Configuring code types

To configure a code type:

  1. Log on to the Business Center as a merchant administrator.
  2. Click the Application Setup > Code Types link in the navigator.
  3. In the Add New Code Type area, enter a descriptive name for the code type.
  4. Click Save.

    The new code type will be listed along with the code types provided with the default setup.

    The table below describes all the code types provided with the default setup data for Infor e-Commerce. These code types cannot be deleted.

    Type Notes
    Action These codes establish the various actions associated with re-exporting an order through the XML gateway.
    ActiveInactive These codes establish the status that can be assigned to the newsletter subscription.
    ApplicationData - Group These codes establish a set of group that can be assigned to parameters related to the application, mail, category, catalog, address format, image, user, search engine and sales tool.
    Attr-Type

    These codes establish a set of types that can be assigned to attributes of a complex item.

    Currently, two attribute types are supported: "Single" and "Multiple".

    See Applying attributes to items.

    BO These codes establish the various business objects, which have methods with logging.
    Boolean

    These codes establish the two options available as answers to a yes/no question. They are used in many different places throughout the Business Center and Customer Center.

    Two types of boolean values are possible: "Yes" and "No".

    CampType

    These codes establish the various categories into which special offers listed in the Campaigns area of the Customer Center can be placed.

    Currently, two campaign types are supported: "C" (Campaigns) and "N" (News).

    CatType

    These codes establish the set of category types that are available. A category’s type controls how that category can be used with complex items.

    Currently, three category types are supported: "Normal", and "Variant".

    For more information about how these are used, see Category types

    Command These codes establish a set of actions that can be associated with the business objects.
    CompRole

    These codes establish a set of company types that are available. A company’s type controls, among other things, the types of actions its users can perform.

    Currently, four company types are supported:

    • Merchant: The company running and selling items through the Infor e-Commerce Customer Center. Only one company of this type exists; it is included in the company list and its settings can be changed just as with MultiUser companies.

    • MultiUser: These are the standard reseller companies. All new companies that you add will be of this type.

    • Guest: A virtual company with which the guest user is associated. No other users can be added to this company. Only one company of this type exists; it is not visible in the company list.

    • SingleUser: A virtual company with which all single users (typically, consumers) are associated. Only one company of this type exists; it is not visible in the company list.

    • ProspectUser: A virtual company with which guest users subscribing for newsletters are associated; it is not visible in the company list.

    ConditionField

    These codes establish a set of parameters for defining segmentation conditions.

    For complete details about segmentation, see Defining user segment criteria.

    DFIsRate

    These codes establish the types of delivery fees that are available. The delivery- fee type determines whether the fee is a fixed amount ("N"), or computed based on the value of the order ("Y").

    For complete details about delivery fees, see Delivery fees.

    Discount

    These codes define the types of discounts that are available to the user within Infor e-Commerce.

    For more information on discounts, see Campaigns and promotions.

    District These codes define district locations, which are used to determine delivery addresses.
    Facility These codes establish accounting centers of customers.
    Harbor Airport These codes define harbor and airport locations, which are used to determine shipping addresses.
    IECCOStatus These codes establish order statuses of style items. These codes are used to classify and filter orders in preparation for multiple order viewing.
    IECItemAttribute These codes define the attributes of style items.
    IECItemBrand These codes establish the brands of style items.
    IECItemCollection These codes define style collections, which are primarily used for grouping and ordering.
    IECItemColor These codes establish colors of style items.
    IECItemColorOption These codes establish color options, such as color shades and color themes.
    IECItemSeason These codes define seasons for style items.
    IECItemStyles These codes define style items.
    IECItemThemes These codes establish themes of style items.
    Images These codes establish the various types of images that you can upload for a category, manufacturer, campaign, item, brand and warehouse.
    IsDangerous These codes identify fragile or volatile items, enabling you to tag them for careful handling during delivery.
    ItemAttributeCodes These codes define item attributes for interface with ERP systems.
    ItemCode

    These codes establish the set of item types that are available. An item’s type controls how that item can be used with complex items.

    Currently, four item types are supported: "None", "Normal", "Variant" and "Subitem".

    For more information about how the none, normal and subitem types are used in the Business Center, see Types of items.The variant type appears only when viewing the Item table in the database (the Business Center shows this type of item only when it is created directly on a category of type "variant"). See the Infor e-Commerce Developer’s Guide for details about how item data is stored in the database.

    ItemGroup The codes classify groups or categories of items in Infor e-Commerce.
    ItemList

    These codes establish a set of item lists to which buyers can add items in the Customer Center.

    Currently, two item list types are supported: "Favoritism" and "Washiest".

    ItemRating The codes establish rating standards, which enable users to rate items in . For example, an item can be rated from 1 to 10 – 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest.
    ItemUnit

    Every item in the catalog must include a specification of the unit (piece, kilogram, liter, etc.) by which the item can be ordered.

