Xero - Create item action

The Create item action allows you to create a new item in Xero.

Xero - Create item action

Input

Input field	Description
Item code	Input a unique code to identify the item.
Item name	Specify the name of the item.
Item description	Provide a sales description for the item.
Purchase description	Give a description of the item used for purchasing records.
Sales unit price	Set the price per unit for sales.
Sales account code	Assign an account code for sales.
Sales tax type	Choose a tax type for the item's sales. If left empty, the system uses the default tax from the sales account.
Purchase unit price	Indicate the price per unit for purchases.
Purchase account code	Input an account code for purchases. Note that an item can have either a COGS account code or a Purchase account code, not both.
Purchase tax type	Select a tax type for purchasing. Without an entry, the system applies the default tax from the purchase account.
COGS account code	Provide a Cost of Goods Sold account code. If specified, Inventory asset account code becomes mandatory. An item cannot have both a COGS account code and a Purchase account code.
Inventory asset account code	Enter the account code for inventory, which must be an INVENTORY type. This is mandatory if COGS account code is specified.
Is sold	Confirm if the item is available for sale. This defaults to true, making the item available on sales transactions in the Xero UI.
Is purchased	Confirm if the item is available for purchase. This defaults to true, making the item available for purchase transactions in the Xero UI.

Output

Field	Description
Item ID	The unique identifier for the item in Xero.
Item code	The code used to identify the item.
Inventory asset account code	The account code associated with the item's inventory assets.
Purchase description	A description of the item used for purchasing.
Item name	The name of the item.
Item description	The sales description of the item.
Updated date	The date the item was last updated in Xero.
Is tracked as inventory	Indicates whether the item is tracked as inventory.
Quantity on hand	The quantity of the item currently on hand.
Total cost pool	The total cost of the inventory on hand for the item.
Is sold	Indicates whether the item is sold.
Is purchased	Indicates whether the item is purchased.
Sales details	Information about the item's sales aspects.
Purchase details	Information about the item's purchase aspects.