Cross-Reference Types

Cross-references provide the functionality to map additional information about an item in the form of a value and cross-reference type.

For example, the cross-reference can map between an item and an old part number, where the value is the value for the old part number and the type is Old Part Number. Cross-reference types are part of item relationships where the item relationship type is cross-reference. There are no values seeded for cross-reference types. You define the values using the Manage Cross Reference Types task. Cross-reference types are date-enabled and can be made active or inactive by adjusting the values of the start date and end date. To use the item relationship for cross-reference, you must enable cross-reference types by checking the Enable check box.