# Item Lists NCompass WAS can build lists of EAN Numbers, by scanning the EAN or the Stock Number label Start by pressing the Lists option in the Menu [![Screenshot_20260325-104859.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/VNpFQCKFDKjAdJ0s-screenshot-20260325-104859.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/VNpFQCKFDKjAdJ0s-screenshot-20260325-104859.png) This will show you all lists that you have access to If you have no lists, this will be empty, you can create a new list by clicking the 'Create List' button [![image.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/kOV9w0cUuXCz4Pmh-image.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/kOV9w0cUuXCz4Pmh-image.png) - Click the 'Show Options +' label You can now give your list a description and an expiry date [![image.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/s9jg4U85CK9znqcn-image.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/s9jg4U85CK9znqcn-image.png) - Then Click 'Submit' Your list will be added, and you will go back to the list selection screen [![Screenshot_20260415-095645.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/kf3yxAQNPbwl7O3O-screenshot-20260415-095645.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/kf3yxAQNPbwl7O3O-screenshot-20260415-095645.png) - Click into your list, Your list will open, if you're revisiting a previous list its contents will loaded - Scan your items onto your list Each item will be confirmed [![Screenshot_20260325-105829.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/QXENzkFleZCEdY93-screenshot-20260325-105829.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/QXENzkFleZCEdY93-screenshot-20260325-105829.png) Click 'Finished' and your list will be saved #### **Scanning barcode that are not in your NCompass System** When you're in an active list, you can click the 'Show options' label you can turn on 'Allow unknown Barcodes' [![image.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/oQLwzPI5q0cz6I7S-image.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/oQLwzPI5q0cz6I7S-image.png) Use of Lists in NCompass You can manage your lists in the products menu Products > Lists >Create List [![image.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/KuqmU5C82W11zAuG-image.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/KuqmU5C82W11zAuG-image.png) Products > Lists > List enquiry [![image.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/4YGMlrjO4tMwmysa-image.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/4YGMlrjO4tMwmysa-image.png) The use of list is being added to various screens in NCompass, at the time of writing, you can use lists to add products to quotes, orders and purchase orders, the lists are accessed by product enquiry [![image.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/u7p5zzaumud1mUnT-image.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/u7p5zzaumud1mUnT-image.png) You can select the entire list, or items from the list [![image.png](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/Dsq6uU744vj5O5l1-image.png)](https://kb.findesolutions.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/Dsq6uU744vj5O5l1-image.png) --- #### **Opening a record from a list** From NCompass 11.16, entries on a list can be opened straight from the list. In **Products > Lists > List Enquiry**, double-click the **Item Description** of a stock number entry and the item history for that item opens. The same works while editing a list: double-clicking the description of an entry opens the matching record - item history for a specific item, or the relevant screen for a listed item, field call or sale. Entries that can be opened this way are shown as blue links, and entries that can be edited carry an edit icon, so it is clear which cells do something when you click them.

Lists can also be created from the warehouse scanner during a stock take, using the **Save as List** button on the stock error pop-up. See [Stock Take](https://kb.findesolutions.com/books/ncompass-was/page/stock-take).