Use this screen to establish commodity codes and their descriptive names and to set up a default receipt tolerance, buyer, and planner. You will use the commodity code to group similar parts, goods, and/or services together.
Set up this screen during initialization and maintain it whenever commodity codes are established or modified.
Enter a commodity code containing up to eight alphanumeric characters. You will use commodity codes in the Basic Part Data, Planning Part Data, Services, and Goods screens to identify how an item will be grouped. This field is required.
Enter a description of the commodity code containing up to 30 alphanumeric characters. This field is required.
Use this group box to enter defaults for this commodity code when it is used in a purchase order.
Enter a default percentage by which PO receipts are allowed to exceed the ordered quantity. When entered for items, receipt tolerances are automatically calculated when the item is processed in Costpoint Receiving. If the Use Receipt Tolerance checkbox is selected in the Product Definition Settings screen, this percentage will become the receipt tolerance default for new items. If the Use Receipt Tolerance checkbox is not selected, this field is set to "0" and disabled.
From the drop-down box, select a buyer to serve as the default buyer for an item when this commodity is selected. The buyer must already be established in the Buyers screen in the Purchasing Controls menu of Costpoint Purchasing. Once you have selected the buyer ID, the buyer name will display. If a buyer is not selected, the default ("None") will display.
From the drop-down box, select a planner to serve as the default planner for any part classified with this commodity code. The planner is the person responsible for planning replenishment of this item. The planner must be established in the Planners screen of Costpoint Production Control. Once you have selected the planner ID, the planner name will display. If you do not select a planner, the default ("None") will display.
Use Lookup to select a valid industry classification code. Industry classifications must be established in the Industry Classifications screen and can also be established in the Purchasing Controls menu of Costpoint Purchasing.
The COMM table stores the settings from this screen. Information is also stored in and/or pulled from the EMPL, PLANNER, and IND_CLASS tables.