# Fishbowl: "Add inventory with no unit cost"

> You're attempting to receive or add inventory without a per-unit cost assigned.

## What it means
Fishbowl is confirming you want to proceed without entering a cost per unit. Inventory records normally include cost for tracking and valuation. This usually means you either forgot to fill in a cost field or the item was created without one.

## What to check
- Does this item actually need a unit cost? (Most received inventory does.)
- Did you skip the cost field unintentionally?
- If cost is required, cancel this dialog, add it, and try again.
- If the inventory is free or donated, you can proceed.

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*From Israel Lopez Consulting (ILC). Custom Fishbowl Inventory integrations and software, and Fishbowl experts since 2015. Written by Israel Lopez. Questions about this topic, or want to reach the people who wrote it? Visit https://israellopezconsulting.com/contact*