Working with SKU Groups (WISG)
Purpose: Use the Work with SKU Groups menu option to set up standard combinations of SKU elements for the types of items you sell. For example, you could set up a group for shoes that includes standard sizes and widths.
Use in SKU generator: You can use SKU groups to reduce data entry when you use the SKU generator. By assigning an item to a SKU group, or specifying a group when you use the SKU generator, you automatically default each element in the group onto the SKU Generator Screen (Entering SKU Information). You can then edit these defaulted elements as needed before generating the SKU combinations.
SKU group structure: You can set up a SKU group to contain one or two SKU elements.
Example: A SKU group for shoes might contain two elements, size and width; or a SKU group for baby clothes might contain one element, standard baby sizes such as 3 months, 6 months, etc.
Additionally, you can designate a SKU group as a primary group, consisting of the primary element only.
Example: If your first SKU element is color, a primary SKU group is restricted to color SKU values.
You cannot set up a SKU group that contains all three SKU elements.
Assigning to an item: If you assign a SKU group to an item through the Work with Item/SKUs menu option (fast path = MITM), the SKU group defaults in the SKU Generator and is display-only. See Performing Initial Item Entry (MITM). If you do not assign a default SKU group to an item, you can specify a group at the time you use the SKU Generator.
Exclusions: When setting up a SKU group, you can identify certain combinations that you typically want to exclude when you use the SKU generator. For example, you might not ordinarily carry narrow-width shoes in sizes larger than 10. You can flag these SKU combinations so that the SKU generator does not automatically create them unless you reset the exclusion flag.
In this chapter:
• Change SKU Group Exclusion Screen (Creating or Changing)
For more information: See Using the SKU Generator (ESKG) for more information on how to use SKU groups within the SKU generator.
How to display this screen: Enter WISG in the Fast Path field at the top of any menu, or select Work with SKU Groups from a menu.
Field |
Description |
Group |
A code that represents a group of standard combinations of SKUs for an item. Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional. |
Description |
The description of the SKU group. Alphanumeric, 30 positions; optional. |
Clr element |
Indicates whether this SKU Group contains only the first, or primary, SKU element. Valid values are: YES = This SKU group contains the primary SKU element only. NO = This SKU group is not limited to the primary SKU element. Note: The abbreviation from the Split SKU Element Column 1 Heading (A34) system control value is listed above the word “Element.” |
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Screen Option |
Procedure |
Create a SKU group |
Select Create to advance to the Create SKU Group Screen. |
Change a SKU group |
Select Change for a group to advance to the Change SKU Group Screen. See the Create SKU Group Screen for field descriptions. If the SKU group contains two elements, you advance to the Change SKU Group Exclusion Screen (Creating or Changing) when you complete this screen. |
Delete a SKU group |
Select Delete for a group to delete it. |
Display a SKU group |
Select Display for a group to advance to the Display SKU Group Screen. See the Create SKU Group Screen for field descriptions. Select OK to advance to the Display SKU Group Exclusion screen if there are two SKU elements in the SKU group, or select Exit to return to the Work with SKU Groups screen. |
Purpose: Use this screen to define a new SKU group.
How to display this screen: Select Create at the Work with SKU Groups Screen.
