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Style / Item Creation and Editing

  • STo start creating a new style in NetSuite:
    • Go to the Financial drop down menu, located on the ribbon at the top of the NetSuite

   

    • Next, navigate to List >> Items >> New
  • You will be at the New Item screen
    • Click on Inventory Item, located near the top of the list

  

  • You now are in the Style / Item creation screen

   

The first thing that needs to be determined before you start:

  • Does this item have Attributes?
  • Does this item need to be a Parent Item
    • Parent Item = Base Style that all Child Styles with attributes, are linked to
  • We will go over the process of creating Parent and Child Styles as we create a new item


Starting from the top of the page, fields that will be filled in, when creating a style

  • *Item Name/Number (REQUIRED)
    • This is the Style # in Celerant
  • Is Parent Item check box
    • This will determine if the item is a Parent Style or not
  • Display Name/Code (REQUIRED)
    • This is Description 1 in Celerant
  • UPC Code
    • If this is a parent item, you do not have to enter anything here
    • You can click the Auto-Generate UPC check box to automatically create a UPC for the item
    • You can also manually enter in a UPC here
  • Size
    • This is where you will select the size of a Child Item
      • NOTE: ONLY SELECT SIZE IF YOU ARE CREATING A CHILD STYLE

      • PARENT STYLE/ITEM DO NOT NEED ATTRIBUTES

  • Run
    • This will be the second size attribute
    • Used for pant sizes, etc.

    NOTE: ONLY SELECT RUN IF YOU ARE CREATING A CHILD STYLE

  • PARENT STYLE/ITEM DO NOT NEED ATTRIBUTES

  • Vendor Color
    • Enter in the desired color attribute here
      • NOTE: ONLY SELECT VENDOR COLOR IF YOU ARE CREATING A CHILD STYLE

      • PARENT STYLE/ITEM DO NOT NEED ATTRIBUTES

      • Vendor Color should have NO SPACES

        • Replace spaces with UNDERSCORE ( _ )

          • Ex) Heather Green = HTR_GREEN, Smokey Grey = SMOKEY_GREY

  • Vendor Color Code
    • Enter in the desired vendor color code here
      • NOTE: ONLY SELECT VENDOR COLOR CODE IF YOU ARE CREATING A CHILD STYLE

      • PARENT STYLE/ITEM DO NOT NEED ATTRIBUTES

        • Ex) Color: Cherry Noir
          • Vendor Color Code: CNR
    • Brand (REQUIRED)
      • You will select the brand that is associated with the item here
    • Unit Type (REQUIRED)
      • Determine if the item will be scanned and inventory as individual items (EACH) or by weight (WEIGHT)
      • Once you select either EACH or WEIGHT; Primary Stock Unit, Primary Purchase Unit, Primary Sale Unit, and Consumption Unit will fill in automatically
    Purchasing/Inventory
      • Located toward the bottom of the screen, you will find a ribbon with options on it, this is the first option

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      • Purchase Price
        • This is where you will enter the Cost of the Item
          • NOTE: ONLY SELECT PURCHASE PRICE IF YOU ARE CREATING A CHILD STYLE

          • PARENT STYLE/ITEM DO NOT NEED COST OR RETAIL

      • Use Bins = Unchecked (Blank)
      • Track Landed Cost = Checked (Check mark in box)
      • Auto-Calculate Lead Time = Unchecked (Blank)
      • Auto-Calculate Reorder Point = Unchecked (Blank)
      • Auto-Calculate Preferred Stock Level = Unchecked (Blank)
      • Vendor (REQUIRED)
        • Enter your Vendor associated with the item here
        • You will need to check the box for Preferred vendor (shown below)

    Merchandise Hierarchy
      • Choose the hierarchy path that the item will be in (REQUIRED)
        • Ex) Graphics / Tshirts / Tees
        • Select Included in Version (See Below)

    Sales / Pricing
      • Located toward the bottom of the screen, you will find a ribbon with options on it, this is the fourth option
      • At the very bottom of the screen, you will find a matrix to enter your Retail Pricing in
        • Selling Price (Base Price)
          • Enter your Retail Price here
        • First Price, Suggested Price should also be field in as well
        • Online Price
          • PARENT STYLE/ITEM DO NOT NEED COST OR RETAIL
          • NOTE: ONLY ENTER IN SELLING PRICE, FIRST PRICE, SUGGESTED PRICE IF YOU ARE CREATING A CHILD STYLE
    Accounting
      • Located toward the bottom of the screen, you will find a ribbon with options on it, this is the fifth option
      • *Income Account (REQUIRED)
        • 4101 OWNED SALES
      • *COGS Account (REQUIRED)
        • 1610 CRT COGS – MERCHADISE
      • *Asset Account (REQUIRED)
        • Select one of the three options
          • 1310 PURCHASES – MERCHANDISE
            • For most items
          • 1330 PURCHASES – GROCERIES
            • This will be for Grocery Items
          • 1340 PURCHASES – CANDY
            • This will be for Candy Items
          • *Tax Schedule (REQUIRED)
            • Select either Non-Taxable
    Custom
      • Located toward the bottom of the screen, you will find a ribbon with options on it, this is the ninth option
        • This is where most of your other information will go
      • Avatax Tax Code (REQUIRED)
      • Description 2
      • Buyer – OF2
      • Gender – OF3
      • Order Cycle – OF4
      • Technical Features – OF8
      • Special Season – OF9
      • Misc – OF10
        • This is now Collections – OF10 in Celerant
      • Origin – OF11
      • Web Pricing – OF15
      • Vendor Description – OF19
      • Vendor Code – OF20
      • Ticket Printer (REQUIRED)
        • You will select the printer for tags
        • A = Miscellaneous Sticker Tags
        • B = Hard Tag (Hang Tag)
      • Season – OF1 (REQUIRED)
      • Vendor Style (REQUIRED)
        • Copy the Item Name/Number here
          • Note: Use the Parent style here if this is a Child Style
      • MH DEPT
        • Note: You will not have to enter anything here if you selected the Merchadise Hierarchy
        • Type in Department
          • Fashion1, Merc1, Graphics, ODHG, etc
      • MH TYP
        • Note: You will not have to enter anything here if you selected the Merchadise Hierarchy
        • Enter in Sub-department
          • Ex) Graphics >> Collegiate
            • Collegiate is the Sub-department
      • MH SUBTYP_1
        • Note: You will not have to enter anything here if you selected the Merchadise Hierarchy
        • Enter in Category of Sub-department
          • Ex) Graphics >> Collegiate >> Clothing
            • Clothing is the SUBTYP_1
      • Include / Exclude From NSPB
        • Select Include if this is an item that will be bought again
        • Select Exclude if this is an item that is a ONE TIME / ONE OFF purchase
    • You have now entered in all of the necessary information for the item, click Save, located at the top or bottom of the page
    • You can now click Edit and change any information that you need to from the item screen
    • You can create Child Styles/Items using the Actions drop down menu and selecting Make Copy