Associating attributes to a part / service group

This page allows you to associate attributes to the part number. Tell me more.

Select the “Associate Attributes” link in the “Create Part / Service Groups” page.

The “Associate Attributes” page appears.

Enter the following in the “Group Information” group box:

Group Code

Use the drop-down list box to select the part / service group to which you wish to associate the attributes. The system lists all the part / service groups in “Active” status with the “Associate Attributes” field set to “Yes” in the “Create Part / Service Groups” page.

The system displays the following field:

Group Description	The textual description of the part / service group.
Controlled Group	Indicates whether the part / service group is controlled or not. Select “Yes” for controlled part / service groups and “No” if the part / service group is not controlled.
Purpose	The applicable purposes of the part / service group. The system displays the one of the following values: "Pricing", "Taxes and Charges", "Product Line", "Capability Definition", "VAT", Reliability Analysis”, “HSN Code” and “SAC Code" .

If part / service group selected in the header is defined as Primary part / service group for the part, then the part cannot be deleted from the multiline
Click the “Get Details” pushbutton to retrieve the attribute association details for the part / service group selected in the “Group Code” field.

The system displays the details of the attributes that are already associated to the part / service group in the multiline.

Enter the following fields in the “Attribute Information” multiline:

Attribute Code

The code identifying the attribute that you wish to associate to the part group (Alphanumeric, 10). Mandatory. The attribute code must be already defined in the “Create Attributes” activity of the “Attribute Definition” business component. Ensure that the attribute code is in “Active” status and is unique in the multiline.

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The system displays the following fields:

Attribute Description	The textual description of the attribute.
Attribute Type	The type of the attribute, which could be “Quantitative” or “Qualitative”.
UOM	The unit of measurement when the attribute type of the part is “Quantitative”. This field is displayed only for the quantitative attribute.

Enter the following fields for associating “Quantitative” type of attributes to the part / service group:

Minimum Value	The minimum quantitative value that can be assigned to the attribute of the part / service group (Integer). Mandatory. You can enter fractional values in this field if the standard UOM allows fractions.
Maximum Value	The maximum quantitative value that can be assigned to the attribute of the part / service group (Integer). Mandatory. Ensure that the value entered here is greater than the minimum value. You can enter fractional values in this field if the standard UOM allows fractions.
Standard Value	The standard quantitative value that can be assigned to the attribute of the part / service group (Integer). Mandatory. Ensure that the value entered here is greater than the minimum value and lesser than or equal to the maximum value. You can enter fractional values in this field if the standard UOM allows fractions.

Enter the following fields for associating “Qualitative” type of attributes to the part / service group:

Std Qualitative Value

The standard qualitative value that can be assigned to the attribute of the part / service group (Alphanumeric, 80). Mandatory.

Check the box in the multiline to select the attribute code for deletion.

Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline to delete the attribute code.

Click the “Associate Attributes” pushbutton to associate attributes to the part / service group.

Prerequisites

“Create Attributes” activity of the “Attribute Definition” business component.

Associating attributes to apart / service group – An overview

You can associate attributes to thepart / service group in this page. You can select thepart / service group code and associate the attributes. You can enter the attribute code, attribute values and associate it to thepart / service group code.

Attributes may take typical numerical values or descriptive values depending on whether they are quantitative or qualitative. You can define minimum value, standard value and maximum value for the “Quantitative” type of attributes and standard qualitative value for “Qualitative” attribute. For more details on attribute values, refer the section “Associate Attributes – An overview”

All the parts belonging to thepart / service group inherit the attributes associated to thepart / service group.