# Item not showing in Purchase Invoices previews **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 22, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729 "2018-10-22T09:06:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BernardAzar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/bernardazar/32/15092_2.png) [@BernardAzar](https://forum.manager.io/u/BernardAzar)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/1 "2018-10-22T09:06:07Z")
![37%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/c/8/c8a7474c97db65298d07fd87b15505ded060b1a8.png) ![46%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/b/3/b3953daa2fe718f037c839357833e667d9798d8a.png) As you can see in the attached, the plain (default) theme when previewed in Settings shows the Item column. But when I preview a Purchase Invoice that I created, the Item column does not show. What am I doing wrong? Doesn’t work with other pre-installed themes as well. ---
**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/2 "2018-10-22T09:15:02Z")
You need to post the edit screen for the purchase invoice ---
**Author:** ![BernardAzar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/bernardazar/32/15092_2.png) [@BernardAzar](https://forum.manager.io/u/BernardAzar)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/3 "2018-10-22T09:20:24Z")
Thanks, here it is: ![24%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/f/3/f39f0c050d7170f9df21896cc2a4fb9af7f7c2c7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/4 "2018-10-22T09:30:52Z")
When I have an item such as Item A below with a code, a name and a description ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/c/5/c5cdcd05dad60822aae5b4fb5a5c63ff7c3c9e2e.png) I get this on the edit screen ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/9/a/9ab9912cf865afde1ed7bc1cc59e8aa74151b250.png) and this on the purchase invoice ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/e/0/e0eb7b2f4e41b261d26c25a6c49aa79ac562cd6d.png) but if you leave the code out, then you only get the description. How have you setup your inventory items? ---
**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/5 "2018-10-22T09:34:39Z")
The guide [Create and manage inventory items](https://www.manager.io/guides/7551) explains the use of the different fields. Worth a read 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BernardAzar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/bernardazar/32/15092_2.png) [@BernardAzar](https://forum.manager.io/u/BernardAzar)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/6 "2018-10-22T09:48:18Z")
I have added an item that has a code to the Purchase Invoice and previewed it again, only the code column showed up. The item column is still missing. However, I have noticed that when I create a Purchase Invoice without adding a description to the items, the Items tab shows as “Description”. Any workaround to make both the Items tab and the Description tab show? ---
**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/7 "2018-10-22T10:23:49Z")
You are using latest version, I presume ---
**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/8 "2018-10-22T11:16:35Z")
The description always take precedence over the item name. There is no Item column, which leads me to ask what version are you using? In the latest versions you have Code + Description or Description ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/9 "2018-10-22T13:11:59Z")
@BernardAzar, do not expect **any** transaction to look like the sample layouts for themes. Those are images that only show the general look of the theme. They are not actual transactions. They only show representative columns. Notice, in this case, that column headings are different. This is because various transaction forms include different content with different labels. But themes are used for every type of transaction. @Joe91 was right. Read the Guide. ---
**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/item-not-showing-in-purchase-invoices-previews/18729/10 "2023-01-18T15:08:18Z")