Activating item type Product for multisiteA prerequisite for enabling the functionality for sites (multisite) is converting and merging the item types Purchased and Manufactured into the item type Product. Before you can use the item type Product, the value of the Item Type Product parameter must be set to Active in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. If this parameter is Active, the item type Product replaces the item types Purchased and Manufactured, which are no longer available. To change the status from Inactive to Active, complete these tasks: Step 1. Click the In Preparation button next to the Item Type Product parameter in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Consequently, the status changes from Inactive to In Preparation. Step 2. To verify if item defaults are used to create new items, use the Print Item Defaults used for Product (tcibd0402m100) session. The report displays, by item group, the item defaults that are available for the item types Purchased and Manufactured. You can also identify the item groups that do not have item defaults for Product items. Step 3. If item defaults are used to create new items, specify the item defaults for the Product item type and related item group. In the Copy Defaults to Product (tcibd0207m100) session, you can copy the default item data for a combination of item group and Purchased or Manufactured item type to defaults for Product. The default item data also includes the sub-entity defaults, such as item sales defaults. To start this session for specific item defaults, select a record in the Item Defaults (tcibd0102m000) session and click Copy Defaults to Product on the appropriate menu. Step 4. (optional) If an item group includes both Purchased and Manufactured items, you can assign the Purchased and Manufactured items to separate item groups.
To start the Reassign Item Group (tcibd0201m000) session for a specific item, select the item in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session and click Reassign Item Group on the appropriate menu. Note: Because item groups are used across LN, changing item groups may have a considerable impact. Step 5. To actually upgrade the item types Purchased and Manufactured to Product and to remove the item defaults for Purchased and Manufactured items, use the SPT for upgrade to Item Type 'Product' (tcspt2013m000) session. Consequently, the Item Type Product parameter is set to Active in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Note: It is recommended to complete this step when no users are active.
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