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   <Header>
      <Title>Segmented item codes</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1142504">
         <Level1>Segmented codes</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1142507">
         <Level1>Item code</Level1>
         <Level2>segmented</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Item codes can consist of more than one field or segment.
		  Segmented item codes consist of:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The item-base segment.
		  The item-base segment code must always be present.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Other segments, which
		  assign the item to a specific group or usage. For example, the project segment
		  assigns the item to a project. The cluster segment of a plan item assigns the
		  item to a cluster in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>If you point at a
		code-segment field, LN displays a tooltip that describes the segment.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can use the
		item-code segments to select items. For example, you can use the project
		segment to distinguish the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#CustomItem_ti" role="glossary">customized items</Link> of various
		projects, and to distinguish them from standard items. The project segment is
		necessary to link a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000026" role="glossary">standard-to-order</Link> item to a
		customer order.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>In the current LN version, you can define the following
		  segments:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Item Base. This segment consists of the item base code.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Project. This links the customized item to a specific project.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Cluster. This segment contains the item's warehouse cluster
		  that is used in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>. The cluster segment is only used for plan items in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>. For
		  details, see <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000301" role="manual">Clusters in Enterprise Planning</Link>.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Empty segment-code fields</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If a code segment is
		  not applicable for the item, the segment field is empty. For example, the
		  project segment of items that are not assigned to a project is empty.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>To enter segmented codes</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You enter a segmented
		  code in the same way as you enter a number of separate fields. You can usually
		  zoom from a segment field to the appropriate session and select a code.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>For example, to enter
		  the project segment you can zoom to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0552m000" role="session">General Projects (tcmcs0552m000)</GUIRef> session and select a project.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Defining item-code segments</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>You define the item-code segments in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/gfd/ttgfd4122m000" role="session">Segmented Domains (ttgfd4122m000)</GUIRef> session in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/bp" role="package">People</GUIRef>. Each code-segment definition determines:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>The segment length.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>If the segment field
			 is right aligned or left aligned.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>If LN converts the code to
			 uppercase.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>The session to which
			 you can zoom from the segment field.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>The text of the
			 tooltip that indicates the segment type.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Once you have defined
		  the item code segments and you have created or generated item codes, you cannot
		  change the item code segmentation.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000115" role="manual">To use codes</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>