{"id":8955,"date":"2023-12-01T12:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/user_manual\/%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%b6-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a3%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b5%d9%86%d9%8a%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%b9\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T07:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:17:05","slug":"excluding-some-products-or-categories-from-the-sales-operations","status":"publish","type":"user_manual","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/excluding-some-products-or-categories-from-the-sales-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Excluding some Products or Categories from the Sales Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;How to exclude the Products Categories from the Sales Processes&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701433184287{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1736327162248{margin-left: 200px !important;}&#8221;]Many times, we need to use certain items, whether they are services, consumables, or raw materials, that are intended for internal use only and are not subject to the process of selling to the end customer.<\/p>\n<p>The system allows the exclusion of some products from sales processes. This can be done by assigning a category to the products that need to be excluded, and then excluding this category from the sales settings.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Firstly: Assigning a Category to the Items required to be excluded&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701433237559{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701433745746{margin-left: 200px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the main menu, click on <strong>&#8220;Inventory.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>&#8220;Products &amp; Services.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Edit the products you want to exclude from sales.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>&#8220;Category&#8221;<\/strong> field, add a category name, for example, <strong>&#8220;Raw.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>&#8220;Save&#8221;<\/strong> to apply the modification.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-01_14h28_19.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1246\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-01_14h28_19.png 1246w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-01_14h28_19-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-01_14h28_19-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-01_14h28_19-768x287.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1246px) 100vw, 1246px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Secondly: Adding the Category to the &#8220;Categories Excluded from Sales&#8220; list&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701433449393{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1767511013192{margin-left: 200px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the main menu, click on <strong>&#8220;Sales.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>&#8220;Sales Settings.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>&#8220;Invoicing Settings&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Add the category &#8220;Raw&#8221; as shown in the example in the list under <strong>&#8220;Prevent Specific Item Categories from Being Sold or Invoiced&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>&#8220;Save.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-091613.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-091613.png 1020w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-091613-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-091613-768x359.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;3d&#8221; 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