Adding consigned inventory from CO Maintenance is generally used by Auctioneers/Auction Houses that need to keep control of their inventory outside of an auction via an Inventory #. Auction Flex has excellent inventory control features, including the ability to barcode your inventory. If you want a simpler way to rapidly enter lots directly into an auction, you may want to check out Fast Lot Entry.
1. Click on the Consignment Order Maintenance button 
from the Navigator or the Navigator Toolbar.
2. Click on the New button 
to create a new consignment order.
3. Click on the Lookup button 
in the Consignor Information area to open the Consignor Maintenance form.
4. If you have previously entered the desired consignor use the navigation buttons 
to find the consignor otherwise click on the New button to create a new consignor.
5. Fill out the relevant information for your consignor.
6. Click on the Commission tab 
and adjust the commission to the desired settings. To learn more about commission settings, click here.
7. Click the Exit button 
or press <Esc> to exit the Consignor Maintenance form.
8. You will notice that the consignor is now selected in the consignor information area 
on your CO.
9. From here you have several options depending on your situation.
| • | To add items to inventory (not allocated to an auction but can be later on): |
| • | Click on the Add button  to bring up the Inventory Maintenance form with your new inventory item. |
| • | Fill out the relevant inventory information. |
| • | Left click on the new button to add another inventory item to this consignment order |
| • | Right click on the new button to copy this inventory item to a new inventory item on this consignment order. |
| • | Click the Exit button when you are done. |
| • | To add inventory items to inventory and immediately allocate them to an auction (You must have one auction per CO turned on in Option Maintenance->CO's tab): |
| • | First choose the auction from the auction drop down menu  . |
| • | Click on the Add & Send to Auction #  button to bring up the Inventory Maintenance form with your new inventory item. |
| • | Fill out the relevant inventory information. |
| • | Click the Exit button when you are done. |
| • | The system will now prompt you for the lot # and/or quantity to allocate to this auction if you do not have Auto Number Lot#'s turned on from Auction Maintenance->Auction Lots tab for this auction. |
| • | To allocate inventory items to an auction from CO Maintenance (there are other, faster ways to allocate inventory in batches from Auction Maintenance; however, this feature is here if you find it useful): |
| • | Select the desired inventory item from the inventory list. |
| • | Click on the Send to Auction #  button. |
| • | The system will now prompt you for the lot # and/or quantity to allocate to this auction if you do not have Auto Number Lot#'s turned on from Auction Maintenance->Auction Lots tab for this auction. |