The Item Object is a fundamental component of Sanka's inventory management system, serving as the backbone for managing the various products and services that a business handles.
It refers to any product, good, or service that a company stocks, sells, or uses in its operations. It encapsulates all critical data related to these products, including descriptions, stock levels, pricing, and associated suppliers.
Without the Item Object, it would be impossible to run operations or workflows in Sanka, as it is the master of all modules and is interconnected with the entire system.
Management of Product Master Data: Even if there are multiple sales channels, having unique IDs such as SKUs or item numbers allows for efficient and centralized management of product data.
Accurate Inventory Tracking: You can track inventory levels associated with products directly from the Item Object.
Improvement in Operational Efficiency: The inventory object is linked to products and locations, which helps streamline data management.
Management of Profit Margins: By entering both selling prices and purchasing prices for products, you can manage profit margins when a product is sold.
Configuration Management: In cases where a product consists of multiple components or when dealing with bundled items, you can link multiple items (including parts and materials) to a single product. This information enables effective sales management based on those configurations.
Below are the default properties of the Item Object:
Item ID: A unique ID assigned to each product. Additionally, you can reference other object records related to inventory, orders, purchase orders, etc., using this item ID.
Item Name: The name of the product.
Item Description: Detailed information about the product.
Sales Price and Purchase Price: The sales price indicates what price businesses sell to customers while the purchase price indicates what price businesses pay suppliers for acquiring goods.
The Item Object is the foundational element for managing the various products and services that a business handles.
It refers to any product, good, or service that a company stocks, sells, or uses in its operations.
The Item Object captures all the critical data related to these products, including their descriptions, stock levels, pricing, and associated suppliers.
1: Go to Item Module and select Items Object.
2: Click create new button.
3: A detailed page will show up. Enter your item information.
- Name: Enter the item name.
- Description: If you want to add any additional details, enter them here.
4: Click the “Add” button of Sales Price to enter the sales price information.
- Currency: Select the applicable currency.
- Price: Enter the planned sales price of the item.
- Tax: Enter the applicable tax of the item.
Toggle on the “Default Price” to set it as default.
5: Repeat the same steps for “Purchase Price”.
6: After you’ve entered the necessary information, click Create Item Record.
7: The item information you’ve entered will show up at the Items record table.
8: If you click the ITEM ID or NAME, the detailed item information will be shown in the drawer. You can edit or set new properties if necessary.
1: Click on the "Item ID" or "Name" to display the details, and you can edit or update the information as needed.
2: If you’ve finished changing the information, click update button.
Using the archive function allows you to delete registered items from the view.
1: Click the tick-box of the item record you want to delete and select "Archive" button.
2: The selected record will be disappeared from the view.
3: The activate the archived record, click the hamburger menu and select archived.
4: The archived record will appear.
5: Click the tick-box of the item record then click “Activate” button to restore the record.
Need to register hundreds or thousands of items in an instant? Sanka also provides an import function to register items in bulk using a CSV file.
① Click on the Item Module on the left side of the screen, then select the "Items" object.
② Click the "Import" button at the top right of the screen.
③ In the menu, click "Select Import Source" and choose "CSV File."
④ Click Google Sheets or Excel link to open the Sanka’s CSV template.
⑤ Download the "Item CSV Import Template" to your desktop.
Click "File" → "Download" → "Comma-separated values (.csv)" and save it in the desired location.
⑥ Enter the necessary information in the downloaded template. Then redownload it as CSV.
⑦ Return to the Sanka page, select "Upload," and choose the template file.
⑧ A mapping table will be displayed, allowing you to adjust the information.
- Import Information: Select "Item Properties."
- Sanka Fields: Match the items in the template file with the fields displayed in Sanka.
⑨ In the "Item Import Method," select "Create Item" and click "Import."
⑩ The content of the CSV file has now been registered in the "Items" object page.
