Create Rules to Automatically Generate Fields for Items
You can automatically generate the following fields during item creation: item name, and item description.
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In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the following to configure a rule set:
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Offering: Product Management
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Functional Area: Product Rules
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Task: Manage Item Rule Sets
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Create a rule set. In the Create Rule Set dialog:
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Association Type: Select Item class.
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Association Name: Select an item class for which you want to automatically generate fields during item creation.
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Click Save and Continue.
The Edit Rule Set page appears.
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Depending on the purpose of the rule, define the Return Type as either Item Number or Item Description. Here is a sample rule that concatenates two extended flexfield attributes and uses the resulting text as the value for the item description.
[Item].[Descriptions].[Description 30 Characters]+" "+[Item.[Descriptions].[Description 45 Characters]
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Click Save and Close.
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Use the following to configure an item class:
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Offering: Product Management
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Functional Area: Items
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Task: Manage Item Classes
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Search for and open the item class you modified in a previous step.
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On the Item Management tab:
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Click Number Generation. In Item Number Generation Method, select Rule Generated.
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Click Description Generation. In Item Description Generation Method, select Rule Generated.
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Click Save and Close.