Field help (ITMKND2)

Help common to the Orders, and Buyer plan functions.

The management of this field depends on the product category and on the order entry transaction setup.

• When the product category is 'normal', the product type is set to Standard and it cannot be modified (even if the field is defined as editable in the entry transaction).
• When the product belongs to the Service category, the product type defaults to the value set up by the DEFITMKND - Default service type parameter (ACH chapter, ORD group): Service or Subcontracting.
  This value remains available for modification as long as the order line has not been created yet and the field has been set up as available for entry in the entry transaction. In this case, if the entry transaction authorizes it, the requirement consideration window automatically opens when exiting the field. This windows only displays the requirements corresponding to the entered product type:
• For Subcontract products, the requirements originate from work orders and subcontract orders. The selection of requirements is mandatory.
• For Service products, the requirements originate from purchase requests and sales back-to-back orders.

If the product type is set up as 'displayed' or 'hidden', it always correspond to the value of the DEFITMKND - Default service type parameter. The requirement consideration window opens as soon as the product reference is entered.

From the Buyer plan, you can open the requirement consideration widow before entering the product reference: click the Actions icon available at the beginning of each line. In this case, the value of the DEFITMKND - Default service type parameter is not used. All requirement types matching the selection are displayed, for all types of products. After selecting the lines and validating, the lines are automatically generated and display the proper product type, based on the origin of the requirement.