When you create product records in Sage 50 Accounts, there's a lot of information that may be common to most records, such as the nominal code or tax code.

To save you time, you can set up product defaults so this recurring information is added to new records automatically, although you can still amend it if required. We recommend you set up your product defaults before you create your product records.

To set up product defaults

1. Click Settings then click Product Defaults and amend the values as required.
   
   

   Item Type	Sage 50 Accounts The default product item type. Choose from Stock Item or Non-Stock. In Sage 50 Accounts Professional you can also choose Service Item.
   Sales nominal code	Enter the nominal code that you want to be the default for product sales.
   Tax code	Enter the tax code that you want to be the default for product sales. You can amend this tax code when you add products to invoices or orders.
   Purchase nominal code	Sage 50 Accounts Professional only Enter the code you want as the default Purchase nominal code when you create a new product record.
   Unit of sale	You can use up to eight characters to define the unit of sale, for example, 'box' or 'each'.
   Category	Select the Product Category to use as the default for your products.
   Department	Sage 50 Accounts. Enter the department you want to use as the default for your product records, or choose it from the drop-down list. To edit the departments in the list, open Departments. Sage Accounts 2014 (v20) and below - To edit the departments in the list, open Company > Department.
   Image options	Not available in Sage 50 Accounts Essentials. Choose how your product images are displayed in the product record Web tab, either Maintain Image Size or Fit image to Screen.
   EC VAT description	Choose a default EC Sales description to use when creating new products. Three default descriptions are provided, and you can add a further four additional messages.
   Quantity D.P.	The number of decimal places to which product quantities can be entered, for example in the invoicing option and stock adjustments in and out. You can set a maximum of six decimal places. The change applies to all product records and products listed on any invoices.
   Price D.P.	The number of decimal places to which unit prices can be entered. You can set a maximum of six decimal places. The change applies to all product records and products listed on any invoices. Sage Accounts 2013 (v19) and below - This is called Unit D.P. NOTE: If the Price D.P. is set to a value greater than two, the net amount is rounded to two decimal places. For example, a quantity of one with a unit price of £/€ 1.1467 is rounded to a net amount of £/€ 1.15.
   Descriptions	Not available in Sage 50 Accounts Essentials. This tab lists the headings for the different quantity discount types available on the product record. You can customise these as required.

2. To save your changes click OK.

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