ITEM INQUIRY

Use this screen to view information on parts, goods, or services in the database. If multiple revisions are allowed, you can enter the item ID and revision to view both item information and project item information on the screen.

Use this screen when you are required to view information about an item or range of items.

Search Criteria

Part

Enter, or use Lookup to select, an item or part ID for the information you are required to view. The item or part description is displayed below and cannot be changed.

Rev

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the revision number for the item or part. If you selected the Allow Multiple Revisions for Each Item checkbox in the Product Definition Corporate Settings subtask of the Product Definition Settings screen in Costpoint Product Definition, you can retrieve multiple revisions of the same item or part. If you did not select the Allow Multiple Revisions for Each Item checkbox, you can retrieve only the last revision of the item or part.

U/M

If you enter an item/part ID and revision number, this field displays the unit of measure.

Make/Buy

Use this drop-down to select either "Make" or "Buy" items/parts. If you leave this field blank, both are selected.

Type

This field defaults to "Part" for ECNs, and cannot be changed here. You can access this drop-down box only in the Item Inquiry screen in Costpoint Product Definition, where you can select the item type ("Part," "Goods," or "Service"). 

Status

Use this drop-down box to select "Active" or "Inactive" items. If you leave this field blank, both active and inactive items will be retrieved.

Buyer

Use this drop-down box to select a specific buyer ID on which to search.

Commodity

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a specific commodity code for which to search. The description of the commodity code selected will be displayed in the field on the right.

Product Class

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a specific product class. A product classification is a detailed grouping of items within a product type. The product class description will also be displayed.

Planner

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a planner on which to search.

NSN

Enter the national stock number of the selected item, if applicable.

Mil-Sp

Enter the military specification number of the selected item, if applicable.

Item ID/Description Selection Criteria

Use the options in this group box to further refine the search.

Exact Match

Select this radio button to find an exact match of the value entered.

Begin With

Select this radio button to find all items that begin with the value entered.

End With

Select this radio button to find all items that end with the value entered.

Contain In

Select this radio button to find all items containing the value entered.

Table Window

Item

This field displays the item IDs for the items selected from the search.

Item Rev

This field displays the revision number of the item.

Item Description

This field displays the description of the item.

Item Type

This field displays the item type, either a part, good, or service.

U/M

This field displays the unit of measure of this item.

Make/Buy

This field shows whether the item is "M" (Make) or "B" (Buy).

Commodity

This field displays the commodity code associated with the item.

Product Class

This field displays the product class associated with the item.

Buyer

This field displays the buyer ID associated with the item.

Planner

This field displays the planner that is assigned to the default commodity or overridden in the Planning Part Data screen in Costpoint Product Definition for this item.

Active

This field displays "Y" (Yes) or "N" (No) to indicate whether or not the item is active.

NSN

This field displays the national stock number for the item selected.

Mil-Spec

This field displays the military specification number for the item selected.

UPC

This field displays the item's uniform product code, if applicable.

Industry Class

This column displays the item's industry class code, if applicable.

Std Text

Select this pushbutton to open the Item Standard Text subtask for the item selected.

Vendors

Select this pushbutton to open the Vendors subtask for the item selected.

Item Cost

Select this pushbutton to open the Item Cost subtask for the item selected.

Item Billing

Select this pushbutton to open the Item Billing subtask for the item selected.

Alternate Parts

Select this pushbutton to open the Alternate Parts subtask for the item selected.

Substitute Parts

Select this pushbutton to open the Substitute Parts subtask for the item selected.

Projects

Use this pushbutton to open the Projects subtask for the item selected.

Project Item Cost

Use this pushbutton to open the Project Item Cost subtask for the item selected.

ECN Parts

Use this pushbutton to open the ECN Parts subtask for the part selected.

Documents

Use this pushbutton to open the Documents subtask for the selected item.