---
title: "Set up unapproved items"
slug: "bc-set-up-unapproved-items"
description: "Learn how to set up unapproved items, including defining units of measure, costs, and specifications for effective inventory management."
tags: ["BC", "Business Central", "Food", "Task"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:13Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:13Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-set-up-unapproved-items"
---

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# Set up unapproved items

An unapproved item represents a raw material currently used on a trial basis but not stocked as part of inventory. As such, the setup for an unapproved item is minimal.

## Steps - General FastTab

1. In the search box, enter **Unapproved Items**, and then choose the related link.
2. On the **Home** tab, in the **New** group, choose **New** to open an empty unapproved item card.
3. Leave the **No.** field to automatically insert a number from a defined number series.
4. In the **Description** field, enter the name of the unapproved item.
5. Choose the **Base Unit of Measure** field and choose **New**.
6. On the **Unapproved Item Units of Measure** page, choose the **Code** field, select, for example, **Project Control Suite**, and then choose **OK**.

If the unapproved item will have a defined density, assign at least one unit of weight and one unit of volume to the unapproved item, and define the relationship between them in the **Qty. Per Unit of Measure** field on the line containing the non-base unit of measure.
7. Fill in the **Unit Cost** field with an initial value for the cost of one unit of the unapproved item. The **Unit Cost** field then initialises production BOM lines as they are created.

## Specifications FastTab

If weight and volume units have been assigned to the unapproved item, define a density by entering the appropriate units of measure in the **Weight UOM** and **Volume UOM** fields.

## Related

- [Set up general basic process manufacturing rules and values](/bc-set-up-general-basic-process-manufacturing-rules-and-values.md)