Item Central Overview
What is Item Central?
Your master catalog management hub where all products, services, and Bills of Materials (BOMs) — ready-made sets of items for kits, stock conversion and quick document entry — are defined and maintained. This is the foundation that powers purchasing, sales, and inventory across your business.
Who Uses This?
Product Managers
Maintain item catalog with specifications, pricing, and product structures
Purchase Teams
Reference item details for procurement and supplier management
Sales Teams
Access product information for quotations and customer orders
Product Teams
Define BOMs with component costs
Key Features
Catalog Management
Comprehensive item master for goods and services with dual pricing structures
Product variants supporting base models with multiple size, color, or specification options
HSN/SAC integration for automatic tax rate assignment and GST compliance
Bill of Materials
Bill of Materials defining multi-level product structures with component relationships
Cost tracking with detailed breakup by category and automatic rollup calculations
Quality standards with specifications and QC parameters for inspection and acceptance
How It Works
Typical Workflow
Create items - Define all products and services with pricing, specifications, and tax details
Build BOMs - For kits and assemblies, list the items that go together so you can build them by stock conversion or add them to a document in one step
Use across modules - Items and BOMs automatically available in purchase, sales and inventory
Maintain catalog - Update pricing, specifications, and structures as business needs evolve
Item Central Components
| Component | Purpose | What You Manage |
|---|---|---|
| Items | Product and service catalog | Goods, services, variants, pricing, specifications, QC parameters, documents |
| Bill of Materials | Sets of items for kits, stock conversion and adding many lines to a document at once | The items in each set and their quantities, used for kits, stock conversion and quick document entry |
Getting Started
| Component | Quick Start Guide | Time Required |
|---|---|---|
| Items | Manage Items Catalog | 5 minutes per item |
| Bill of Materials | Create Product Structures | 10 minutes per BOM |
Related Sections
Quick Tips
Best Practices
Start with standalone items before creating base models and variants - ensures you understand the basics first
Use consistent naming conventions across all items to make searching and filtering easier across the platform
Create BOMs only after all component items exist in the catalog - prevents errors and missing references during assembly
Need help? Contact support at support@bizconnekt.com