- With an Item a Product is meant of which for example Stock is kept, which can be purchased, which can be produced, which can be sold etc.
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- However, pay attention :
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- The Item as literally meant in Profit and which is registered under an Item Number is not the phenomenon as this is known of other Computer Systems.
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- It can be stated that the Item as used in Profit is a more general Description of the Material in question than usual. With the Item itself not all usual Processes can be executed; this is done with the Item/Appearance (see this Key Word);
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- The Item contains the Description of the Material, despite the form in which it appears; It can be stated that the Item describes all the Features of the Material, concerning those Features which are not subject to change during the use of the Item.
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- For example, the Length of a piece of Pipe can be changed during the use of the Item (sawing) and thus does not belong to the Features of the Item itself; This does belong to the Features of the Appearance of the Item !
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- Which Feature does and does not belong to the Item itself is for you to determine, however, note that the Features may never conflict with the Features of the Appearances of the Item. Thus, if an Item has been described as "Pipe 6 Metres" it is not permitted to have an Appearance of the Item at a Length other than 6 Metres.
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- By the way, the result of this is that the Stock Unit of the Item in this example will have to be "Pieces". Please check this yourself. Thus, if the Item indeed is to appear at different Lengths, the Description can be "Pipe" and the Stock Unit "Lineair Metre". The actual Standard Length(s) are determined by the Appearance Forms which are linked to the Item (also see this Key Word). Note in this respect that the Standard Length (in this example) is another phenomanon than the Length in which the Item actually appears (in for example the Stock).
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- PRIOR TO ENTERING ITEMS:
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- Familiarise yourself very well with the Terms
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- ¬ Item, Item/Appearance, Appearance Form, Feature, Appearance, Stock unit, Implied Stock Unit, Bulk Appearance Form, Phantom Item.
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- Not using these Terms correctly will surely get you into trouble!
- CategoryKeywords, CategoryLogistics
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