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Item outlooks control which characteristics are to be visualized by the user and are utilized in the following:
- Work with characteristics file when maintaining characteristics.
- When applying the Item classification definition to create an item.
- As search criteria when looking up items in the Select items panel (select More sele).
- When browsing the characteristics for an Item. (Viewed by clicking the Display item option from the Select item panel and then the Characteristics function key).
Item outlooks can also be used as a filter; granting users access to only those characteristics that are applicable. In your company you may not want to grant access to all characteristics for all users. There may be characteristics that hold sensitive data that should not be made visible to everyone. You can connect an Item outlook code to a user in the Work with DC1 user profiles file to restrict access to characteristics not held (activated) in the Item outlook code. Only those characteristics activated in the connected Item outlook code will be visible to the user.
When a characteristic is added in the Work with characteristics file, it is automatically activated, by default, for all item outlooks defined in this file. You can activate/deactivate the item outlooks applicable/not applicable for the characteristic by doing any of the following:
- Clicking the Characteristics option in this file and then selecting the Activate/Deactivate option for the applicable characteristic.
- Clicking the Item outlooks option for the applicable characteristic in the Work with characteristics file and then clicking the Activate/Deactivate option for the applicable Item outlook.
Options
| Characteristics | Select this option to activate/deactivate the characteristics for the applicable item outlook. |
Selection fields
Work with item outlooks (DMR09904)
On this panel you create the Item outlooks you deem applicable for your needs.
- Item outlook
Work with item outlooks, Copy (DMR09905)
- Outlook
- New outlook
Work with item outlooks, Deletion (DMR09908)
Work with item outlooks, Characteristics (DMR09911)
This panel displays all characteristics that were activated in the Work with item characteristics file for the item outlook. Here you have the possibility to activate/deactivate the characteristics that you want/do not want to be made visible to the user when the item outlook is selected at item creation.
Options
| Activate/Deactivate | Select this option to activate/deactivate the characteristic for the item outlook. |
Selection fields
- Item outlook
- Displays the selected item outlook.
- Item outlook
- This column lists the characteristics connected to the Item outlook.
- Description
- This column lists the description for the characteristics.
- Profile
- This column lists the Item classification profile to which the characteristic is connected.
- Active
- This column lists the code for YES or NO indicating if the characteristic is activated for the selected item outlook. The Item outlook controls which characteristics are to be visualized by the user. When a characteristic is added, it is automatically activated, by default, for all item outlooks defined in the Work with item outlooks file. This means that the characteristic will be visible when characteristics are maintained or browsed by a user when utilizing the applicable item outlook. You can activate/deactivate the characteristic by clicking Activate/Deactivate for those applicable.
Note: All characteristics must be activated for at least one Item outlook to be able to create an item using the Item classification functionality. To restrict access to specific characteristics, you can connect an Item outlook code to a user in the Work with DC1 user profiles file. Only those characteristics activated in the connected Item outlook code will be visible to the user.