## Item attributes

Attribute | Description
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GENERAL
Item ID | The unique identifier by which the item is known in SSA ECM. Entries in this field are automatically changed to uppercase. Queries on this field must be entered in UPPERCASE only.
Revision | The revision of the item. Each combination of item ID and revision forms a unique identifier within SSA ECM.
Date Created | The date the item was created, in the format set up for your system.
Description | A short description of the item.
Status | The status of the item: UNDEFINED, RELEASED, or UNDER CHANGE. Defaults to UNDEFINED when the item is first created.
Originator | The user responsible for last changing the item revision with a manual check-out. When the item is created, this is the current user.
Item Character | Defines how the item is used, for example, as WBS, WP, project, or other item.
Category | The classification category or subcategory for the item, if item classification has been enabled.
Originating Application | The external application in which the item was created, for example, a CAD program.
Derived From | The original item from which the item was copied.
Logistic Template | The ERP template from which the item's default attribute values are taken, together with its links.
Create CAD File |
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Approval Date | The date the item was RELEASED.
Previous Revision | This field is blank when the item is created or copied, and has not yet been checked out. After the item has been checked out, this field displays the revision of the item before it was checked out.
Effective From | The start date of the effectivity of the item, in the date format set up for your system.
Effective To | The end date of the effectivity of the item, in the date format set up for your system.
Business Process ID | The ID of the business process that has locked this item. While the business process is in progress, its ID is the value for this attribute. When the business process finishes, the field becomes blank.
Modification ID | The ID of the modification that has locked this item (display only). While the modification is in progress, its ID is the value for this attribute. When the modification finishes, the field becomes blank.
CHARACTERISTICS
Lot Control | By Lot, By Unit, or Not Applicable (display only).
Serialized | Specifies that this serialized item will receive a serial number on the shop floor. The value of the Lot Control attribute will be updated in SSA Baan ERP: Yes sets the Lot Control attribute value to By Unit; No sets the Lot Control attribute value to Not Applicable.
End Item | Defines this item as an end item. Only serialized items can be defined as end items.
Design Externally | Items that are designed externally and not created within SSA PDM. They can be viewed but not managed within SSA ECM (display only).
Item Type | Defines the characteristics of manufactured and purchased parts in SSA PDM (mandatory for ERP integration purposes). The item type together with the item group is used to retrieve default item data from SSA Baan ERP.
Item Group | Sets of items grouped on the basis of common features. The item group is used in conjunction with the item type, and must form a valid combination (mandatory for ERP integration purposes).
Budget Element ID | The identification code of the budget element defined for the item in ERP Project.
Phantom | A manufactured item that is used in the next step of manufacturing immediately after the item is built. A phantom is normally not held in inventory; phantoms are mainly defined to create a modular product structure.
Service | Defines whether this item can be included in a service bill of materials for future maintenance and repairs. If set to Yes, the item is defined as a service item when transferred to SSA Baan ERP.
SELECTION
Product Type | Sorting and selecting criteria used for print selections and for specific comparison functions.
Selection Code | Selection criteria for items by color, diameter, product expiry date, and so on (optional).
Signal Code | In SSA Baan ERP, signal codes are used to generate signals (information messages), which appear when you enter an item to which a signal code is linked. Signals can also be used to block the issue and/or requisition of goods.
Order Policy | Defines whether an item is designed for a specific project, or for stock (mandatory for ERP integration purposes).
Eng. Item Group | Sets of engineering items that are grouped based on common features. This field is used in making print selections from SSA Baan ERP (mandatory for ERP integration purposes).
Eng. Item Ref. | Optional free text field.
Engineer | The engineer that designed the part. The entry in this field must correspond to an entry in the SSA Baan ERP Engineers table.
Manufacturer | Only for SSA Baan ERP 5.0 integration purposes.
Security Access Level | The security level of the item. Together with the user type, this attribute controls access to the item (previously Classification).
Lifecycle | The name given to various stages of an item from design to production.
Long Lead Item (LLI) | Identifies this item as requiring immediate ordering, to ensure that the product can be completed in time to meet the delivery date.
COST
Cost | The cost of a purchased item, or the estimated cost for a manufactured item.
Currency | The currency for the cost.
UNIT DATA
BOM Unit | The quantity of the item on which the engineering BOM is based.
Unit of Measure | Units of measure are used to specify physical quantities such as weight, piece, length, area, volume, or time.
Weight | The weight of the item.
Unit of Weight | A unit of weight such as kilograms or pounds.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Standard | The standard of the item.
Size | The size of the item.
Material | The material from which the item is made.
Warehouse | The default warehouse in which the item is stored. The warehouse is transferred to SSA Baan ERP and is used, for example, to calculate the item's cost price and to generate purchase orders.
Recyclability | The level of recyclability of the item, selected from a list maintained by your organization.
Locked By | The user ID of the person currently updating the item.
Derived From | If this item was copied or duplicated from another item, this is the ID of the original item.
Originating Item | Specifies whether this item is the basic model in the associated CAD system to which all other members in the category are related.
CAD Instance Name | The name of the variant in the CAD family table.
SEARCH ARGUMENTS
Search Key 1&2 | Fields that are used for quick retrieval of the item.

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