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--- items:item_basics [2022/05/03 06:26] – [Items list view] Mark Glover
+++ items:item_basics [2026/01/16 12:31] (current) – [Show items] Gary Willetts
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 **Exclude hidden items** checkbox: This is checked by default and means that only items that are visible in the store you are logged into are included in the search. If you uncheck this box then all items in all stores in your datafile will be included in the search.
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+There might be items in your store with stock that have been made invisible (by removing them from a master list controlling visibility, for example). If an item has stock, it will show in any search it is matched by, regardless of the setting of the **Exclude hidden items** checkbox.
+Stock cannot be hidden in mSupply!
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 If only one item is found by your search then its details are displayed, otherwise you will be shown a list of matching items.
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-We recommend you use a single character (or two) as the flag.
+The flag field is limited to 16 characters in length.  Particularly when mSupply allows multiple strings of text in a single flag, We recommend you use just a single character (or two) as the flag.
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 ===== Item details window =====
-{{ :items:item_basics:itemdetailswindow.png?750 |}}
+{{ :items:itemdetailswindow.png?750 |}}
 ==== Buttons in the item details window ====