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   <Header>
      <Title>Item data</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1155439">
         <Level1>item data</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>LN item data consists
      of general item data and package-specific item data. You enter the general item
      data in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd" role="module">Item Base Data</GUIRef> module of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc" role="package">Common</GUIRef>. You enter the package-specific item data in the various LN packages.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>General item data</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>The general item data consists of:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>The item code, which
          identifies the item.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Item data that
          determine the way LN processes the item, such as the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">item type</Link> and the item's <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000337" role="glossary">inventory unit</Link>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Item data for your
          information, such as the item grouping data that is described in <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000003" role="manual">Item grouping data</Link>.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>For details about how
        to set up the general item data, see <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000330" role="manual">To set up the item data</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Package-specific item data</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>To start the sessions in which you can specify default data
          and item data for the various LN packages, you can use the buttons on the
          last tab pages of the following sessions:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0102s000" role="session">Item - General Defaults (tcibd0102s000)</GUIRef>, to specify the default data.</ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000" role="session">Item - General (tcibd0101s000)</GUIRef>, to specify item specific data.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Mass change of item assignments</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0204m000" role="session">Mass Change Item Assignments (tcibd0204m000)</GUIRef> session to define or change assignments
        for a large number of items at once. For example, you can reassign a range of
        items from buyer A to buyer B, or you can assign all the items that are not
        assigned to a buyer to buyer B.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>For ranges of item groups and items you can define or
          change the following assignments:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#Buyer_td" role="glossary">buyer</Link>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000018" role="glossary">planner</Link>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000329" role="glossary">shop floor panner</Link>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000314" role="glossary">routing group</Link>.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Serialized items</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If the item is a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000302" role="glossary">serialized item</Link>, you can use
        the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4501m000" role="session">Serialized Items (tcibd4501m000)</GUIRef> session to view serial numbers and enter serial
        numbers manually. For details, see <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000304" role="manual">Overview of serialized items</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Date-effective item data</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can use the Mask
        sessions to define the masks that LN uses to generate serial numbers. The
        item type that you select in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000" role="session">Item - General (tcibd0101s000)</GUIRef> session is the item's default item type. You can
        temporarily change the item type of purchased and manufactured items in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0510m000" role="session">Date-Effective Item Data (tcibd0510m000)</GUIRef> session. For details, see <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000322" role="manual">Date-effective item data</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Alternative items</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Some types of items
        can easily be replaced by similar items with a different item code, for
        example, if an item is not immediately available. You can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0505m000" role="session">Alternative Items (tcibd0505m000)</GUIRef> session to specify which items can replace other items
        when this is necessary. For details, see <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000049" role="manual">To define alternative items and replacement items</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Alternative manufacturers</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can set up the
        item data in so that you can buy items that can be manufactured by alternative
        manufacturers. For details, see <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000320" role="manual">To buy items from alternative manufacturers</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Item code systems</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>In addition to your company's item codes, you can identify
          items by other item codes, for example, the item codes that your business
          partners use. Use the following sessions to specify the other item codes and
          link them to your items:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0106m000" role="session">Item Code Systems (tcibd0106m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0504m000" role="session">Item Codes by Item Code System (tcibd0504m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>List data</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can set up <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000061" role="glossary">list items</Link> to speed up order
        processing and order entry of repetitive sales orders. You can use product
        lists to define the composition of a product in terms of other products and/or
        lists. For details, see <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000331" role="manual">List items</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000330" role="manual">To set up the item data</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000322" role="manual">Date-effective item data</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000049" role="manual">To define alternative items and replacement items</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000320" role="manual">To buy items from alternative manufacturers</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000331" role="manual">List items</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>