Option Configuration
Access
After you create your option
types for use with the Product
Configurator, use the Option file to create the options you associate
with option types. For example, if you create an option type called Pillow,
you can then create options like white pillow, yellow pillow, large pillow,
small pillow, etc. The system uses the option codes you create here on
the Configurator screen.
VendorEnter
the code of the vendor who supplies you with the product represented by
this option. To select from a list of valid vendor codes, click the Search button to the right of the
entry field.
Option KeyEnter the code for this option.
You can enter up to fifteen alphanumeric characters. To access a list
of previously created options for this vendor, click on the Search
button to the right of the entry field.
Option DescriptionEnter a text description
for this option. This description displays on the Special Order Configurator
screen during order entry.
Option TypesEnter the option types to
which you want to associate the selected option. To select a single option
type, enter the code in this field. To select multiple groups, click the
Action button to the right of
the field and use the Multiple Option Type Selection screen.
Options ListAfter you create the initial
Option record, the system leaves this field blank. Following List File
maintenance, you can use this field to indicate lists of options available
for this option type.
GradeUse this 10 character field
to group like-quality options that share the same base price when this
option is entered as a primary option. Enter the grade
code to associate with this option. If any of the option types specified
for this option have the Graded field checked in Option
Type Configuration, entry in this "grade" field is mandatory.
Otherwise, entry is optional.
Suite
Activate Sub-OptionsIf you
check the box at this field, the sub-option entry window appears (during
special order configurator entry) when you specify this option for an
option type containing sub-options. If you leave this field blank, the
sub-option entry window does not display. The default for this field is
unchecked.
GroupTo indicate the option group
to which this option belongs, select Other
or Fabric.