Altering a Stock Category

This option allows you to view the existing Stock Category in edit mode, here you are allowed to change the various information.

To alter a Stock Category,

Go to Gateway of Tally > Inventory Info. > Stock Categories > Alter (under Single Stock Category)

Select the Stock Category from the List of Categories.

The Stock Category Alteration screen is displayed as shown.

Make the necessary changes and click Yes to accept or press CTRL+A to Save.

Deletion is possible only in the alteration mode,. For deleting the Stock Category, Press ALT+D.

Note:

You cannot delete a stock Category, if it is used by any sub Category or stock items. In order to delete the Stock Category, first delete the relevant sub Category and Stock items.

Buttons specific to stock group Alter mode:

Buttons	Short Cut Keys	Description and Use
G: Groups	CTRL+G	Allows you to Alter a Stock Group.
I: Items	CTRL+I	Allows you to Alter a Stock Item.
U: Units	CTRL+U	Allows you to Alter a Unit of Measure.
O: Godown	CTRL+O	Allows you to Alter a Godown.
V: Vch Types	CTRL+V	Allows you to Alter a Voucher Types

Note: Godown buttons are visible only if you have opted for the same in F11: Features.

Altering Multiple Stock Categories

To alter Multiple Stock Categories,

Go to Gateway of Tally > Inventory Info. > Stock Categories > Alter (under Multiple Stock Categories)

Select the Stock Category from the List of Stock Categories. The Multi Stock Group Alteration screen is displayed as shown.

Make the necessary changes and click Yes to accept or Press CTRL+A to save.

Note: You cannot delete a Stock Category in multiple mode.

Buttons specific to Multi stock Category Alter mode:

Buttons	Short Cut Keys	Description and Use
F4:Parent	F4	Allows you select Stock Category from Under Category Field for changing the parent of sub Category.
F4: Parent	CTRL+F4	Allows you to select parent [Stock Category] from List of Category. You can able to alter the sub Category of selected Stock Category.
F6: Skip Names	F6	Cursor will not go to Column Name of Stock Category. If you want to alter only the details of Under Column then you can skip names.
F7: Skip Parent	F7	Cursor will not go to column Under. If you do not want to alter parent then you can skip parent.
G: Groups	CTRL+G	Allows you to Alter a selected stock Group in Multi-stock Group screen.
I: Items	CTRL+I	Allows you to Alter a selected Item in Multi Stock Item screen.
O: Godown	CTRL+O	Allows you to Alter a selected Godown in Multi Godown screen.

Note: Godown buttons are visible only if you have opted for the same in F11: Features.