Create Product

When the user opts to create a new product (and has the necessary permission) they will be presented with a form as per the example here →

When creating a product, the user must first create the product before they can add documents and links, category key fields and material numbers, which will be achieved through the “View” modal described in the previous section.

 

Fields to complete for creating a product.

Product Name - Mandatory - The name of the product

Part No - Mandatory - must be unique in the system

Common Name - The Common Name for the product

Default Price - Optional field but must be a number

Manufacturer - The manufacturer code (bold) and manufacturer name. If the manufacturer selected is a 2MT provider, the 2MT product glyph should be displayed

Product Category - Mandatory – the product category will determine the additional product category fields that are included. In response to changes of this field, the product category key fields should change.

Target Life - Mandatory. Note that the postfix (in the example “hours”) will change in response to the next field

Production Unit - Mandatory. Lists all possible production units for this part, such as “BCM”, “HOURS” etc. In changes to this value, the postfix on the previous field should be updated.

Weight - Mandatory. Note that the postfix (in the example “KG”) will change in response to the next field

Weight Unit - Mandatory. Lists all possible production units for this part, such as “KG”, “LBS” etc. In changes to this value, the postfix on the previous field should be updated.

Equivalent 2MT Product - Optional. This field will only appear if the product itself is not a 2MT product. The field is designed for the product part number and will validate as typed. Once validated, the name of the product will be displayed next to the text box.

Serial No Prefix - Mandatory. Defines the prefix used for all serial numbers generated for parts of this product type

 

Product Category Key Fields Section

A product will have additional data fields configured based on the type of product. Those types are defined within the system constants.

The following is displayed for all key fields within the product category for this product;

  • Field Name - The name of the field defined against the product category

  • Description- The description of the key field defined against the product category

  • Type - Defines the type of data expected in the field being either “Text” or “Number”

  • Value - A textbox for the user to enter the values for these fields. Note that category fields may be configured as mandatory and the system should validate these accordingly

TO DO SCREEN SHOT A PRODUCT WITH SOME DATA IN THE PRODUCT CATGEGORY KEY FIELDS SECTION.

Footer

A panel footer for the Create Product page has the following items;

Cancel - A button which Will close the modal, cancelling the operation

Save - A button which, After validation, this modal will save the new product, close this modal and open the “View Product” modal in its place.