Item Masters

On the Item Masters page, you can view and edit Sales Item master data. In addition, item master data for packaging material that has the item type Packaging Item can be created manually, copied, and deleted.

Usually, item master data are imported from the connected ERP system. If item master data are created or changed in the ERP system and the automatic ItemMaster BOD import is activated, an ItemMaster BOD is imported. The item master data are shown on the Item Masters page. Item master data of type Sales Item can neither be created nor deleted in the application. On the Item Masters page, you can add and change special item master data that are not provided by the ERP system. You can add, for example, the preferential trade agreement, the preference criterion, the commodity code, and the customs procedure. The information is used by the Shipping area to process and print export-related documents.

For packaging material of type Packaging Item, you can also use the Item Masters page as a stand-alone solution. On this page, you can create and manage your own item master data that cannot be imported from the ERP system.

Note: You activate the automatic ItemMaster BOD import from the ERP system in the code list ImportMasterData. In the code list ItemMasterUpdateFields, you specify the fields that are updated by the ItemMaster BOD import from the ERP system. You can also specify the trading partner-specific fields that can be edited on the Item Masters page.

To search for item master data, specify filter criteria in the field entries of the required columns.

To view the detail settings of the item master data, click the Drill down button.