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title: Item Info Categories
description: Define the info categories available on item records.
url: "https://theasst.com/docs/item-info-categories/"
updated: "2026-10-06"
category: Setup / Sales Setup
---

# Item Info Categories

Item Info Categories defines the extra info fields available on an [Item's](https://theasst.com/docs/item-info/) info grid -- Serial#, Purchase date, Warranty, and similar.

![Item Info Categories with Default Categories (added to every new item) and Other Categories (optional) sections](https://theasst.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/infocats.webp)

## Default vs. Other

**Default Categories** are added automatically to every new item info record. **Other Categories** are available to add manually when editing one, but aren't added automatically. Each category also has a **Print on invoice?** default, which can still be overridden per item.

## The Two Lists

- **Default Categories** — added to every new [item](https://theasst.com/docs/item-info/) record automatically (Serial# is the typical one).
- **Other Categories** — extras you can choose when editing an item’s info or an [inventory](https://theasst.com/docs/inventory/) lot.

Each category has a **Print on invoice? (default)** checkbox. When ticked, a row using that category prints on the invoice line by default; you can still change it on each item or lot. For example, tick it for Serial# and Warranty so clients get them on their invoice. Type into a blank row to add, reorder with the arrows, remove with the red X, and click **Save Changes**.

## Where They Are Used

On the Info category / Info data table of an item or inventory lot, and in the [Inventory](https://theasst.com/docs/inventory/) Find, which can search by category and its data. Serial numbers recorded here can be found with [Global Find](https://theasst.com/docs/global-find/).