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The generate new item function allows you to quickly create an item, that does not currently exist in the Item file, and immediately enter it on a sales order line. This function expedites the entry of sales order lines, without having to first spend time putting up a new item in the Item file.
The item is automatically generated when you click OK from this window or if you click the Activate mult whs button to activate multiple warehouses for the item. When you return to the Add lines panel, you can immediately enter the item for the sales order line you are creating.
Function keys
| Item segm entry | Access the Item file maintenance, Build item code from segments panel where you can build your item segmentation table. |
| View cntrls | Access the View controls panel where you can turn item segmentation on or off. |
| Dsp segm fields | Access the Item file maintenance, Item segments panel where you can view the parameters that the item segmentation type is built on. |
| Activate mult whs | Access a panel where you can activate multiple warehouses for the item. |
- Templ for defaults
- The item maintenance template defined in Work with DC1 user profiles for your user profile is defaulted in this field, but can be changed. Note: The template you enter must have valid defaults for the following panels:
- Basic data
- Warehouses Inventory Management (if DC1 Inventory Control is activated).
- Item
- Mandatory entry. Enter the identification of the item you are creating.
- Warehouse
- Mandatory entry. Defaults the warehouse for the customer from the sales order line, but can be changed. Enter the warehouse from which the item will be dispatched.
Note: If the STKOWNER (Stock Ownership) functionality is activated in the Function control file, you cannot enter a logical warehouse that is linked to a physical warehouse in this field. The physical warehouse must be activated first. Enter the physical warehouse and then click the Activate mult whs function key to activate the logical warehouse.
- Internal name
- Mandatory entry. Enter the internal name of the item you are creating.
- Stock unit
- Mandatory entry. Enter the stock unit for the item.
- Average cost or Standard cost or FIFO cost
- The name of this field depends on how the value of the Cost type parameter is defined in the system.
Mandatory entry. Enter the appropriate cost.
- Main supplier
- Mandatory entry. Enter a code from the Business partner file, indicating the main supplier of the item.
- Sales price
- This and the remaining fields regarding the sales price are an all-or-none scenario: either all sales price fields (Currency, Sales unit, Price unit, Price unit conversion, and Conversion factor) must be completed, or none of them. Enter the sales price of the item.
Note: If a sales price is entered, it will override the current sales price information defined in the default for the template you are using. In addition, the following will happen:
- Any other pricing parameters (Mark-up factor, Mark-up base, etc) are set to zero.
- Field Qty dep pric is set to NO
- Currency
- Enter the currency in which the item is to be sold.
- Sales unit
- Enter the sales unit.
- Sales unit conv
- Enter the conversion factor for the sales unit. The conversion factor determine the relation between the stock unit and the sales unit.
- Price unit
- Only displayed if the PRCUNIT (Price unit handling) function is activated in the Function control file. Enter the unit in which the sales price is presented. See About price unit handling for more information.
- Price unit conv
- Only displayed if the PRCUNIT (Price unit handling) function is activated in the Function control file. Enter the conversion factor for the sales price unit.
- Purchase price
- This and the remaining fields regarding the purchase price are an all or none scenario. Either all purchase price fields (Currency, Purchase unit, Price unit, Price unit conversion, and Conversion factor) must be completed, or none of them. Enter the purchase price of the item.
Note: If you enter a purchase price, this will override the current Act. price 1 in the default for the template you are using. In addition, the following will happen:
- Field Qty dep price is set to NO
- Currency
- Enter the currency in which the item is purchased.
- Purchase unit
- Enter the purchase unit.
- Purch unit conv
- Enter the conversion factor for the purchase unit. The conversion factor determine the relation between the stock unit and the purchase unit.
- Price unit
- Only displayed if the PRCUNIT (Price unit handling) function is activated in the Function control file. Enter the unit in which the purchase price is presented. See About price unit handling for more information.
- Price unit conv
- Only displayed if the PRCUNIT (Price unit handling) function is activated in the Function control file. Enter the conversion factor for the purchase price unit.
Activate warehouses (DIR02203)
This panel is accessed by clicking Activate mult whs from the previous panel (Generate new item) or by entering an existing item on the sales order line and clicking Add.
All warehouses from the Warehouse table are displayed. You can activate (assign) one or more warehouses for the item, allowing you to dispatch items from different warehouses. Note: If the STKOWNER (Stock Ownership) functionality is activated in the Function control file, and you want to activate a logical warehouse for the item, the physical warehouse must be activated first.
Selection fields
- Template f. defaults
- For a new item you are generating, defaults the template entered on the previous panel (Generate new item). For an existing item (entered on the Add lines panel and clicking Add), defaults the item maintenance template defined in Work with DC1 user profiles for your user profile. This template can be changed.
Note: The template you enter must have valid defaults for the following panels:
- Basic data
- Warehouses
- Inventory Management (if DC1 Inventory Control is activated).
- Average cost or Standard cost or FIFO cost
- The name of this field depends on the active cost type in the system (defined in the DIS control file). The field is only displayed if the Cost by warehouse feature is activated in the system (done in the DIS control file). Displays the cost price entered on panel Generate new item, if any. Otherwise, enter the applicable cost price for the item per warehouse that is active or that you intend to activate.
- Item
- Displays the item and description.