• They are used to provide an alternate sub-grouping system to the Categories
  e.g. In a wine store, you could use type as a 'Country of Origin' field for wines. 
  It would be useful to know how wine sales are doing by country instead of, or inside of,  the 'Red' and 'White' wine categories. 
  e.g. In a clothing store, use type as a  garment  'Brand Label' field.
  Then reports could be run for that brand only across all the Mens/Womens/Kids category...
• Sales item performance reports can be run by Category/Type, Category only or Type only.
• Only items with Type ID of 1 or higher will show up on GL/Type Reports.
• Type 0 (zero) is a valid option, only if you wish to suppress certain items from showing up on reports.

• A Type can also have a Category Filter - for systems with a large Type List, in Item Maintenance, the effect of adding a Category filter in, is to display only the Types filtered by that Category.

A Type can also be attached to a Default Vendor: 

• This will have the effect of saving an item's Vendor sensitive details such as Cost and Shelf code, on save of an existing item, thereby also updating the Vendor file.
  Without this system in place, the Vendor files are only updated when items are received. 
  If a Type has no Default Vendor then Vendors can be added to the item using the normal methods.
• A default vendor can be used in cases where multiple Vendors for the same Item are not an issue and the Vendor re-order code in the Vendor Item file is the same as the Shelf Code entered in Item Maintenance.
  
• To select a Type to edit, click on it's record on the left hand side of the form.
• Click on the 'Save' button to Save the record.
• To add a new record, click on the 'New' button and fill in the new Type number and description.  Click 'Save' to save the new record.
  
• To remove a Type click on the 'Delete' button. 
  If the parent Type contains any 'child' items, the operation will not be allowed.
• Click on either of the top Sort fields to make searching a long list more convenient.

• Type ID - Use a unique, non zero number for the ID. The Type Numbers can be any size and need not be sequential.
• Description - Give the Type a unique description that will allow you to identify it at a glance. Keep the type descriptions within the size of the entry box provided.
• Default Vendor - Giving a Type a Default Vendor will automatically enter a Vendor for an Item giving its Type.
• Category Filter - In Item Maintenance, only Types with that Category number as a filter will be displayed as an option for any item in that Category.