Glossary

Units of Measure
A UOM definition consists of a UOM code, a description, a type, and the conversions between the reference UOM and all other UOMs of the same type.
Text Tokens
Text tokens are codes or short descriptions that represent longer descriptions or messages.
Reason Codes
Reason codes provide information on increases or decreases in inventory.
Paragraphs
Paragraphs in OPM are structures that are used to store and categorize text. OPM is installed with one default paragraph per database table, the General Text paragraph.
Organizations
Organizations are entities where you can assign resources, warehouses, General Ledger accounts, and other cross-application items.
Assignment Type
Determines whether you assign document numbers manually or automatically for this document type and organization.
Document Types
Documents are used to categorize transaction activity that is generated from many OPM functions including inventory, sales, purchasing, production, etc.
Purge and Archive
Provides for the archiving and removal of old data from the OPM database.