| # Item - General (tcibd0101s000) use.session.to maintain general item data. Note General item data is the item data that applies to all the baan packages. You can define the item data that is specific for the baan packages in the Item sessions of the packages. This data is called the sub-entity item data. You can use the buttons on the Sub Entities tab page of the session to start the package-specific Item sessions. Example You can maintain the item data that specifically applies to sales transactions in the Item - Sales (tdisa0101s000) session. Before you can define the sales item data, you must first define the item in the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session. The item type The item type that you select in the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session is the item's default item type. You can temporarily change the item type of purchased and manufactured items in the Date-Effective Item Data (tcibd0510m000) session. To start this session, click the Date Effective Item Data button. Change control If you use Data Management, you can set up the change control of the item by means of Change Management change orders. In the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session you can enter and select a number of fields and check boxes in the Change Control box to indicate the type of change control that is required for the item. Related topics To use codes To set up the item data Integration Manufacturing and Document Management Item The item code. Segmented item codes consist of a project-code segment and an item-base segment (the item code). You can define the item code segmentation in the Item Code Segmentation (tcibd0500m000) session. Note If the item is a generic item, the following characters are not allowed in the item code:
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The reason is that object files that are generated for constraints in the Product Configuration module cannot contain these characters. Related topics To use codes Item Type item type You can define default values for an item type/item group combination in the Items - General Defaults (tcibd0502m000) session. You can click Date Effective Item Data to start the Date-Effective Item Data (tcibd0510m000) session and temporarily change the item type of items of type Purchased and Manufactured. Allowed values Item Type (a.k.a. kind of item) Related topics To set up the item data To change an item's default data Date-effective item data Item Group The item's item group. You must assign every item to an item group. To select the item group you can: Select or create an item group in the Item Groups (tcmcs0123m000) session. Select the item's default data from the Items - General Defaults (tcibd0502m000) session. The item default data includes the item group. If you defined default item data for the item type and item group in the Items - General Defaults (tcibd0502m000) session, baan enters the default data in the relevant fields of the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session. You can use the default values or change the values as required. Related topics To change an item's default data Item Type Specification A further specification of items of the Purchased or List item type. If the item type is Purchased, you can specify that the item is a tool. If the item type is List, you can specify whether the item is a Kit. Option. Menu. Purchase Schedule in Use If this check box is selected, orders for the item are issued according to a purchase schedule. You can select this check box only for items of the types: Purchased. Manufactured. If you change this check box and you have already defined the item's ordering data in the Items - Ordering (tcibd2500m000) session or the Items - Ordering Defaults (tcibd2501m000) session, you must redefine the ordering system in the item ordering data. For items of types other than Purchased and Manufactured, baan clears the Purchase Schedule in Use check box and you cannot change the selection of the check box. Change Order The change order that determines the item's effective date. baan cannot use the item before the effective date. The change order is linked to the item in the Change Management module of Data Management. CHM Control If this check box is selected, you can use Change Management (CHM) change orders to control the item data and to control the effectivity dates of the item's BOM data and routing data in Common Data. You can then select or clear the other Change Control fields and check boxes. By default, Common Data selects this check box if you selected the Object Data Management (DM) check box in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Effective Date The date and time when the item becomes effective. baan cannot use the item on any order or plan before the effective date. This allows you to define items in advance, before they are actually ordered or produced. The date is supplied by the Change Management (CHM) module of Data Management. Effectivity Dates by CO If you want to control the effectivity dates of the item's BOMs and routings by means of Change Management change orders of Data Management, select this check box. If the CHM Control check box is selected and you clear this check box, baan applies the changes according to the approved change orders but does not record the effective dates. This allows you to track the changes that are made to the item, the BOM, and the routing of which the effective dates are not important. Multiple COs If you select this check box, a single BOM line or routing operation can be controlled by more than one change order at a time. The first change order that is approved makes the BOM line or routing operation effective. If the Effectivity Dates by CO check box is selected, you can select and clear this check box. Unit Set The item's unit set. Inventory Unit The item's inventory unit. Note You can only enter the inventory unit for items of the following types: Purchased item. Manufactured item. Generic item. The item's cost price is based on the inventory unit. The item ordering quantities are expressed in the inventory unit. Note If you use Project, you must specify the item's inventory unit because the inventory unit is required for project calculations. Weight Unit The weight unit in which the item's weight is expressed on the intrastat report. For details, see EU transaction reporting. Weight The item's