General setting

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Overview

The General Settings page allows you to configure default system behaviour for inventory, transactions, masters, pricing, and various accounting preferences. These settings help you customise Munim according to your business requirements and streamline daily operations.

Benefits

Customise inventory and transaction settings.
Configure default behaviour for masters and vouchers.
Enable or disable business-specific features.
Improve data entry accuracy.
Simplify inventory and stock management.
Standardise system-wide preferences.

Access General settings:

Go to the Settings module from the left main menu,
Click on the General Settings option from the settings page.

Inventory Tab

Manage Normal: When creating items categorised as “Normal,” you may configure the system to display the MRP field or designate it as a mandatory requirement.

Manage Batch-wise: Here, multiple settings are available for the batch-wise items.

Show zero stock Batch in sales invoice: Activate this option to display batch numbers in the list, even when the stock level is zero of it.
Show Mfg.date: If the user selects the “Yes” option, then the mfg. date field is shown on the create item page & all transaction module page, and if selects “No” option, then it will not show mfg. date field option.
Is required Mgf.date: If the user selects the “Yes” option, then the mfg. date field is compulsory validation applied on the create item page & all transaction module pages, and if selects the “No” option, then it does not apply compulsory validation for mfg. date field on the create item page.
Mfg. date format: Here, select the mfg. date format regarding your needs.
Show Exp. date: If the user selects the “Yes” option, then the exp. date field is shown on the create item page & all transaction module pages, and if select the “No” option, then it will not show the exp. date field option.
Is required Exp.date: If the user selects the “Yes” option, then the exp. date field is compulsory validation applied on the create item page & all transaction module pages, and if the selects the “No” option, then it will not apply compulsory validation for exp. date field on the create item page.
Exp. date format: Here select exp. date format regarding your needs.
Show MRP: If the user selects the “Yes” option, then the MRP field is shown on the create item page & all transaction module pages and if the selects the “No” option, then is not shown MRP field option.
Required MRP: If the user selects the “Yes” option, then the MRP field is compulsory validation applied on the create item page & all transaction module pages, and if the selects the “No” option, then it will not apply compulsory validation for the MRP field on the create item page.

Manage Lot-wise: All the settings in this section are the same as mentioned in the above setting i.e. Manage Batch Wise. Please refer the above steps to understand how this option i.e. Manage Lot Wise works.

Manage Mfg. Company: Enabling this option adds the Manufacturing Company master to the main menu and displays the associated fields on the item creation page.

Warehouse Management & Stock Transfer: Enabling this option activates the Stock Management module, which includes features for managing warehouses and processing stock transfers.

Sale Price Calculate Using MRP & Discount: By enabling this option, you will be able to add a specific discount on MRP in percentage or amount separately on each item to calculate item Sale price.

Enable Wholesale Price: By enabling this option, you will get the option to set slab-wise discount according to qty selected while creating invoice.

Manage Product Serial / IMEI No.: By enabling this option, you can create and manage items by serial number.

Set secondary unit for Item: By enabling this option, you can set a secondary unit option for Items and also set the default unit and its conversion rates. Once enabled, you can see the Secondary option while creating an Item.

Transactions Tab

Item Rate Calculation Based on: This option is used to define Sales Rate Calculation from Inclusive or Exclusive as per your requirement.

Show Price History in Sales Invoice: Use this option to see the Item Price History Icon while creating a Sales Invoice.

Set Party Wise Item Rate: Use this option to fetch the last given sale rate to the customer while creating a sales invoice automatically.

Enable GST in Sales Order: Enable this option to automatically calculate GST in Sales Orders, ensuring accurate tax totals and improved compliance without manual entries.r.

Set Sales/Purchase Return for Previous Financial Years: Enables selection of older Sales/Purchase bills beyond the standard GST time limit. Note: GST impact (ITC reversal) may not be allowed for such transactions.

Number Format & Decimal Settings Tab

Decimal Places for Quantity: This option is used to specify the required decimal places for the Item Quantity value.

Decimal places for Rate: This option allows for the specification of the required decimal places for the Item Rate value.

Amount Format: Use this option to incorporate commas into all amount values, according to Indian standards.

Important Note

Changes made in General Settings apply throughout the software.
Some settings affect only future transactions and may not update existing records.
Review inventory and transaction settings carefully before making changes in a live company.

Result

General Settings allows you to configure Munim according to your business workflow, ensuring consistent inventory management, transaction processing, pricing, and accounting across the application.