Operational Attributes Controls

Operational attributes determine the behavior of the item with respect to various applications outside of Oracle Product Hub, such as Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing or Oracle Fusion Cloud Inventory Management. Operational attributes are stored in the Items data table.

In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use this navigation to specify the control level for operational attributes:

• Offering: Product Management

• Functional Area: Items

• Task: Manage Operational Attributes Groups

For each listed operational attribute group, you select the control level for each of the group's attributes. You can control the operational attributes at the master organization level or at the organization level. You can define operational attributes as part of a new item request.

You can also control the decimal precision of all numeric operational attribute values. All numeric item-operational attributes have the maximum decimal digits precision value of three by default. You can specify the precision up to three digits after the decimal point. For example, 8.724 is a valid item operational value, but 8.7241 is an invalid value.

Note: You can't change the default value for the decimal precision in the Mass Updates page.

You can define some item operational attributes as key flexfields. Key flexfields allow you to capture a structured value for an attribute. Some examples of key flexfields are part number, job code, and account code.

Examples of operational attributes with the attribute groups they belong to:

• Inventory = Shelf Life Days

• Order Management = Shippable

• Purchasing = Negotiation Required

• Receiving = Allow Substitute Receipts