# Stock Request

<span class="ts0">Stock request usually imply requesting stock items from your warehouse.</span>

<span class="ts0">Stock Request process</span>

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<span class="ts0">Within the Webaccounting system, stock requests can be used for 3 reasons:</span>

<span class="ts0">RFQ – Request for Quote</span>

<span class="ts0">Request stock from warehouse (Picking Slip)</span>

<span class="ts0">Request Purchase order</span>

<span class="ts0">This form allows the user to search for and amend existing stock requests and create</span>

<span class="ts0">n</span><span class="ts0">ew stock requests.</span>

<span class="ts0">To create a new stock request, Click on</span><span class="ts0"> Add</span>

<span class="ts0">Enter a description of your choice. (This could be a client’s name, or purpose for the stock </span><span class="ts0">request for example).</span>

<span class="ts0">The reference could be the same as the description or a unique reference that you wish.</span>

<span class="ts0">Requested by, will default to the name of the user capturing the stock request, however, you can</span>

<span class="ts0">change this by clicking on the drop down box and selecting the person’s name that actually</span>

<span class="ts0">requested the stock.</span>

<span class="ts0">For instance, you may be the warehouse manager and a staff member requests stock items, you</span>

<span class="ts0">could enter his/ her name as a reference for possible future queries.</span>

<span class="ts0">The stock request can be of two types, Either Cost to Company (CTC) or Scope Creep (SC)</span>

<span class="ts0">CTC = A cost to company. SC = An adhoc cost, perhaps an item initially forgotten to add.</span>

<span class="ts0">To Insert item line(s), click </span><span class="ts0">Add</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-basic-search-tab-the" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 95.8025%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 23.554%;"></col><col style="width: 76.4198%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span class="ts0">Basic Search Tab</span></td><td><span class="ts0">the user can search by entering the information on the following fields</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Stock Request Number</span></td><td><span class="ts0">to search by entering the stock request number</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Description</span></td><td><span class="ts0">to search by entering the description</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Job Number</span></td><td><span class="ts0">search by entering the job number</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Date From</span></td><td><span class="ts0">search by selecting the date from which stock request search runs from and also the date to</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Status</span></td><td><span class="ts0">to search by selecting the status from the drop down arrow</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Requested By</span></td><td><span class="ts0">search by entering the name of the person requesting the stock</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Reference</span></td><td><span class="ts0">search by reference</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Add button</span></td><td><span class="ts0">to insert a new stock request</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Edit button</span></td><td><span class="ts0">to view or edit the selected stock request item</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="ts0">Delete button</span></td><td><span class="ts0">to remove the currently selected stock request.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>