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Item Category Information

To Access Item Category Information

  1. From the ChargeTracker Main Menu window, choose Setup Information.
  2. From the ChargeTracker Setup window, choose Item Setup Information.  Click the Item Category tab.

Existing item categories will be displayed.   Note:  if logged in as a Corporate user, the categories added by Corporate will displayed.  If logged in as a Facility user, only the categories unique to that facility will be displayed (security may prevent you from viewing category codes that were added by Corporate).   

To Add a New Item Category

  1. In Item Setup Information, on the Item Category tab, click the Add Item Category button.  The Item Category window will appear.

  1. Click the down arrow to the right of the Facility Name field to choose your facility.
  2. Type in the Category name in the Item Category field.
  3. Enter a Markup Percentage for items that are grouped under this category.  The markup percentage is used when calculating the price paid by the resident for an item.  Formula for calculating a price using percent markup is as follows:

Item Cost / Item Multiplier = Unit Cost

Unit Cost + (Markup Percentage * Unit Cost) = Unit Price

  1. Click Save. To add multiple categories, click the "Save and Add Another" button.  Click Cancel to exit the window without saving changes.

To Edit an Item Category

  1. To change Item Category, highlight the existing text in the Item Category field, then type in the new Category name.
  2. In the Markup Percentage field, highlight the current text then type in the new markup percent.
  3. Click the Save button to save changes.  Click Cancel to exit without saving changes.

To Delete an Item Category

Only Categories that are not in use may be deleted.

  1. From the ChargeTracker Main Menu window, choose Setup Information.
  2. From the ChargeTracker Setup window, choose Item Setup Information.
  3. From the Item Setup Information window, click the Item Category tab.
  4. Double click the Item Category you wish to remove.
  5. From the Item Category window, click the Delete button.