Product management configuration quickstart

Learning objectives

• Decide whether the enterprise needs the item feature.
• Decide whether the enterprise needs multiple units.
• Complete the corresponding configuration for each need.
• Confirm that the product creation page and object maintenance relationships work as expected.

Before you start

[!IMPORTANT] - Permissions: You have system configuration permissions. - Business decision: You have confirmed whether the enterprise needs variant items and multiple units. - Validation data: You have prepared test data for a basic product, nonvariant item, or variant item.

Configuration steps

1. Go to Setup > Item/Product Configuration > Item Configuration, and confirm whether the item feature is enabled.
2. Go to Setup > Item/Product Configuration > Multiple-Unit Configuration, and confirm whether multiple units are enabled.
3. If you need the item object, follow Enable the item feature to complete the configuration.
4. If you need multiple units, follow Enable multiple units to complete the configuration.
5. Open New Product in the Products module. Check whether the page shows variant and multiple-unit settings.
6. Check the maintenance entry points for products, items, and units based on the current item and multiple-unit combination.

Expected results

• Item and multiple-unit feature status matches the enterprise’s business needs.
• The product creation page shows fields and entries for the current configuration mode.
• Product and item relationships match the current mode.
• The item centrally maintains multiple units for a variant item.
• Product maintainers can create products by following the end-user guide.

Key status labels

Related topics

• Product management configuration overview and core terms
• Enable the item feature
• Enable multiple units
• Four configuration modes for items and multiple units
• Create a basic product for the first time as an end user