Attribute (Window ID-260)
Window: Attribute
Description: Product Attribute
Help: Product Attribute like Color, Size, etc.
Tab: Attribute
Description: Product Attribute
Help: Product Attribute like Color, Size, etc. If it is an Instance Attribute, all products have the same value.
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| Name | Description | Help | Technical Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenant | Tenant for this installation. | A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants. | M_Attribute.AD_Client_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Organization | Organizational entity within tenant | An organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations. | M_Attribute.AD_Org_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Name | Alphanumeric identifier of the entity | The name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length. | M_Attribute.Name character varying(60) String |
| Description | Optional short description of the record | A description is limited to 255 characters. | M_Attribute.Description character varying(255) String |
| Active | The record is active in the system | There are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.
There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records: (1) The system requires the record for audit purposes. (2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries. |
M_Attribute.IsActive character(1) Yes-No |
| Mandatory | Data entry is required in this column | The field must have a value for the record to be saved to the database. | M_Attribute.IsMandatory character(1) Yes-No |
| Attribute Value Type | Type of Attribute Value | The Attribute Value type determines the data/validation type | M_Attribute.AttributeValueType character(1) List |
| Instance Attribute | The product attribute is specific to the instance (like Serial No, Lot or Guarantee Date) | If selected, the individual instance of the product has this attribute - like the individual Serial or Lot Numbers or Guarantee Date of a product instance. If not selected, all instances of the product share the attribute (e.g. color=green). | M_Attribute.IsInstanceAttribute character(1) Yes-No |
| Reference | System Reference and Validation | The Reference could be a display type, list or table validation. | M_Attribute.AD_Reference_ID numeric(10) Table |
| Reference Key | Required to specify, if data type is Table or List | The Reference Value indicates where the reference values are stored. It must be specified if the data type is Table or List. | M_Attribute.AD_Reference_Value_ID numeric(10) Table |
| Date Format | Date format used in the input format | The date format is usually detected, but sometimes need to be defined. | M_Attribute.DateFormat character varying(20) String |
| Dynamic Validation | Dynamic Validation Rule | These rules define how an entry is determined to valid. You can use variables for dynamic (context sensitive) validation. | M_Attribute.AD_Val_Rule_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
Tab: Attribute Value
Description: Product Attribute Value
Help: Individual value of a product attribute (e.g. green, large, ..)
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| Name | Description | Help | Technical Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenant | Tenant for this installation. | A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants. | M_AttributeValue.AD_Client_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Organization | Organizational entity within tenant | An organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations. | M_AttributeValue.AD_Org_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Attribute | Product Attribute | Product Attribute like Color, Size | M_AttributeValue.M_Attribute_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Search Key | Search key for the record in the format required - must be unique | A search key allows you a fast method of finding a particular record.
If you leave the search key empty, the system automatically creates a numeric number. The document sequence used for this fallback number is defined in the "Maintain Sequence" window with the name "DocumentNo_<TableName>", where TableName is the actual name of the table (e.g. C_Order). |
M_AttributeValue.Value character varying(40) String |
| Name | Alphanumeric identifier of the entity | The name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length. | M_AttributeValue.Name character varying(60) String |
| Description | Optional short description of the record | A description is limited to 255 characters. | M_AttributeValue.Description character varying(255) String |
| Active | The record is active in the system | There are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.
There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records: (1) The system requires the record for audit purposes. (2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries. |
M_AttributeValue.IsActive character(1) Yes-No |
