Characteristics Group
A characteristics group: characteristics with a default value and a label per language.
What it is for
Each line names a characteristic, marks it mandatory or not and gives a default value; the Label link opens the label of the characteristic in each language. No other screen picks a characteristics group today, and the screen is not placed on any menu.
Every field in plain words
Header
| Field | What it means | What to put |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics Group | The short code. | Cannot be changed once saved. Required |
| Name | The name shown in lookups and on documents. | A clear name. Required |
Characteristics
One line per characteristic.
| Field | What it means | What to put |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | The characteristic. | A code. Required |
| Mandatory | Recorded only; not enforced anywhere today. | As needed |
| Default Value | Recorded only. | As needed |
| Label | Link. Opens the labels of this characteristic. |
Label (behind the Label link)
One line per language.
| Field | What it means | What to put |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics heading | The label in that language. | Any text. Required |
| Language | The language. | A language code |
How to configure it
There is nothing to configure beyond the fields above. Which fields are shown, required or hidden can be changed per company by the consultant in the screen configuration.
Scenarios
- Nobody asks for it. Leave it empty.
What it is connected to
- Item Attribute - attributes are the working way to describe items
If something looks wrong
- "... can not be empty" on Save. The code is missing. Type a code.
- "... already exists" on Save. Another characteristics group already uses this code.