I am not sure I completely understand your issue here. Using inventory items are not required. You can just start entering dollars in the amount column and an account in the account column. That's the minimum necessary for the line items. you can add more info if you wish and you can use the Item code column even if you have no items set up.

Service items do not require any linked accounts but if you use them, it does speed up data entry. Using service items is not required.

One of the reasons Sage 50 is so easy to use is it's flexibility in ability to do data entry.

If you do set up inventory and/or service items, you only need set them up once and just reuse them.

Maybe you could expand on where you are finding yourself required to use items and where you are required to re-enter the setup again.

Inventory & Service items' default account links are set in the Inventory and Service Item Ledger screen.

If you have recurring transactions set up before the accounts were added, you may be asked for the account, unless you remove the item, insert a row, paste the item back in, and save the recurring transaction again.

The software cannot predict for certain that you want the same account next time, so it will keep asking for an account until you set it up. It will never store the last one you used as the one you want to use next and every time.

Thank you RandyW for your reply and suggestions. Now it is clear that either we have to enter the linked accounts everytime an item is created as it has does not options to keep the same accounts for next set up or try the copy past method.

rgds/

AHK said:

either we have to enter the linked accounts everytime an item is created as it has does not options to keep the same accounts for next set up or try the copy past method

I think I understand what you're saying now, no, Sage has not programmed in any sort of 'pushpin' to lock the dropdown lists between creating items. 

And they have not added Inventory to the Setup Guide:

Sage doesn't support pasting more than one field at a time, but there is an import function.  If you have a list of items to enter, for instance in a text file, you can format the list in Excel, save them as a CSV file, and import them into Sage 50 Canadian. Getting the format right can be a bit tricky, I usually have to export a few items into a CSV file to get an example format.

And, if you don't have a list of items to enter, because for instance you add them from vendor invoices as needed, you can add items from the invoice or order screens.