def get_stocker_row(request):
    """
    Purpose: 	to get user input from the GUI and pass it into the system
    :param request: request (request object)
    :return: a dictionary of form data
    """
    input_dict = dict()
    input_dict["row_number"] = request.form["row_number"]
    input_dict["product_id"] = request.form["product_id"]
    input_dict["quantity"]   = request.form["quantity"]
    input_dict["inventory_cost"] = request.form["inventory_cost"]
    return input_dict