Item Number Types

Merchandising supports a number of different item number formats. However, for most implementations, there is a much smaller subset of these types that are used. It usually is helpful to hide the types that not relevant for your business to assist your users in setting up items and ensure that they follow the standards you define. This can be done by updating the used flag for code type UPCT, following the directions in the Codes and Descriptions section of this document.

The most commonly used number types for transaction level items and above are the Oracle Retail Item Number or Manual to account for any unique item formats or for legacy items that might require an alpha numeric character. The majority of the rest of the item types are various barcodes - some of which are applicable for individual items and some of which are more applicable to packs.

Table 6-1 Item Number Type Codes and Code Descriptions

Code	Code Descriptions
EAN13	EAN/UCC-13
EAN13S	EAN/UCC-13 with Supplement
UCC14	EAN/UCC-14
EAN8	EAN/UCC-8
ISBN10	ISBN-10
ISBN13	ISBN-13
MANL	Manual
NDC	NDC/NHRIC - National Drug Code
ITEM	Oracle Retail Item Number
PLU	PLU
SSCC	SSCC Shipper Carton
UPC-A	UCC12
UPC-AS	UCC12 with Supplement
UPC-E	UCC8
UPC-ES	UCC8 with Supplement
VPLU	Variable Weight PLU