To inactivate items
- Select Item Management in the Administration menu.
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        Select Items > Inactivate on the Item Management page.
        
The Search for Item to Inactivate page appears.
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        Consider the following fields.
        
- Item Group
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Select the item group for the item that you want to inactivate.
 - Status
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Select Active.
 - Manufacturer Name
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Select either SIM Manufacturers or Procurement Manufacturers to choose a manufacturer category.
Select the name of the manufacturer from the selected group for the item that you want to inactivate.
 - Manufacturer Nbr.
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Enter the manufacturer number of the item that you want to inactivate.
 - Assoc. to Procurement
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Select the association to Procurement for the item that you want to inactivate.
 - SIM Item Nbr.
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Enter the SIM item number for the item that you want to inactivate.
 - Procurement Item Nbr
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Enter the Procurement item number for the item that you want to inactivate.
 - Item Description
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Enter the description of the item that you want to inactivate.
 - Company
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Select the company of the item that you want to inactivate.
 - Instr Source Location
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Select instrument source in the company for the item that you want to inactivate.
 - Instrument Nbr.
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Enter the instrument number of the item that you want to inactivate.
 
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        Click Search to display the items that fit your search
criteria.
        
The Select Item to Inactivate/Activate page displays.
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        Select Inactivate check box in the row of the item   that you want
to inactivate.
        
The Inactivate Item page displays.
Note:Inactivating multiple items at the same time is not allowed.
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        Click Inactivate selected items.
        
The Inactivate Item confirmation page displays.
 - Click OK to return to the Item Management page.