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"Complex" item hierarchy and characteristics

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Hi

This post refers to a question asked on AX forum: https://community.dynamics.com/ax/f/33/p/229207/623449

Summary

We have the notion of item categories/subcategories (product, sub-product, origin country, brand, ..) and complex variants (multiple "sell" dimensions associated to each item). I would like to know how to setup this in NAV.

We do add new items really often. Using only attributes it means that the enduser will have to enter 11 attributes. And the fact that there is no "hierarchy" results in potential input errors (pick a sub-product category that does not match it's category for instance).

Is it possible to have an item hierarchy in NAV ?

Are attributes the only way to define object categories and attributes ?

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    Amol Salvi Profile Picture
    Amol Salvi 18,694 on at
    RE: "Complex" item hierarchy and characteristics

    Are the item attributes are define hierarcheywise or is it just freeflowing for decsribing the item ?

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    Maneesha Profile Picture
    Maneesha 5,889 on at
    RE: "Complex" item hierarchy and characteristics

    according to your requirement attributes are not enough but can be use to map one or two

    use item category code for your requirement , if its not enough

    gen product posting group/inventory posting group (but care full)

    or you can customize Item card by adding field by making new table and map it to Item card

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    Suresh Kulla Profile Picture
    Suresh Kulla 43,745 on at
    RE: "Complex" item hierarchy and characteristics

    Item Attributes are free flow there is no heirarchy but you can define Item Category with heirarchy and then define the item attributes for the item category code.

    Plesae check item category code on the Item.

    community.dynamics.com/.../microsoft-dynamics-nav-2017-what-39-s-new-in-item-categories

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    dkatson Profile Picture
    dkatson 2,263 on at
    RE: "Complex" item hierarchy and characteristics

    You can create many Item Templates to create item.

    Inside Item template you can add categories, so picking Item template all needed item fields including attributes & categories will be filled automatically.

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