Understanding Item Structures

After creating level types, you must decide which levels will be used by a particular style item. You can then define an item structure that includes all of these levels in a specific order. You create a new structure code in UDC 41F/IS and then use the Work with Item Structures program (PCW01) to define that item structure. The Item Structure Detail table (FCW01) stores the item structure information from this program. After you define the item structure, you must define the category code in the Item Master that will contain the value of the structure. This category code is used to attach a specific structure to a style item. To define which category code to use, you must enter the value "STRUCTURE" into the 41F/00 UDC.

This diagram shows a variety of item structures that might be set up for different style items: