Item classes are a way of grouping together item types in order to further simplify and expedite searches in the PRT database.
Important: Although item types do not
have to belong to an item class, it is strongly recommended that
you create item classes. You can create just one item class to
which all of your item types can belong.
Item Classes:
Group item types together to
create a larger subset in the database.
Are independent of region, group
or service.
Example
The item types in the previous example are grouped into four major classes, creating an organized and logical hierarchy of information.
The following chart demonstrates how you can create item classes based on defined item types.
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Item types |
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Item classes |
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Production Tracking System definitions and guidelines. |
