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Item Features and Options

An Enhancement For

iSeries 400 DMASfrom

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Item Features & Options

An I/O enhancement for DMAS Order Entry Provides added flexibility for DMAS kits, groups,

and extended description items Provides ability to define “Kits on the Fly” May be used instead of DMAS kits, groups and

extended descriptions, selectively by item, or Will co-reside with DMAS kits, groups, and

extended description items

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An I/O enhancement . . . I/O Features and Options are maintained in a

completely separate file from the DMAS Item Relationship file

I/O Features and Options have higher priority• If a particular item (such as a kit) has a definition in both the

I/O Feature and Options file and the DMAS Item Relationship file, the I/O Feature and Option definition is always selected by order entry (the DMAS Item Relationship definition is not used at all)

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An I/O enhancement . . . I/O Features and Options consist of

– A “Feature Item” (a parent item that is either a kit, group item, or item with extended description)

– One or more “Features” (components that may be either items, special charges, or comments)

A feature may be optional A feature may consist of options (from which the user must

select one)

The user may be allowed to enter/change data for features and options (descriptions, quantities, prices/amounts)

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An I/O enhancement . . . I/O Features and Options may be use to define

reiterative searches– Provides ‘Drill down’ searching capability– Provided by having a feature item with a single feature

that has options– A selected option takes the user to another feature with

options– No limit to depth– Similar to ordering car parts at an automotive parts

store

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An I/O enhancement . . . For users of e-DMAS, item features and

options is supported by e-DMAS WEB order entry in both versions– Business– Consumer (retail)Examples in this presentation are based on the “Business” version of e-

DMAS

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With this enhancement you can: Allow a feature to be “optional” during the

explosion Allow the quantity to be changed at explosion

time Allow item prices or special charge amounts to be

changed at explosion time Allow descriptions to be changed at explosion

time (items or special charges)

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With this enhancement . . . Present choices (options) for a particular feature

for which one must be selected during explosion Options for a feature may be either other items,

comments, special charges or a mixture of all three

During the explosion, prompt the user to enter data– Data entered may be either a comment or the

description in a special charge

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General: DMAS Items that may be supported by I/O

Features and Options are:– Kit items– Group items– Extended Description items

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General . . . An element within a feature and options

definition is referred to as a “Feature” A feature may be:

– An item– A comment– A special charge– A list of options

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General . . . A feature may be defined as “optional” or

“required” For a given feature, a user may be allowed

to override:– Quantity ordered– Description– Price

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General . . . Multiple options may be defined for a

feature Options may be items, comments, or special

charges An option is selected at order entry time

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General . . . For a special charge that is a feature,

description and amount may be required to be entered or user may override default

For a comment that is a feature, description may be required to be entered or user may override default

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Kits on the Fly For “Kits on the Fly”, use a parent item of either a Kit,

Group item, or Extended Description item– The parent for a kit is placed into the sales order together with all

selected kit elements, the total amount is “rolled up” to the parent level

– The parent for a group is NEVER placed into the sales order– The parent for an extended description item is placed into the sales

order together with all selected elements, the price of the parent is kept separate from the feature components

Generally, a kit with variable options should always be a “price roll-up” kit– DO NOT place a kit price in the kit parent item master record

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Kits on the Fly . . . For kits with a list price in the parent item

master record, the kit will always sell for the parent price, regardless of how many item features and/or options are selected

With “Price roll-up” kits, the resulting kit price is entirely dependent on features, options, and quantities selected at order entry time

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Kits on the Fly . . . If you want the “Parent” in the order, use a Kit

item or Extended Description item If you want a single amount for the entire

relationship, use a Kit item If you want an amount for the parent plus

individual amounts for each feature, use an Extended Description item

If you do not want the “Parent” in the order, use a Group item

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General MaintenanceGeneral Maintenance

Item Features & Options Summary

Extended Description ItemsExtended Description Items

Entering a Group ItemEntering a Group Item

Getting StartedGetting Started

File Maintenance

Order Entry

(click button to view detail)

Entry FeaturesEntry Features

Entering an Extended Desc ItemEntering an Extended Desc Item

KitsKits Group ItemsGroup Items

Entering a KitEntering a Kit

Using Reiterative SearchingUsing Reiterative Searching

Reiterative SearchesReiterative Searches

WEB Order Entry ExamplesWEB Order Entry Examples

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Item Features and Options

Enhancement for iSeries 400 DMAS,

call I/O International, Inc.

at (914) 232-2233

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