Creating classes and codes

  1. Select Item Setup > Manage Items > Item List.
  2. Open an item record.
  3. On the Classes And Codes tab, specify this information:
    Freight Class
    Select a freight class. Freight classes are used to group items for its Bill of Lading processing.
    Inventory Class
    Select a major and minor inventory class.

    Inventory classes can be used as selection criteria for these purposes:

    • On selected inventory reports
    • In item search
    • In replenishment
    • In physical inventory
    Purchasing Class
    Select a major and minor purchasing class. Classes limit the purchasing power of a buyer and identify the items that can be ordered in Requisitions.
    Sales Class
    Select a major and minor sales class. Item and Order Billing users must assign a major sales class to each item for accounting purposes.
    ICN Code
    The Intrastat Classification Nomenclature code. The Harmonized System of classification codes is designed to identify items for international trade.
    Hazard Code
    Hazard codes describe items that are potentially dangerous. Their descriptions print on the receiving document and the intransit shipping report.
    Commodity Code
    Select a commodity code to assign to the item. Commodity codes help to analyze spending. They are used to classify products and services and help create reports that reflect spending patterns. The commodity code is used on the requisition and purchase order lines.
    UNSPSC Code
    The UNSPSC Code is a standard product classification scheme used in the U.S. only.
    Purchase Taxable
    Select whether the item is taxable or exempt when purchased. If this field is blank, then the default value is defined on the purchase order.
    Purchase Tax Code
    Select a tax code if the item is taxable. This field indicates the tax table from which to extract tax data.
    Product Tax Category
    Product Tax Category is used by Billing to determine tax rate by product. Third-party tax systems use the category to tax an item in one state but not another.
  4. Click Save.
  5. Assign user fields.