ITEM INQUIRY

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

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

Search Criteria

Part

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a part/item ID for which information is required. The part/item description is displayed in the unlabeled field below and cannot be changed.

Rev

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the revision of the item. 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. If you did not select the Allow Multiple Revisions For Each Item checkbox, you can retrieve only the last revision of the item.

U/M

This field displays the unit of measure, if you entered an item ID and revision.

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 unlabeled field to 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 be displayed in the unlabeled field to the right.

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.

Make/Buy

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

Type

Use this drop-down to select the item type ("Part," "Good," or "Service") or leave blank to choose all types.

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.

Item ID/Description Selection Criteria

Exact Match

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

Begin With

Select this radio button to find all items that begin with the value entered. This is the system default.

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 item ID for the selected items from the search.

Item Rev

This field displays the revision of the item.

Item Description

This field displays the description of the item.

Item Type

This field displays the item type: "P" (Part), "G" (Good), or "S" (Service).

U/M

This field displays the unit of measure of this item.

Make/Buy

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

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 ID of the buyer associated with the item.

Planner

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

Active

This field displays "Y" (Yes) or "N" (No) depending on whether the status of the item is active.

NSN

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

Mil-Spec

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

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.

Projects

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

Vendors

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

Project Item Cost

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

Item Cost

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

ECN Parts

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

Item Billing

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

Documents

Use this pushbutton to view documents linked to the part being built.

Alternate Parts

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

Substitute Parts

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