Field |
Description |
SKU group |
A code that represents a group of standard combinations of SKUs for an item. You can use SKU groups to reduce the data entry required for the SKU generator. Numeric, 3 positions. Create screen: required. Change screen: display-only. |
Description |
The description of the SKU group. Alphanumeric, 30 positions; required. |
COLOR |
Defines whether this SKU group includes only the primary SKU element (SKU element 1). Valid values are: selected = This group contains only the primary SKU element. You must enter 1 in the Element field, below, and can enter values for only the first SKU element. Example: If your three SKU elements are color, size, and width, the group can contain only the first SKU element, color. unselected = This group is not restricted to the primary SKU element. The group can include SKU values from one or two SKU elements. Example: If your three SKU elements are color, size, and width, the group can contain any one or two of these elements. Note: The code from the SKU Element Description 1 (G37) system control value is listed here as the field name. |
Element (First SKU group element) |
The first SKU element to include in the SKU group. You must include at least one but not more than two elements. If you set the previous field to Y, then you must enter 1 here, and can enter values for only this SKU element. If you set the previous field to N, you can enter 1, 2, or 3, to select any of the SKU elements. Numeric, 1 position; required. |
SKU values (Unlabeled fields below the first SKU element) |
The SKU values to include in the SKU group. You must enter at least one SKU value, and can enter up to 30. Your entries are validated against the SKU Element 1, 2, or 3 table, depending on your entry in the first SKU group element field, above. Example: If your SKU elements are color, size, and width, and you entered 2 in the element field, above, you use these fields to enter sizes such as 2, 4, 6, and so on, or SMLL, MEDM, or LRGE. The system validates your entries against the SKU Element 2 table. Note: The system does not prevent you from entering the same SKU value more than once. For example, if a valid SKU value is SMLL, the system does not prevent you from entering SMLL more than once. However, the SKU generator will still work correctly; the system will not attempt to create multiple copies of the same SKU combination. Alphanumeric, 4 positions each; required. |
Element (Second SKU group element) |
The second SKU element to include in the SKU group. You can enter values for a second SKU element only if this is not a primary SKU group. You can enter 1, 2, or 3, to select any of the SKU elements, excluding the element you specified for the first SKU element, above. Example: If your SKU elements are color, size, and width, and you entered sizes for the first SKU group element fields, above, you can enter 1 (color) or 3 (width) here. Numeric, 1 position; optional. |
SKU values (Unlabeled fields below the second SKU element) |
The SKU values to include in the SKU group. You must enter at least one SKU value if you specified a second SKU element, and can enter up to 30. Your entries are validated against the SKU Element 1, 2, or 3 table, depending on your entry in the second SKU group element field, above. Example: If your SKU elements are color, size, and width, and you entered 3 in the element field, above, you use these fields to enter widths such as A, B, C, D, and so on. The system validates your entries against the SKU Element 3 table. Note: The system does not prevent you from entering the same SKU value more than once. For example, if a valid SKU value is AA, the system does not prevent you from entering AA more than once. However, the SKU generator will still work correctly; the system will not attempt to create multiple copies of the same SKU combination. Alphanumeric, 4 positions each; required. |
Instructions:
1. Complete the necessary fields for the group and the first SKU element. Enter each value to include for the first SKU element. If you designate the SKU group as a primary group, then you must enter 1 in the first SKU group element field, and only values from SKU element one.
2. Optionally, complete the second SKU element and values if this is not a primary SKU group.
When you complete this screen, you advance to the Change SKU Group Exclusion Screen (Creating or Changing), unless the SKU group contains only one SKU element.
Change SKU Group Exclusion Screen (Creating or Changing)
Purpose: Use this screen to identify the SKU combinations to flag for deletion when you use the SKU generator.
Example: You have a SKU group for sportcoats that includes sizes from 38 to 50, and lengths of short, regular, and long. If you do not ordinarily offer long sportcoats in sizes under 40, you use this screen to flag any 38 long SKU combination for deletion. When you use the SKU generator, this SKU combination will have the Delete flag selected, although you can override it at that point if you want to create the SKU for an item.
How to display this screen: Complete the Create SKU Group Screen or the Change SKU Group Screen; however, you do not advance to this screen if the SKU group contains only one SKU element.
Field |
Description |
SKU group |
A code representing the SKU group you are working with. Numeric, 2 positions; display-only. |
Description |
The description of the SKU group you are working with. Alphanumeric, 30 positions; display-only. |
SIZE/Elem 2 |
The first SKU element in the SKU group. Depending on how you have set up your SKU elements, the description of this field will vary. Alphanumeric, 4 positions; optional. |
WDTH/Elem 3 |
The second SKU element in the SKU group. Depending on how you have set up your SKU elements, the description of this field will vary. Alphanumeric, 4 positions; optional. |
Exclude |
Indicates whether the SKU generator should create this SKU combination with the Delete flag selected, indicating that the SKU combination will not be created unless you override this setting. Valid values are: YES = When you use the SKU generator, the Delete flag for this SKU combination will be selected. No = When you use the SKU generator, the Delete flag for this SKU combination will be blank. |
Completing this screen: To identify SKU combinations that should be created in the SKU generator with the Delete flag selected:, select each SKU combination you normally exclude in the SKU generator, Tab through each excluded combination that you would like to include when generating SKUs.