    When you configure the item, you select the unit from a list (see Adding an item). A default set of units is supplied with the initial setup data for Infor e-Commerce, but you may occasionally need to define new units for use with some special types of items.

    LocaleDateFormat These codes determine the date format that is displayed in the application.
    LocaleDecimalSeparators These codes establish symbols that can be used to separate decimal places in numbers.
    LocaleThousandSeparators These codes define symbols that can be used to separate figures that are up to thousands.
    LocaleTimeFormat These codes determine the time format that is displayed in the application.
    LuceneIndexStatus These codes define the status of Lucene Index scheduled jobs.
    MarketType These codes define market types for B2B and B2C setups.
    MenuType These codes segregate menu types for B2B and B2C setups.
    OrderType These codes establish rules for processing an order by defining order types.
    Ostatus

    These codes establish the various statuses that an order can have. In the database, all unsubmitted orders are stored in the same table. The way any given order can be used will depend on its status as, for example, incoming, draft, shared, standard, etc.

    For more information about the various options available for handling orders, see Advanced ordering options.

    PmtStatus

    These codes establish the various statuses that submitted orders can have as it progresses through the various stages of online payment processing. They do not apply to orders that will be invoiced later.

    For more information about the various options available for handling payment and how these are reflected in the order’s payment status, see Payment handling.

    PaymentMethod These codes define payment methods that are supported within the application.
    PaymentTerms These codes establish payment terms in purchasing items within Infor e-Commerce. Examples of payment terms include Cash on Delivery (COD), Credit, and Money Order.
    Place These codes are used to define a customer's address information.
    PmtStatus These codes define order processing by establishing payment status.
    POStat These codes establish the various statuses that an incoming order can have. An order can be in one of the following status: Incoming, Printed or Delivered.
    PresType

    These codes establish the set of input-control types (for example, drop-down list, check box, or option button) that can be used to display complex-item options to customers. Usually, you will not change these.

    For more information about how these are used, see Applying attributes to items.

    ProductRelation These codes establish the various item relations. There are four types of relations: Upsale, Crossale, Replacement and Accessory.
    RegisteredEquipmentStatus These codes establish the status of registered equipment items in the application.
    RelateType

    These codes establish the various ways that various items can be related to one another (for example, replacement item, up-sell item or cross-sell item). Usually, you will not change these.

    For more information about how these are used, see Item relations.

    ReplicationEntityStatus These codes define the status of each replicated entity in Infor e-Commerce.
    ReplicationStages These codes define replicated stages in Infor e-Commerce.
    ReplicationStatus These codes establish the status of each replication job.
    Responsible These codes establish the person responsible for an item and its transactions.
    RFQStatus These codes define the status of each Request for Quotation (RFQ) in the application.
    RoleType

    These codes establish the various roles types that can be assigned to a role. The role types include Guest, Merchant, MultiUser and Single User.

    For more information about role types, see .

    Route These codes establish delivery routes to customers.
    SalesPerson These codes define contact persons for each merchant site.
    ScheduledJobStatus These codes establish the various statuses that a scheduled job can have. The status of a scheduled job determines whether the job was successfully completely or not. The job status can have the value "OK" or "Fail".
    ShowAltCur

    These codes establish the set of currency-viewing options available to customers with regard to item prices. This feature is primarily intended for use in Europe, where customers may wish to see prices in euros, their local national currency, or both.

    Currently, three currency-viewing options are supported: "N" (local currency), "Y" (alternate currency) and "B" (both).

    SpecialEvents These codes define specific dates as special events. Examples include holidays, such as Christmas Day and Independence Day.
    Status These codes establish the various statuses of the attempts to re-export an order through the XML gateway. The status includes Initialize, completed, error and OK.
    StoreDayType These codes establish various types of store days.
    StoreType These codes establish various store types that serve as classifications for stores defined in Infor e-Commerce.
    StoreStatus These codes define the status of each store.
    TaxApplicable These codes serve as flags for applying or not applying taxes to customers. For example, a user of Infor e-Commerce may be representing a church or religious organization, and should not be taxed the same way as the regular user.
    TextCSVEncapsulatorChar These codes define order file upload settings (per line) for CSV file types.
    TextCSVSeperatorChar These codes define order file upload settings (per token) for CSV file types.
    TextDecimalSeperatorChar These codes define symbols that can be used to separate decimals when uploading order files.
    TextThousandSeperatorChar These codes define symbols that can be used to separate numbers in thousands when uploading order files.
    UnloadingZone These codes establish warehouses that receive items for storage before being delivered to respective buyers.
    Weekday These codes define days of the week as weekdays. These codes enable Infor e-Commerce users to establish working days, which are used to define store hours.
    YesNo These codes establish the two options available as answers to a yes/no question. They are used in many different places throughout the Business Center and Customer Center.