4 Allocation Item Types

The way items are classified in Allocation is different than in Merchandising, but is based on the setup and configuration that is defined in Merchandising. You will see this item type referred to in the search results in the Manage Allocations page, amongst other areas of the solution. Below the way that item types are classified in Allocation based on the Merchandising configuration is described in more detail.

Note:

This is not the exhaustive list of possible combinations, but is instead an illustration of possibilities.

Staple Items

There are two different configurations that can be considered staple items by Allocation. Both definitions will have their Allocation Item Type set to Staple (ST). The first is a one-level transaction item that is not related to any other items.

Item	Item Parent	Item Grandparent	Item Level	Transaction Level	Diff 1	Diff 2	Item Aggregate
182920285			1	1	Null	Null	N

The other is a multi-level item family that has the item aggregate indicator set to No in Merchandising. These items may or may not use differentiators.

Item	Item Parent	Item Grandparent	Item Level	Transaction Level	Diff 1	Diff 2	Item Aggregate
100001828	100001393		2	2	Red	Small	N
100075034	100075026	100075018	3	3			N

Fashion Item Families

These are item families where the transaction level is 2 and the aggregation indicator at level 1 is Y. The level 1 item is called a Style (STYLE) by Allocation, while the level 2 item is called a Fashion SKU (FASHIONSKU).

Styles

Item	Item Parent	Item Level	Transaction Level	Diff 1	Diff 2	Item Aggregate	Diff 2 Aggregate	Diff 2 Aggregate
100001393		1	2	Color	Size	Y	Y	N

Fashion SKUs

Item	Item Parent	Item Level	Transaction Level	Diff 1	Diff 2	Item Aggregate	Diff 2 Aggregate	Diff 2 Aggregate
100001828	100001393	2	2	Red	Small	N	N	N
100001561	100001393	2	2	Red	Large	N	N	N
100001465	100001393	2	2	Blue	Small	N	N	N
100001721	100001393	2	2	Blue	Large	N	N	N

Fashion Items

Allocation also has the ability to use an item level that is between the level 1 and 2 item, based on the use of the aggregate flags. This type is called Fashion Item (FA) and allows you to work at a Parent/Diff level when allocating. These items are displayed as a concatenation of the parent item number, diff number that has been flagged as the aggregate, and the differentiator ID. From the above example, an example of this would be 100001393 1~RED. If instead diff 2 had been flagged as the aggregate, an example would be 100001393 2~SMALL.

Pack Items

Sellable Packs

All pack items that have their sellable flag set to Yes are classified with the Allocation Item Type of Sellable Pack (SELLPACK).

Item	Item Level	Transaction Level	Pack?	Sellable?
110919650	1	1	Y	Y

Non-sellable Staple Simple Pack

Items with an Allocation Item Type of non-sellable staple simple pack (NSSSP) are packs with their sellable flag set to No and that contain only one component item. The component item must have the allocation item type of Staple.

Item	Item Level	Transaction Level	Pack?	Sellable?	Simple Pack?
110919650	1	1	Y	N	Y

Non-sellable Fashion Simple Pack

Items with an allocation item type of non-sellable simple packs (NSFSP) contain only one component item that has an allocation item type of Fashion SKU. The pack itself must be flagged as non-sellable.

Item	Item Level	Transaction Level	Pack?	Sellable?	Simple Pack?
110919650	1	1	Y	N	Y

Non-sellable Staple Complex Pack

Items with an allocation item type of non-sellable staple complex pack (NSSCP) contain more than one component item, all of which have an allocation item type of Staple. The pack itself must be flagged as non-sellable.

Item	Item Level	Transaction Level	Pack?	Sellable?	Simple Pack?
110919650	1	1	Y	N	N

Non-sellable Fashion Single Color Pack

Items with an allocation item type of non-sellable fashion single color pack (NSFSCP) contain more than one component item, all of which are considered fashion SKUs and have the same parent item and the same aggregate diff value. Generally, this is referred to as a single style/single color pack. The pack itself must be flagged as non-sellable.

Item	Item Level	Transaction Level	Pack?	Sellable?	Simple Pack?
110919650	1	1	Y	N	N

Parent and Component Items

For the above example, here's what the components may look like, along with their parent item.

Item	Item Parent	Diff 1	Diff 2	Diff 1 Aggregate	Diff 2 Aggregate
110912345		Color	Size	Y	N
110912346	110912345	Black	Small	N	N
110912347	110912345	Black	Medium	N	N
110912348	110912345	Black	Large	N	N

Non-sellable Fashion Multi Color Pack

Items with an allocation item type of non-sellable fashion multi-color pack (NSFMCP) contain more than one component item, all of which are considered fashion SKUs. These component items also have all the same parent, but have more than one value for the aggregate diff. Generally, this is referred to as a single style/multi-color pack. The pack itself must be flagged as non-sellable.

Item	Item Level	Transaction Level	Pack?	Sellable?	Simple Pack?
110919655	1	1	Y	N	N

Parent and Component Items

For the above example, here's what the components may look like, along with their parent item.

Item	Item Parent	Diff 1	Diff 2	Diff 1 Aggregate	Diff 2 Aggregate
110912345		Color	Size	Y	N
110912346	110912345	Black	Small	N	N
110912347	110912345	Black	Medium	N	N
110912348	110912345	Black	Large	N	N
110912349	110912345	White	Small	N	N
110912350	110912345	White	Medium	N	N
110912351	110912345	White	Large	N	N

Items Not Supported by Allocation

The following items are not supported by Allocation:

Below transaction level items - this level generally represents the bar code for an item and cannot be used for allocations.
Non-sellable complex packs that contain a mix of fashion and staple components
Non-sellable complex packs that contain fashion items with different parent items
Non-inventoried buyer packs