Field Descriptions

Table Information

 

Item Inquiry

What can I do in this screen?

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

Note: You cannot use this inquiry to view information on provisional parts.
 

This screen is made up of one block, a table window, and ten subtasks accessed from the main screen:

When should I use this screen?

Use this screen whenever necessary to view information about a specific item or range of items.

Field Descriptions

Use these fields to enter search criteria for the item(s) you wish to view. Entering search criteria will narrow the range of results you receive in the table window below after you select the Execute icon. If you select the Execute icon without entering search criteria, all items that have been saved will appear.

Item

Enter, or use Lookup to select, an item ID for which information is required. Leave this field blank to not search by item ID. You can also enter partially in this field.

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 Corporate Settings block of the Product Definition Settings screen (Administration\Configure\Materials), you can retrieve multiple revisions of the same item. If the checkbox is not selected, only the last revision of the item can be retrieved.

U/M

This non-editable field displays the U/M (unit of measure) if you enter a complete item ID and revision.

Item/Desc Match

Use this drop-down box to select the method of criteria matching to use with either the item ID or the item description when executing the query.

The system-defined choices are "Exact Match," "Begins With," Ends With," and "Contains."

Make/Buy

Use this drop-down box to select either "Make" or "Buy" items as a search criterion. Leave this field blank to select both.

Description

Enter an item description to use as search criteria, if desired. Leave this field blank to not select by description.

Type

Use this drop-down box to select an item type as a search criterion, if desired. Choose from "Part," "Goods," or "Service." Leave this field blank to select all types.

Commodity

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a specific commodity code to use as a search criterion, if desired. Leave this field blank to not select by commodity.

The description for the commodity code entered displays in the adjacent non-editable field.

NSN

Enter the item's national stock number to use as a search criterion, if desired. Leave this field blank to not select by NSN.

Status

Use this drop-down box to select "Active" or "Inactive" items as a search criterion. Leave this field empty to retrieve both active and inactive items.

Product Class

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a specific product classification to use a search criterion, if desired. Leave this field blank to not select by product classification.

The description for the product classification entered displays in the adjacent non-editable field.

A product classification is a detailed grouping of items within a product type.

Mil-Spec

Enter the item's associated Mil-Spec (Military Specification) number to use as a search criterion, if desired. Leave this field blank to not select by Mil-Spec number.

Planner

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a planner to use as a search criterion, if desired. Leave this field blank to not select by planner.

Buyer

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a specific buyer ID to use as a search criterion, if desired. Leave this field blank to not select by buyer.

Once you've entered the desired search criteria, select the Execute icon and the query results will display in the table window.

Table Window

The fields appearing in this table window are non-editable.

Item

This field displays the ID of the item returned from the search.

Rev

This field displays the revision of the item.

Item Description

This field displays the description of the item displayed in the Item field. Use the Notepad icon to view the description in its entirety, if necessary.

Item Type

This field displays the item type. One of three system-defined item types will display here:

U/M

This field displays the default U/M (unit of measure) for this item.

Make/Buy

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

Commodity

This field displays the commodity code associated with the item.

Product Class

This field displays the product classification associated with the item.

Prod Type

This field displays the product type associated with the item’ s product classification.

Buyer

This field displays the buyer ID associated with the item.

Planner

This field displays the planner ID assigned to this item.

Active

This field displays "Y" (Yes) or "N" (No) to indicate the active status of the item.

NSN

This field displays the item's NSN (National Stock Number), if applicable.

Mil-Spec

This field displays the item's associated Mil-Spec (Military Specification) number, if applicable.

UPC

This field displays the UPC (Uniform Product Code) for the item, if applicable.

Industry Class

This field displays the industry classification code for the item, if applicable.

Selling U/M

This field displays the selling U/M (unit of measure) if this item is to be sold.

Model Number

This field displays the model number of the item, if applicable.

Selling Description

This field displays the selling description of the item if this item is to be sold outside of your company. Use the Notepad icon to view the description in its entirety, if necessary.

Last ECN

This field displays the last ECN (Engineering Change Notice) ID implemented for this item, if applicable.

Std Text

Use the Std Text subtask to view standard text information associated with a specific item selected from the query results. Within this subtask is the Where-Used subtask that allows you to view information on where the standard text is applied when this item is processed.

Vendors

Use the Vendors subtask to view a list of vendor information associated with a specific item selected from the query results.

Item Cost

Use the Item Cost subtask to view cost information associated with a specific item selected from the query results.

Item Billing

Use the Item Billing subtask to view item billing information associated with a specific item selected from the query results. Within this subtask are additional subtasks that allow you to view information for Product Price, Product Cost, and Product Warranty Cost.

Alternate Parts

Use the Alternate Parts subtask to view information on alternate part numbers associated with a specific item selected from the query results.

Substitute Parts

Use the Substitute Parts subtask to view information on the substitute parts associated with a specific item selected from the query results.

Projects

Use the Projects subtask to view project information associated with a specific item selected from the query results. Within this subtask is an additional subtask that allows you to view information for Project Substitute Parts.

Project Item Cost

Use the Project Item Cost subtask to view project cost information associated with a specific item selected from the query results.

ECNs

Use the ECNs subtask to view ECN (Engineering Change Notice) information linked to the specific item selected from the query results.

Documents

Use the Documents subtask to view information on documents linked to the specific item selected from the query results.

Table Information

The following are source tables whose data is evaluated as you execute the item inquiry:

ITEM (Item)

PART (Part)

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