The Item Master spans all trading partners and should correspond to the company's item master (and host item numbers).

Trading partner item numbering is stored on the item XREF level at the trading partner level.

Important

It is important to configure attributes and attribute hierarchies prior to loading items. See Procurement C onfigurations for more information.

Select Item from the navigation menu under Procurement, Transportation Tendering, or Price Management to view the Item List page.

Item Master List View

The Item List page allows you to view and edit all items (as your security permissions allow).

Use the Filters section to filter the displayed items.

Item Master Edit View

General

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Host Item	Host system's item number.
Description	Detailed description for an item.
Department	Department associated with an item.
NMFC	National Motor Freight Classification value.
Weight	Weight for a single stated unit of measure.
Weight UM	Unit of measure for the stated weight.
Track Inventory	Indicates whether inventory for an item is being tracked.
Batch Controlled	Indicates whether an item is batch/lot controlled.
Mix Batch	Indicates whether mixed batches can be used to fulfill a PO.
Manufacture Date Required	Indicates whether the manufacture date must be specified for a batch.
Expiration Date Required	Indicates whether an expiration date is required for a batch.
Batch Reg Ex	Used for validation of batch numbers using regular expressions.
Active	Indicates whether an item is currently active.

Source

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Quantity	Allows configuration of pack quantity and pallet quantity (unit is assumed to be one and stated above in the Weight and Weight UM fields). Quantity is always expressed in units (number of units in a pack, number of units in a pallet).
Weight	Weight for pack and pallet (weight for unit is specified in the Weight and Weight UM fields).
Display Name	The name for the unit/pack/pallet.
Barcode	Barcodes for the unit/pack/pallet (typically GTINs).
Cost	Cost for the unit/pack/pallet.

Inventory Thresholds

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Low	If the available quantity is below this value, the quantity on the Inventory page will be highlighted red.
Medium	If the available quantity is below this value but above the low value, the quantity on the Inventory page will be highlighted yellow.
High	If the available quantity is below this value but above the medium value, the quantity on the Inventory page will be highlighted green. Values above this high value will not be highlighted.

User Defined Values

There are eight user-defined values to store various other item values.

Attributes

Allows for maintenance on any current host-defined item attributes.