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Item enquiry in DC1 Analyser

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The following describes how you access basic item information and how you can drill down to more detailed item information. For more information about working with items in DC1, including information on item maintenance, see About working with items.

Note: Before you use the item enquiry routine, make sure that you familiarise yourself with the standard routine for object enquiry described in About working with objects in DC1 Analyser, where you will find full details of the Multimedia functionality. See Getting started in DC1 Analyser for information about creating shortcuts to favourite functions.

Viewing item information

To view item information, do as follows:

  1. Select the Items menu item in the Supply Chain Analysis sub-menu, Object categories list, or the All functions list.
  2. You access the Item browser window.

    3. To run an item search, you can enter some or all of the following information:

    Code
    Enter the code of the item. Tip: If you do not know the name of the DC1 item code you can click Cross reference to the right of this field to retrieve the Cross reference browser window. See Cross reference browser below for instructions.
    Name
    Enter the full name of the item.
    Group
    Select an item group.
    Categories
    Select an item category.
    Account group
    Select an item account group. Note: In most of the above entry fields, you can also use the System search method described in About working with browsers in DC1 Analyser.

    Cross reference browser
    If you click Cross reference to the right of the Code field in the Item browser you open the Cross reference browser. This browser can be used for the following two purposes:

    • You do not know the name of the DC1 item code but do know, for example, the customer’s name for the item. Select the applicable type and then click Find. All cross referenced items for the type will be displayed in the list. The corresponding DC1 item code is displayed in the Item column. Highlight the applicable item and click Select. The DC1 item code will be loaded back into the Code field in the Item browser.
    • You do know the name of the DC1 item code but want to see all alternative names for the item. You can enter the DC1 item code in the Item field and then click Find. All cross referenced items for this item will be displayed in the list. Highlight the applicable item and click Select to load this information into the Code field in the Item browser.

    Note: The Active only box has a check mark by default, meaning that you only want to search for Active items (i.e. items that are not marked for deletion).

    Click Find in the Item browser to run the search.

  3. You view the results of the search in the table list in the Item browser window.

    4. To access further item information, do as follows in the Item browser window:

    • Either, select the item and click Select, or Select menu item item.
    • Or, click the item with the right mouse button to view the Item pop up menu and choose Item/Show/Details.
  4. You access the Item enquiry window.

    5. From this window, you have access to a large amount of information from the Item file. Note: You can click all push buttons displayed on any window to view the details of the fields and, in some cases, drill down to more information.

    Toggle the following pages to browse, and in some cases, drill down to further information:

    • Basic data
    • Classification
    • Inventory
    • Batch
    • Serial numbers
    • Segmentation
    • Profitability, if such has been generated for the item via the Profitability Analysis Tool.

    The following commands are also available from the menu bar and when you click the right mouse button on an item in the Item browser window, allowing you to view even more information about the item. Some can also be accessed by clicking an icon.

    Note: The commands are also available when you see an Item command heading, for example in the Time axis enquiry.

    Choose Or Click Icon Result
    Item/Show/Details   You open the Item enquiry window.
    Item/Show/Suppliers You view all the item suppliers in the Suppliers window. If you now select a supplier, you view an Item/supplier enquiry window in which you view information such as the lead time, default manner of transport, etc.
    Item/Show/Warehouses You view warehouse information in the Warehouses browser window. If you now select a warehouse, you view a Warehouse details for item window.
    Item/Show/Units You view all units defined for the item in the Units browser window. If you now select a unit, you view a Unit details for item window.
    Item/Show/Warehouse balance You view a summary of the warehouse balances for all active warehouses in the Warehouse balance window. Here you view information such as physical stock, quantity on hand, purchase orders and available stock at each warehouse and as a total for the item.
    Item/Show/Time axis   You view the Time axis enquiry window in which the time axis values are depicted in graphical format.
    Item/Show/Planning time   You open the Planning time enquiry window in which the planning time figures are displayed for the item.
    Item/Show/Batches You view batch information for the item.
    Item/Show/IC Forecast   You open the IC Forecast window in which the forecast information is shown for the item in All warehouses.
    Item/Show/Order lines/Sales/Ascending You view sales order lines for the item in ascending numerical order. You can select an order line to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Order lines/Sales/Descending You view sales order lines for the item in descending numerical order. You can select an order line to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Order lines/Purchase/Ascending You view purchase order lines for the item in ascending numerical order. You can select an order line to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Order lines/Purchase/Descending You view purchase order lines for the item in descending numerical order. You can select an order line to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Sales quotation lines/Ascending   You view sales quotation lines for the item in ascending numerical order. You can select a quotation line to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Sales quotation lines/Descending   You view sales quotation lines for the item in descending numerical order. You can select a quotation line to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Sales invoice lines/Ascending   You view sales invoice lines for the item in ascending numerical order. You can select an invoice line to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Sales invoice lines/Descending   You view sales invoice lines for the item in descending numerical order. You can select an invoice line to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Inventory transactions/Ascending You view inventory transactions for the item in ascending numerical order. You can select a transaction to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Inventory transactions/Descending. You view inventory transactions for the item in descending numerical order. You can select a transaction to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Notes/Sales related.   You view any sales related notes connected to the item.
    Item/Show/Notes/Purchase related   You view any purchase related notes connected to the item.
    Item/Show/Structure You view the structure of the item, if any exists.
    Item/Show/Serial numbers You view the serial numbers for the item.
    Item/Show/Cross reference   You view the Cross reference browser where you can view all cross referenced items associated with this item. You can select a cross referenced item to view in detail.
    Item/Show/Profitability details You view the profitability details for the item, if any exist.

    Note: The View default Image icon, View default movie icon and Play default sound icon in the Item enquiry window are shortcuts for the commands from the menu bar: Item/Multimedia objects/View default image, Item/Multimedia objects/View default movie and Item/Multimedia objects/Play default sound.

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