Item data

To start the sessions in which you can specify default data and item data for the various LN packages, you can use the buttons on the last tab pages of the Items - Defaults (tcibd0102m000) and Items (tcibd0501m000) sessions.

Some types of items can easily be replaced by similar items with a different item code, for example, when an item is not immediately available or was replaced. You can use the Alternative Items (tcibd0505m000) session to specify which items can replace other items.

For more information, refer to Defining alternative items and replacement items.

If you want to use equipment items, you must specify these items in the Equipment (tppdm0512m000) or Project Equipment (tppdm6512m000) sessions. After specification, they appear in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session.

You can set up list items to speed up order processing and order entry of repetitive sales orders. You can use product lists to define the composition of a product in terms of other products and/or lists.

For more information, refer to List items.

If the item is a serialized item, you can use the Serialized Items (tcibd4501m000) session to view serial numbers that were automatically generated or entered manually. You can use the mask sessions to define the masks that LN uses to generate serial numbers.

For more information, refer to Overview of serialized items.

You can specify an item's default supply source in the Items (tcibd0501m000) and Items - Defaults (tcibd0102m000) sessions.

You can temporarily change the supply source of Purchased and Manufactured items in the Date-Effective Supply Source (tcibd0510m000) session.

For more information, refer to Date-effective supply source.

You can set up the item data to buy items that can be manufactured by alternative manufacturers.

For more information, refer to To buy items from alternative manufacturers.

You can use the Mass Change Item Assignments (tcibd0204m000) session to specify or change assignments for a large number of items at once. For example, you can reassign a range of items from buyer A to buyer B, or you can assign all the unassigned items to buyer B.