products are entered, you can place orders that update your inventory, lend items out, sell items, and let Argenta keep track of everything. To use the inventory system, you first need to add your products.
To add a product, select Products & Inventory > Products from the left-hand side of the Argenta main menu.
This brings you to your organization's Products screen, where you will see every product you have entered. To add a new product, select the Add New button. Argenta creates the new product and opens its Product Details workspace, where you enter the rest of the information.
Fill in the details for your product. Here is what each field does:
Record Level Permissions - Use the Set As View Only and Lock This Record switches to control who on your team can edit this product record.
Vendor - This is the vendor you purchase the product from. Start typing the vendor's name and select the matching vendor from the list. (To add a vendor that does not yet exist, see the Add Vendors article.)
Product Name - Enter a name for your product. This is a required field.
Profit Margin - Argenta calculates this for you from your Vendor Cost and Retail Price. It is read-only.
Product Description - Describe your product here.
Active Product - Turn this switch on to keep the product active.
Product Is for Resale - Turn this on if you sell this product. When it is on, the Your Retail Price field below becomes required and editable.
Product Can Be Lent Out - Turn this on if you lend this product out.
Track In Inventory - Turn this on to include the product in your inventory counts.
Product Group - Select a group for this product from the list, or add a new one.
Product Type - Select a type for this product from the list, or add a new one.
Product Category - Select a category for this product from the list, or add a new one.
Vendor's Product Number - The vendor's product or part number for the item.
Serial Number - If your product has a serial number, enter it here.
Par Level - Enter the minimum inventory level you want to keep on hand.
Vendor Cost - Enter the amount you pay for the product. This is a required field.
Your Retail Price - Enter the amount you sell the product for. This is required when Product Is for Resale is turned on.
Unit of Measure - Select how the product is measured from the drop-down list. This is a required field.
When you have filled in the details, select Save All Changes & Continue to keep working on the product, or Save All Changes & Exit to save and return to the Products screen. You can also use Copy & Add New to create another product from this one, or Cancel & Exit to leave without saving.