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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Setting up a classification structure in GRT</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Setting up a classification structure in GRT</Level1>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>It can be difficult to find specific items in a company when there is no coherent classification system. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/grt" role="module">Product Classification</GUIRef> module enables you to set up a classification and coding system that can help you quickly retrieve items.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Classification serves to distinguish and summarize objects by relevant characteristics. In other words, to classify objects into groups. In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/grt" role="module">Product Classification</GUIRef> module, groups are called families. The GRT word for the characteristics of a group is features.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>To set up a classification structure, the subjects that follow are crucial:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Families (refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000198" role="manual">Families in GRT</Link> ).</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Features (refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000199" role="manual">Features in GRT</Link> ).</ListItem>
			<ListItem>User data (authorizations).</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Interaction data (refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000016" role="manual">Interaction data in GRT</Link> ).</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Item code structure.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>You can classify items after you have set a classification structure. First check whether the item exists in SSA ERP. If it does exist in SSA ERP, you can start classifying the item (refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000122" role="manual">Classifying items in GRT</Link> ). If the item does not exist, you can code and classify the new item. You can also include parts of the classification code in the code of the new item (refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000124" role="manual">Coding and classifying items in GRT</Link> ).</Paragraph>
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