Item Id:

Obligatory field.
If the number exists data is displayed.

Description:

Item description, optional field.

Stock U/M:

Obligatory field.
Indicates the item internal unit of measure used for inventory transactions. The unit code must appear in the unit of measure table.

Warehouse:

Obligatory field. Tthe code must appear in the warehouse table.

It indicates the warehouse in which the automatic inventory transactions are done. It is in this warehouse that the MRP procedure will search for the available inventory.

Status:

 This dropdown list presents the item status table. You can select the status code for the item.

Level:

This is the low level code of the item. It is computed by the Low Level Code calculation function of the Engineering menu.

MPS Item

 This is available for the manufactured items. .

These MPS items are in the MPS list. These items are used in a manufacturing planning process upwards the classical MRP procedure.

Duplicate

This button keeps the displayed data and the product structure record and lets you enter a new item code. The bill of material is duplicated as well as the links between the item and its routings and vendors.

You can cancel the duplication of an item by clicking again on this button.

Delete

Deletes the item of the folder and erase the window.

You can delete an item only if it has no bill of material, no requirement and no quantity in inventory.

BOM

Displays the Bills of Material Maintenance window (see below Bills of material).

Policy

Posts the Item Reorder Policy page to define the reordering rules for the item.

Schedule

Displays the item master schedule.

Extra desc.:

Extra description, optional field.

Drawing #:

Drawing number, optional field.

Category:

 Optional field.
If this field is filled, the code must figure in the item category table.
The category must be specified if the General Ledger function is activated (refer to Item Accounting, General Ledger chapter).

Nature:

 Optional field.
 If this field is filled, the code must figure in the item nature table.

ABC class:

 Optional field.
If this field is filled, the code must appear in the ABC class table.

These last two codes are only used for sorting item when printing reports.

Planner/Buyer:

 Optional field.
The Planner/Buyer is the person in charge of the item supervision and replenishment. This code lets you sort the requirements and inventories lists. It must figure in the Buyer/Planner table.

Inv. Status:

 Optional field.
If this field is filled, the code must appear in the inventory status table.

It indicates the status proposed by default on the inventory transactions.

Weight:

 Optional numeric field (3 decimals).
For the manufactured items, this field can be calculated by the Item Cost Rollup function from the weights of the item components.

Quantity per pallet:

 Optional numeric field.
This field enables to determine the volume of physical and projected inventory for the article. The number of pallets is equal to the quantity in stock divided by the number indicated in this field.

If the field is left blank or is 0, the item will not be taken into account in the determination of stored volume 

List price:

 Optional numeric field.
It lets you fill by default the selling price of an item in the customers’ orders and to value projected and actual turn-over.

Decimals / Inventory:

Lets you enter the number of decimals kept in the item inventories records.

Decimals / BOM:

This field lets you enter the number of decimals kept in the item product structure record.

Decimals / Prices/Costs:

 This field lets you enter the number of decimals kept in the item prices and costs.

Standard cost:

 For the F  type items (family), you enter in this field its standard cost that can be used for the S&OP valuation.

 For the N type items (not stored), you enter in this field its standard cost that can be used for the item cost roll-up.

Simulated cost:

 For the N type items (not stored), you enter in this field its simulated cost that can be used for the item cost roll-up.