Create an Item Type

To enable Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace to track lot-controlled or serial-controlled products, as a founder admin, you need to create item types and enter their details, before they can be referenced in any transaction document submitted into the application.

As a founder admin, you should have the details, such as the code, description, one or more image files, attributes of an item that needs to be tracked in the business network by the application.
  1. Click Menu () and then click Configurations.
  2. Click Item Types ().
  3. On the Configurations : Item Types dashboard, click Create New Item Type ().
  4. On the New : Item Types drawer, enter or select values for the following fields:
    • Name: Enter the name of the item type.
    • Item Type Code: Enter the id of the item type.
      Note: For a founder, each item type code needs to be unique and the founder can use unique identifiers, such as, SKU, product codes, GTIN and so on. If trading partners use a different identifier to refer to this item, they need to add their identifier to this item in the application. See Add Item Type Code.
    • (Optional) Description: Enter a description of the item type.
    • (Optional) Units of Measurement Class: Select the UOM category for the item type.
    • Units of Measure Code: Select the base unit for the selected UOM class.
    • (Optional) Item Image: Click Choose Image, browse to the location where you have saved the item's image file, select it, and then click Open. Repeat the step, if you have more image files to upload for this item type.
    • Attributes: Click Add Attribute. Enter a name-value pair in the text boxes. Click Add Attribute to add another attribute. To remove an attribute, click Delete () beside the added attribute.
      Note: Attributes can be any name-value pair that provide additional information about the item. For example, a list of ingredients in the product that this item represents.
  5. Click Save and wait until the Save successful message is displayed.
  6. Click Close to return to the Configurations : Item Types dashboard.

Results:

Verify that your item type is listed on the left navigation bar and its details are displayed on the central frame.