Understanding Item Master Information

You must enter master information for all stock and non-stock items. Item master information includes the item number, item name, description, and general information about the item. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management system uses this information to identify and process each item in the distribution and manufacturing systems.

Each item can have up to three inventory item numbers:

• Primary number.

• Secondary number (for vendor, manufacturing, or industry standards).

• System-assigned number.

In addition to identifying items numerically, you can describe each item with information such as:

• Standard description.

• Technical description with specifications.

• Warning message.

• Vendor information and availability.

You can use any of the item descriptions or numbers interchangeably on forms, reports, or in transaction processing.

You cannot delete an item if any of this information exists:

• Item branch records

• Bills of material

• Item cross-reference numbers

• Supplier relationships

• Sales prices

You may want to enter one item that you use as a template for additional items. By creating an item to use as a template, you can enter field values that are common to many items that you want to add in the future. When you add the new items, you first locate the item that you entered as the template and modify field values as necessary for the new item.

When you enter a new item, the system creates an item master record in the Item Master table (F4101).