Change to Item Number

Question

We currently have most of our buy-ins set up so that the MYOB Item Number is the suppliers code.

We are now buying from multiple suppliers and I would like to change the Item Number to be something generic and meaningful to us.

When I go to change the Item Number it comes up with Information message about sales and purchases being affected by this change. What does that mean?

I also want to update the Item Number for some parts we make inhouse that were set up wrong. And once again that message pops up. What affect will changing this number have? Will it cause reports to not run properly or what?

gavin12345 · Answer

Hi&nbsp;InterlineBrie&nbsp;&nbsp;This message is simply telling you that if you view an old invoice where this item was included, it will now show with the new Item Number. All references to the old Item Number will be changed to references to the new Item Number, as if the old item Number never existed.&nbsp;If you want to keep the old Item Number in the system for old invoices, you will need to create a new Item with the referred Item Number instead of changing the Item Number.&nbsp;RegardsGavin

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