Working with Existing Items (MITM)
Purpose: An item is a unit of inventory that is defined to the system according to item codes. The item code consists of 12 alphanumeric characters, and optionally, a three 4-position alphanumeric SKUs which allow you to further define the item by characteristics such as color, size, etc.
After defining your items, you can use the item number to access an item directly, or you can enter the description, department, buyer, class, and/or vendor to obtain a list of items that closely match your entry.
Before you can locate an item or display item information, you must create the item information on the system. You can create items by selecting Create at the Select Items Screen. See Creating Items Screen Flow for more information on the screens the system automatically displays, depending on whether you are creating a non-SKU’ed or SKU’ed item.
Item image: When you move your mouse over each item code, the screen displays the item image if you have set one up. See Setting Up Item Images for more information.
Purpose: Use this screen to create, change, delete, display or work with items.
How to display this screen: Select OK at the Select Items Screen.
Field |
Description |
Item |
A code representing a unit of inventory. Alphanumeric, 12 positions; optional. |
Description |
The description of the item. Alphanumeric, 120 positions; optional. |
Class |
A class code is a grouping of similar items. See Working with Item Classes (WICL). Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional. |
Dept (Department) |
The department to which the item belongs. See Working with Long SKU Departments (WLSD). Numeric, 4 positions; optional. |
SKU |
Defines whether the item contains SKUs. • NO = The item is not a SKUed item. • YES = The item is a SKUed item. |
Screen Option |
Procedure |
Create a new item |
Select Create to advance to the Create Item Screen. |
Change item information |
Select Change for an item to advance to the Change Item screen. See the Create Item Screen for fiend descriptions. |
Delete item information |
Select Delete for an item to delete it. Note: If you try to delete an item with SKUs, you must delete SKU records and change the SKUs Y/N flag to N before deleting the item. If you try to delete without performing these tasks, the system displays the message: Cannot delete, SKUs allowed flag is Yes. Note: You cannot delete an item if there are open orders or on-hand quantity for the item. |
Display item information |
Select Display for an item to advance to the Display Item screen. See the Create Item Screen for field descriptions. |
Comments |
Select Comments for an item to display the Work with Item/SKU Comments Screen. |
Item Coordinates |
Select Coordinates for an item to advance to the Work with Item Coordinates Screen. |
Copy item information from one item to a new item in the same company. |
Select Copy for an item to advance to the Copy Item Window. |
Add, change, or delete item information, for an item with the same item number as the copied item, in one or more shared companies |
Select Copy to Company for an item to advance to the Copy Item to Company Window. An error message indicates if you do not have authority to the Copy Item to Company Security (B15) secured feature: Not authorized to Copy. An error message indicates if shared companies do not exist for the current company: Shared companies do not exist for the parent. You can define shared companies for a company in Working with Companies (WCMP). |
Country/State Restriction |
Select Ctry/St Restr for an item to advance to the Work with Item Restriction by Country/State Screen. |
Finished goods |
Select Finished Goods for an item to display the Work with Finished Good Component Items Screen. |
External Image and Information Link |
Select Image/Info Link for an item to advance to the Item Image/Info Link Screen. Note: This option is available only if the Use External Item Image (L55) system control value is selected. |
Item Keywords |
Select Keywords for an item to advance to the First Work with Keywords for Item Screen. |
Offers |
Select Offers for an item to advance to the Work with Item Offers Screen. |
Sets |
Select Sets for an item to display the Work with Set Component Items Screen. |
Item ship via overrides |
Select Ship Via Override for an item to advance to the Select Ship Via for Override Screen. |
SKUs |
Select SKU for a SKUed item to advance to the Work with SKUs Screen. |
SKU Generator |
Select SKU Generator for an item to advance to the SKU Generator Screen (Entering SKU Information). |
Source Prices |
Select Source Prices for an item to display the Work with Special Source Price Screen. |
UPC codes |
Select UPC for a non-SKUed item to advance to the Work with UPC Codes Screen. You can work with UPC codes for a SKUed item by selecting SKU for the item and selecting the UPC option from the Work with SKUs Screen. |
Work with user defined fields |
Select User Fields for an item to advance to the Work with User Fields Screen. |
Variable Sets |
Select Variable Sets for an item to display the Work with a Variable Set Groups Screen. |
Vendor Item |
Select Vendor Item for an item to advance to the Work with Vendor Item Screen. |
Warehouse |
Select Warehouse for an item to display the Work with Item Warehouse Screen. |
Maintain supporting files |
Select Supporting Files. |
