Changing items

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Occasionally, you might need to make a change to an item in your MYOB Accounting Plus records. You can make your changes using windows in the Stock Command Centre.

Changing basic item information

Depending upon whether you've used an item in a transaction, you can change most of the basic information you originally set up for the item. When you change an item's number or name, all the information that was recorded using the item's previous number or name will change to reflect the new information you entered.

You can quickly change the selling prices of many-or all-of the items that you sell using the Set Item Prices window. See To change the price of many items at one time to learn how to update the base selling price of many items at once.

Idea: Make a backup before you update prices

Before changing the price of multiple items, choose Backup from the File menu to make a backup copy of your company file containing your current prices and other data. (We recommend that you give the backup file an easily recognisable name so you can distinguish this backup file from others you've created.) If you don't want to use the new prices that are calculated during these procedures, you can return to the previous prices by choosing Restore from the File menu. See Backing up company files for further information about making backups.

You can also use the Pricing Shortcuts window to update multiple item prices at the same time, based on a percentage or other type of change. It's a great way to re-price your items to reflect changing costs or to prepare for a sale.

Note: You can't use pricing shortcuts for items with a cost of £0.00

If an item in the Set Item Prices window has a cost of £0.00, its selling price can't be updated using the Pricing Shortcuts window. These items must be updated manually because there is no cost basis for the calculation of an updated price.

Click below for the step-by-step procedure:

To change basic item information

To change the price of many items at one time

To change the price of many items using pricing shortcuts