Location Attributes

Purpose: Use the Location Attributes screen to review or work with attributes that are applied 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 and see Attribute Definitions for information on creating and working with attribute definitions.

How to display this screen: Select the attribute icon () for a product at the Locations screen.

Options at this screen

Option	Procedure
apply a new attribute to the location	Click New to open the New Location Attribute window.
search for a location attribute	Optionally, enter a full or partial attribute code in the Attribute Code field to restrict your results to attributes whose codes start with your entry. Optionally, select an Location Use to restrict your results to attributes whose Location Uses match your entry. Optionally, select a Data Type to restrict your results to attributes whose Data Types match your entry. Click Search.
select a location attribute for maintenance and review	Click the edit icon () to open the Edit Location Attribute window.
delete an attribute	Click the delete icon () next to a location attribute to delete it. Note: You can also use the Manage Attribute Definition screen to review all product and location assignments for an attribute, or delete one or more assignments.

Fields at this screen

Field	Description
Informational fields:
Organization	See organization. The organization code is separated from the organization description by a hyphen (-).
Location	See location. The location you selected at the Locations screen. The location code is separated from the location name by a hyphen (-).
Search fields:
Attribute Code	The Code identifying an attribute you can apply to locations. Optionally, enter a full or partial attribute code and click Search to display location attributes that start with your entry.
Location Use	Indicates whether the attribute applies to the location when it is the Originating, Pickup, or Sourcing location for an order. Optionally, select a Location Use and click Search to display location attributes that match your selection.
Data Type	Indicates the type of data that can be defined through the attribute. Available data types are: Boolean: Indicates whether a condition is true for the location; for example, use a Boolean attribute to identify each location that supports oversized items. List: Used to define a list of valid values that can be assigned to a location; for example, this might be a list of brands that the location supports. Each value can be up to 50 positions. Number: Indicates that the value defined through the attribute must be numeric. Numbers can be up to 25 positions, including commas, decimal points, or minus signs. Text: Indicates that the value defined through the attribute is text. Values can be up to 50 positions. Optionally, select a Data Type and click Search to display location attributes that match your selection.
Results fields:
Attribute Code	The Code identifying an attribute applied to the location.
Description	The description of the attribute. Can be up to 100 positions. Truncated if it exceeds the allotted space.
Value	The value of the location attribute. The value can be: text, if the Data Type of the attribute is Text or List numeric, if the Data Type of the attribute is Text, List, or Number true, if the Data Type of the attribute is Boolean A text or list value can be up to 50 positions. Numbers can be up to 25 positions, including commas, decimal points, or minus signs. Truncated if it exceeds the allotted space.
Location Use	Indicates whether the attribute applies to the location if it is the Originating, Pickup, or Sourcing location for an order.
Data Type	Indicates the type of data that can be defined through the attribute. Available data types are: Boolean: Indicates whether a condition is true for the location; for example, use a Boolean attribute to identify each location that supports oversized items. List: Used to define a list of valid values that can be assigned to a location; for example, this might be a list of brands that the location supports. Each value can be up to 50 positions. Number: Indicates that the value defined through the attribute must be numeric. Numbers can be up to 25 positions, including commas, decimal points, or minus signs. Text: Indicates that the value defined through the attribute is text. Values can be up to 50 positions.
Edit	Select the edit icon () next to a location attribute to open the Edit Product Attribute window.
Delete	Select the delete icon () next to a location attribute to delete the attribute from the location.