Item

Select the “Item” activity under the “Logistics Administration” business component.

The “Item” page appears.

- Clicking this icon available near certain fields takes you to the help page of the respective field.

To create a new item

Click “+Item” button in the right hand side corner of the page to refresh and clear the existing data in the fields.
Enter the following header details in the right hand side of the page:

Item	A unique code identifying the item. (Alphanumeric, 32). Mandatory. This field can be a combination of alphabets and numbers, and cannot be left blank.
Short Desc.	The short description of the item. (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory.
Status	Use the drop-down list box to specify the status. The combo is loaded with the values as “Active” or “Inactive”. The system displays “Active” by default on the launch of the page. Mandatory.
Long Desc.	The long description of the item. (Alphanumeric, 750). Mandatory.
Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of item.
Master Unit	The unique code identifying the unit of measurement of the item. (Alphanumeric, 10). Mandatory
Customer	The unique code identifying the customer (Alphanumeric, 20). Mandatory.
Name	On enter of customer, the system displays the name of the customer. (Alphanumeric, 40).
Class	A user-defined Class that is mapped against the item. Class is defined in Quick codes activity.(Alphanumeric, 5).
Reason Code	The code identifying the reason for which the status has to be changed. (Alphanumeric, 40). This field is mandatory if the status is “Inactive”.
Reason Description	On enter of reason code, the system displays the description of the reason.

Enter the item code or retrieve the item from help page and Click “Copy” button to copy the existing item details to the new item.

This page consists of the following tabs:

v General Information

Tab – General

Enter the following details:

Reference No.(3PL)	The reference number of the third party logistics service. (Alphanumeric, 32)
Substitute Item 1	The first substitute item that can replace the original item to avoid shipping delays and partial orders. (Alphanumeric, 32)
Substitute Item 2	The second substitute item that can replace the original item to avoid shipping delays and partial orders. (Alphanumeric, 32)
HS Code	The harmonized system (HS) code of the item. (Alphanumeric, 15). HS code is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers to classify an item.
Price	The price of the item. (Alphanumeric, 10).
Currency	Use the drop-down list box to select the currency in which the transaction is done. The combo is loaded with the values as defined in “Organization Setup” business component.
Tracking	Use the drop-down list box to select the tracking option. The combo is loaded with the values “Lot”, “and “Lot & Serial”.
Lot Numbering	Use the drop-down list box to select the numbering type for generating the lot number. All the numbering types that have been defined in the “Numbering Class” component for lot controlled items will be displayed here.
Serial Numbering	Use the drop-down list box to select the numbering type for generating the serial number. All the numbering types that have been defined in the “Numbering Class” component for serial controlled items will be displayed here.
Remarks	Remarks, if any. (Alphanumeric, 1000).
Instructions	The instructions to be followed. (Alphanumeric, 1000).

Enter the following details in the “Hazardous Details” multiline:

Hazardous	Select the checkbox to indicate that the item is dangerous while handling.
Hazmat No.	The hazardous material number of the item. (Integer, 70)
Hazard Class	The unique code identifying the class of the hazardous item (Alphanumeric, 5). This field is mandatory if the hazardous is checked.

Enter the following details in the “Properties” multiline:

Length	The length of the item. (Alphanumeric, 10).
Breath	The breadth of the item. (Alphanumeric, 10).
Volume	The volume of the item. (Alphanumeric, 10).
Weight	The weight of the item. (Alphanumeric, 10).
Storage Temp From	The temperature from which the item is stored.
To	The temperature till which the item is stored. Use the drop-down list box to select the unit of storage temperature. The combo is loaded with the values “Celsius” and “Fahrenheit”.
Height	The height of the item. (Alphanumeric, 10).
UOM	Use the drop-down list box to select the unit of measurement of height. The combo is loaded with the values as defined in UOM Masters mapped to the entity Height. The system displays “Blank” by default on the launch of the page. Mandatory.
Volume UOM	Use the drop-down list box to select the unit of measurement of volume. The combo is loaded with the values as defined in “UOM Masters mapped to the entity Volume. The system displays “Blank” by default on the launch of the page. This field is mandatory if the volume is entered.
Weight UOM	Use the drop-down list box to select the unit of measurement of weight. The combo is loaded with the values as defined in UOM Masters mapped to the entity Weight. The system displays “Blank” by default on the launch of the page. This field is mandatory if the weight is entered.
Shelf Life	The period for which the item can be maintained on the shelf without any deterioration in its characteristics (Integer, 4). Ensure that the value entered in this field is greater than zero if the item is lot controlled and also if the shelf life unit is not left blank. Use the drop-down list box to select the unit of measurement of the shelf life. The system displays the options, “Day”, “Week”, “Month”, “Year” and “Blank”. The system sets this field blank by default.

Tab – Attribute

Enter the following details in the multiline:

Attribute

A unique code identifying the attribute (Alphanumeric, 10). Mandatory. This field can be a combination of letters and digits.

On enter of Attribute, the system displays the following:

Type	The type of the attribute. The type can be “Qualitative”, "Quantitative” or “Date”.
Description	The description of the attribute
Standard UOM	The unit of measurement for the item if the attribute type of the item is “Quantitative”.

Enter the following details in the multiline:

Min. Value	The minimum value for the Quantitative attributes of an item. (Integer, 10).
Max. Value	The maximum value for the Quantitative attributes of an item. (Integer, 10).
Std. Quantitative Value	The standard quantitative value of an item. (Integer, 10).
Std. Qualitative Value	The standard qualitative value of an item. (Integer, 10).

Tab – Location

Enter the following details in the multiline:

Location	The unique code identifying the location to be mapped to the item. (Alphanumeric, 10).
Description	On enter of Location, the system displays the description of the location. (Alphanumeric, 150).

Tab – Supplier

Enter the following details in the multiline:

Supplier	The code identifying the supplier to be mapped to the item. (Alphanumeric, 10).
Name	On enter of Supplier, the system displays the name of the supplier. (Alphanumeric, 255).

Tab – Other Part Info

Enter the following details in the multiline:

Other Part No.	The unique code identifying the part, which can be the equivalent of the item (Alphanumeric, 32). Mandatory. The other part number can be a number used by the Consignee. It is a combination of alphabets, numbers, spaces and special characters.
Part Description	The description of the other part number (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory.
Source	Use the drop-down list box to select the source from where the item is purchased. The system displays the options “Consignee”..
Source Code	The Consignee code (Alphanumeric, 18).

Source Name

The description of the source code provided.

Note: At least one row should be selected in the multiline.

Click the “Save” button to create new item details.

On save, the system generates an item and the status is updated as “Active”.

To modify an existing item details

Select an option from the drop-down list box and enter the keyword for a specific search.
Click “Get” button to retrieve the item details in the multiline

The following details are displayed in the multiline:

Item	The unique code that identifies the item.
Description	The name of the item.
Class	The class of the item if mapped , gets displayed here.

Click on any “Item” Data Hyperlink to display the respective item details in the right hand side of the page.

The system displays the corresponding item details in the right hand side header and tabs. You can modify the required fields.

Click “Save” button to update the item details.

The system displays the following in the “Data History” group box:

Created By	The login ID of the user who created the item details. The date and time at which the item details was created.
Modified By	The login ID of the user who modified the item details. The date and time at which the item details was last modified.