weight, expressed in the item's weight unit. This information is required on the intrastat report. For details, see EU transaction reporting. Material The material of which the item is composed. This field is only used for information. Standard The industrial standard used to produce or purchase the item. For example, NEN3140 or ISO9000. This field is only used for information. Size The item's size. This field is only used for information. Last Modification Date The date the general item data, or the package related item data, such as Purchase Data or Ordering Data, was last modified. Product Type product type Selection Code selection code Country of Origin The item's country of origin. Product Class product class Product Line product line Manufacturer The item's default manufacturer. Related topics To buy items from alternative manufacturers Commodity Code commodity code Related topics EU transaction reporting Item Signal signal EAN Code The barcode used to register the item. Cost Component The cost component used for the item in Project or Service. The cost component must be of the type Not Applicable or Material Costs. Note List items do not have cost components. Product Variant An indication of the process from which the product variant configuration was initiated. Related topics How to configure product variants and generate product structures Update Method E-Item Relation The selected value indicates how baan handles the relationship between revisions of the engineering item and standard items or customized items. Allowed values Possible values Type of Replacement The item's replacement status. Item Text text.yesno Related topics To use texts Tool Type Data If this check box is selected, you have specified the item's tool type data in the Tool Types (titrp0501m000) session. If the item is a tool you can click the button to start the Tool Types (titrp0501m000) session and enter or view the item's tool data. Sales Data If this check box is selected, you have specified specific item data for sales in the Item - Sales (tdisa0101s000) session. To enter or view the item sales data, click the button to start the Item - Sales (tdisa0101s000) session. Production Data If this check box is selected, you have specified the item's production data in the Items - Production (tiipd0101m000) session. To enter or view the item production data, click the button to start the Items - Production (tiipd0101m000) session. Costing Data If this check box is selected, you have specified specific item data for cost calculation in the Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000) session. To enter or view the item costing data, click the button to start the Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000) session. Warehousing Data If this check box is selected, you have specified specific item data that is required by Warehouse Management in the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4100s000) session. To enter or view the item warehousing data, click the button to start the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4100s000) session. Project Data If this check box is selected, you have specified specific item data that is required by Project in the Item - Project (tppdm0105s000) session. To enter or view the item project data, click the button to start the Item - Project (tppdm0105s000) session. Serialized If this check box is selected, occurrences of the item are serialized items. baan generates the serial numbers by using a mask, or you can enter the serial numbers manually. Note If you cannot select this check box, because the check box is greyed out, the rounding factor of the serialized item's inventory unit may be wrong. You must set the rounding factor in the Units (tcmcs0101m000) session to 1.0. Related topics Overview of serialized items To set up serialized items Lot Controlled If this check box is selected, the item must be assigned to a lot. Related topics Lot control Unit Effective End Item If this check box is selected, the item is unit effective. Related topics Overview of unit effectivity Effectivity Units are Interchangeable If this check box is selected, the unit-effective item is interchangeable Related topics Interchangeability of effectivity units Overview of unit effectivity Purchase Data If this check box is selected, you have specified specific data for purchasing the item in the Item - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session. To enter or view the item purchase data, click the button to start the Item - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session. Ordering Data If this check box is selected, you have specified the item data that indicates how you order the item in the Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000) session. To enter or view the item ordering data, click the button to start the Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000) session. Planning Data If this check box is selected, you have specified item data related to planning the order or production in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session. To enter or view the item plan data, click the button to start the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session. Service Data If this check box is selected, you have specified item data related to service in the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) session. To enter or view the item service data, click the button to start the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) session. Freight Data If this check box is selected, you have specified item data related to freight management in the Items - Freight Management (fmfmd1100m000) session. To enter or view the freight data, click the button to start the Items - Freight Management (fmfmd1100m000) session. Item Localized Data The check box is selected if you have specified the India Localization data for the item in the Item Data for Indian Localization (tcibd9137m00l) session. To enter or view the India localization data for the item, click the button to start the Item Data for Indian Localization (tcibd9137m00l) session. Technical Coordinator technical coordinator Actual Item Type The item type that is valid at the current date and time. Allowed values Item Type (a.k.a. kind of item) Related topics Date-effective item data Ordering Data Starts the details session in which you can maintain or display the related details. |