Basic Item Data

Select the Basic Item Data tab.

Item Number

Enter an identifier for an item.

Catalog Number

Enter an identifier for an item.

Description

Enter a user-defined description of the item. The system will use this value to search for items.

Search Text

Enter a user-defined phrase that describes the item. Enter specific and descriptive text that a user might enter when searching for an item. The system will use this value to search for items.

In single-byte environments, where computer storage space can hold only Latin-based language character sets, the system inserts the first 30 characters from the item's description if you do not enter search text.

In double-byte environments, where computer storage space can hold more complex language character sets (in languages such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean), you must complete this field. It is a single-byte field that you complete with single-byte characters to phonetically represent the item description (which can be single-byte, double-byte, or both).

Stocking Type

Enter a code from UDC table (41/I) that specifies how you stock an item, for example, as finished goods or as raw materials. Some stocking types are hard-coded and should not be changed.

In UDC table (41/I), the first character in the Description 2 field indicates whether the item is purchased, (P), or manufactured, (M).

GL Class

Enter a code from UDC table (41/9) that specifies which general ledger accounts receive the monetary amount of inventory transactions for this item.

Planner Number

Enter the address number of the material planner for this item.

Buyer Number

Enter the address number of the person responsible for setting up and maintaining the correct stocking levels for the item.

Backorders Allowed

Select this check box to enable backorders for this item. You can enable backorders by item in the Item Master (P4101) program or the Item Branch/Plant (P41026) program, by customer in the Customer Billing Instructions program (P03013), or by branch/plant in the Branch/Plant Constants program (P41001).

Check Availability

Select this check box to enable availability checking. You might want to enable availability checking for certain items. For other items, if you assume that an adequate supply is available, leave availability checking disabled.

Inventory Cost Level

Enter code for UDC table (H40/CL) that indicates whether the system maintains one overall inventory cost for the item, a different cost for each branch/plant, or a different cost for each location and lot within a branch/plant. The system maintains inventory costs in the Cost Ledger File (F4105). Values are:

1: Item level

2: Item/Branch level

3: Item/Branch/Location level

Purchase Price Level

Enter code for UDC table (H40/PP) that indicates where to retrieve the purchase price for an item when you enter a purchase order. Values are:

1: Use the supplier/item price from the Purchase Price table (F41061).

2: Use the supplier/item/branch price from the Purchase Price table (F41061).

3: Use the inventory cost from the Cost Ledger File (F4105). This cost is based on the inventory cost level and the purchasing cost method you specify for the item.

The first two codes are applicable only if you set up supplier costs in the Procurement system. If you do not set up supplier costs, the system uses the inventory cost as the default for the purchase order.