# Adopting manager for a store

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**Created:** [August 23, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/adopting-manager-for-a-store/36658 "2021-08-23T09:26:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/adopting-manager-for-a-store/36658/5 "2021-09-14T08:14:42Z")

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@alaovictor a POS system would be more user friendly and time saving when adopting barcode input for sales. but if you want to try the same in Manager anyway, please read the below post.

> [@Barcodes for Inventory & Non Inventory Items - an illustrated example](https://forum.manager.io/t/barcodes-for-inventory-non-inventory-items-an-illustrated-example/26968/7):
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> OK here is an example of how our inventory is entered into Manager. I will point out that the key fields in this process is the data entered into the “Item Code” and “Item Name” fields. Why? The reason for this is that when generating Purchase order, Quote and most importantly Invoices these two fields are used as lookup for the Item you wish to order or input into an Invoice. This is different from using the search in the Inventory which carries out lookup in all fields. So if detail is not ent…

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