You can create service items, associate general ledger
accounts with service items, change the status of a service item,
view a service item on a work order, and create units of measurement.
Creating service items
You use the Service Items application to create a service
item record. A service item record identifies the item, lets you associate
information with an item, and view or manage a list of vendor companies
that supply service items.
Specifying organization details for service items
You can specify organization details for service
items. Typically, general ledger accounts and tax codes are specific
to a single organization. In the Service Items application, you can
identify the default general ledger account used in the purchasing
process for this service, if no other charging entity is specified
(such as a work order, a location, and so on).
Changing the status of service items
The status of a service item can help you implement and enforce policies related to record creation and modification. You can change the status of a service item and apply that change to its dependent records.
Reordering direct issue items and services
You can reorder direct issue items and services that are
listed on approved work orders and are issued without being received
into inventory.
Creating units of measure
You can create a unit of measure to describe the quantity
used to measure an item, tool, or a service. You use a unit of measure
to measure the items and services that you order, issue, and transfer
in the asset management system. Examples of units of measure include
EACH, CASE, IN (inches), and ROLL.
Creating conversion factors
You can create a conversion factor to define the numeric
value or ratio that the asset management system uses to relate one
unit of measure to another. The conversion factor is an alternate
value that is used to represent a unit of measure. You can use this
alternate value to define an item order or transfer quantity and storeroom
balance.
Creating commodity groups
You can create a commodity group to identify a grouping
of items, tools, or services. A commodity group contains a grouping
of individual commodity codes. Classifying items, tools, services
with commodity groups and commodity codes provides a way for you to
analyze spending by product type. You first define a commodity group
and then add and associate individual commodity codes to the group.
Copying service items
You can use the Duplicate Service Item action
to create a copy of an existing service item. Once you copy a service
item, you can then change it as needed.