Default Catalog Assignment

You can assign a catalog to a functional area such as Purchasing. When a catalog is assigned to a functional area, the catalog will act based on the rules you defined for that functional area.

Only one default catalog can be assigned to a functional area. During item creation, if certain operational attributes have specific values, then the item being created is assigned to the catalog assigned to the functional area, and then to the default category for the catalog.

To assign a default catalog:

1. Create a catalog based on functional area rules.

2. Create a category and assign it as the default category for this catalog.

3. Assign the catalog to the chosen functional area. Select the Manage Functional Area Catalogs task in the Setup and Maintenance work area, edit a functional area, then select a catalog name.

   • Each functional area has specific rules that the catalog must adhere to, so the assignment process may fail if the catalog does not meet the functional area rules.

   • Some functional areas do not allow the catalog assigned to their area to be changed.

   • Some functional areas allow the catalog to be changed only if no items are assigned to the categories in the catalog.

For example, if values of the operational attributes Purchased and Internally Transferable have been set to Yes, the item being created will be assigned to the default category of the catalog assigned to the Purchasing functional area.