Modifying category types
This page allows you to modify the description of the various category types available within a predefined category. Tell me more
Select the “Edit Category Type” link under the “Category” business component.
The “Edit Category Types” page appears.
Enter the following field in the “Category Details” group box:
Category |
Use the drop-down list box to select the category for which category types are to be modified. The system displays the options "Carrier Language", "Carrier Master", "Freight Term", "Inco Terms", "Issued to Location", "Reason Code", "Sales Purpose", "Shipment Type", "Transportation Mode", "Market", "Industry", "Region", "Segment", "Sub Segment", ”Customer Group Type”, ”Part Price List Category”, ”Service Price List Category" and "Shipping Label”. |
Enter the following details in the “Category Type Details” multiline:
Default |
Use the drop-down list box and set the field to “Yes”, to set the category type as default for the selected category. The system lists the options as “Yes” and “No”. |
Note: At any time, only one category type can be set as “Default”. The “Default“ category type cannot be deleted.
The system displays the following:
Category Type |
The type of the category for which the details are being modified. |
Enter the following in the “Category Type Details” multiline:
Description |
The description of the category type (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. The description cannot be modified, if the category type is in the “Inactive” status. |
Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline, to select the category type to be cancelled.
To cancel a category type
Click the “Delete” icon in the toolbar above the multiline, to delete the category types selected in the multiline.
The system updates the status of the deleted category type(s) as “Cancelled”.
Click the “Edit Category Type” pushbutton to update the modified details of the selected category type(s).
The system updates the modified details.
The system displays the following:
Created By |
The login ID of the user who created the category type. |
Created Date |
The date on which the category type was created. |
Last Modified By |
The login ID of the user who last modified the category type. |
Last Modified Date |
The date on which the category type was last modified. |
Modifying category types – An overview
This page allows you to modify the description of the various category types available within a predefined category. You can also set the default category type for the category. You can modify the details of only those category types, which are in “Active” status.
This page also provides you the facility to cancel the category type. On deletion, the status of the deleted category type is set as “Cancelled”.
Cancel category types under a predefined category
Cancel category types under a predefined category
Select the predefined category in the “Category Details” group box.
The category types are listed in the multiline.
Check the box in the “Select” of the multiline, to mark the category type to be cancelled.
Click the “Delete” icon in the toolbar above the multiline, to delete the category type selected.
The status of the selected category type(s) is set as “Cancelled”.