Visma.net ERP
About item attributes
For each stock and non-stock item, Visma.net ERP provides a basic set of item properties.
These properties include the item's
- identifier
- description
- price
- cost
- units of measure
-
default warehouse
- default supplier information
Stock and non-stock items can have additional properties, known as attributes in Visma.net ERP, that do not affect item processing in the Inventory workspace but may help your company analyse stock movements or item sales. Attributes may differ for different types of items.
Types of attributes
In the Attributes (CS205000) window, you can decide what attributes are needed,
what values are allowed for each, and what control (type of element) is used to
implement the attribute on the interface.
You can define an attribute as optional or required.
This allows items to
have no value for the attribute. Alternatively, you can define a special value such
as None or N/A (not applicable) for use with such items.
Attributes may be of the following types:
| Text: |
Users can enter any text as the attribute value. |
| Combo box: |
The user selects the attribute value from a predefined list that consists
of values you specify when you create the attribute. For each value, you specify its ID (such as 1M), its description (such as Less than 1,000,000), and its sort order. Values with smaller sort orders are listed nearer to the top of the combo box list. |
| Multi select combo: | The control will be a list field with a check box against each attribute value so users can select multiple options. The user can enter a list of possible values. |
| Check box: | The attribute is a Boolean value, which means that the user can only select or clear it (such as yes/no, true/false, or on/off). |
| Date/time: |
The user selects a date-time value. |
Attribute assignment
You assign attributes at the item class level using the Attributes tab of the Item classes (IN201000) window.
The same attribute can be used for one or several item classes.
When a user creates a new item and assigns it to an item class by using the Stock items (IN202500) window, the system will display the list of attributes assigned to the item's class. All items of the same item class will have the same set of attributes, although their values may differ for different items.
For example, if you define a colour attribute for an item class, each item in the class will have this attribute but the items can have different colours or be optional.
Because item classes have different lists of attributes, users can have more complete information about each item. You can design custom reports to allow users to analyse information provided by item attributes.
Related concepts
About stock and non-stock items
About item costs and valuation methods
Related tasks
Maintain default prices for stock items
Specify standard costs for stock items
Configure a stock item for automatic packaging
Related windows
