New Location Attribute
Purpose: Use the New Location Attribute window to apply an attribute to a location.
Used for the Routing Engine module.
For more information: See Using Attribute Rules for Delivery and Pickup Orders and Using Attribute Rules for Ship-for-Pickup Orders for background.
How to open this window: Click New at the Location Attributes screen.
Fields at this window: Complete the fields described below and click Save, or click Cancel to return to the Location Attributes screen without creating the location attribute.
Field | Description |
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Location |
See location. The location you selected at the Locations screen. The location code is separated from the location name by a hyphen (-). Display-only. |
Location Use |
Select whether the attribute applies to the location when it is the Originating, Pickup, or Sourcing location for an order. Required. In the case of a ship-for-pickup order, the Ship For Pickup Matching Type selected for the attribute definition must also indicate to use this attribute when filtering locations; for example, the Ship For Pickup Match Type must be set to Sourcing or Both in order to use a location attribute whose Location Use is set to Sourcing to filter orders. However, this restriction does not apply to delivery or pickup orders. |
Attribute Code |
After selecting the Location Use, select the Code identifying an attribute you can apply to a location. All attribute definitions that could be applied to the selected location are available for selection. Attributes are available for selection if:
If the attribute has not already been applied using the same Location Use, then it can be applied again to the location. Once you select an Attribute Code, the Description and Data Type are displayed above the Value field. The Attribute Code is not available for selection until after you select the Location Use. Required. |
Description |
The description of the selected attribute. Displayed after you select the Attribute Code. Display-only. |
Data Type |
Indicates the type of data that can be defined through the selected attribute. Possible data types are:
Displayed after you select the Attribute Code. Display-only. |
Value |
Use this field to enter or select the value for the location attribute. If the Data Type is:
Required, except that a Boolean defaults to selected and is display-only. |