Item Master — items & item details

Find any item and its status at each DC, then open its detail: vendor, pack and dimensions, ordering, warehouse slotting, and storage and handling.

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Item Master, under Master in the Supply Chain sidebar, is the catalogue of everything you buy, store and ship. The table has one row per item per DC, so you can see an item's status at each DC. Each item opens to a detail view covering its vendor, pack, ordering, slotting and storage.

In this article

Open Item under Master

In the Supply Chain sidebar, open Master › Item. The top right shows the Distribution Centers filter, how many records are waiting to come in from your source system, and the date the data is current as of.

Read the four summary cards

Four cards describe the current item master.

Total Items — Distinct item numbers, how many DC listings they have, and the average number of DCs per item.
Total Brands — Distinct brand names, and the average number of items per brand.
Active Items — Items sold at one DC or more (status N, L or A there), as a share of all items.
Discontinued Items — Items sold at no DC: withdrawn (status D, I or E) wherever they're listed, plus how many have another status.

Browse the item list

Each row is one item at one DC, showing the DC Item Number, DC, Description, Brand, Status (for example Listed, Normal or Discontinued), Temp (Dry or Refrigerated) and Pack Size. Sort by any column and page through the rest at the bottom right.

Search and filter

Type in Search to filter by item, UPC, vendor number or name, brand or description. Use Primary Vendor and Item Status Code to narrow the list. The settings button next to them adjusts the table.

Open the Item Detail

Select a DC Item Number to open Item Detail. The header shows the item number and description, with Ask Ella and View Linked Data at the top right. Below it are the brand, item number, status and temperature zone.

Item info and vendor

The first two cards identify the item and who supplies it.

Item Info — DC item number, brand, pack / size, description, UPC and GTIN.
Vendor — The DC warehouse, the vendor number and name, and whether it's the item's primary vendor.

Pack and ordering

The next two cards describe how the item is packed and ordered.

Pack & Dimensions — Units per case, gross and net weight (lb), case cube (ft³) and master pack.
Ordering — Stocking and ordering units of measure, the order increment, and the allowance rate per case.

Slotting and storage

The last two cards cover how the item is stored.

Warehouse Slotting — Warehouse and manufacturer tie and high, and cases per pallet in the warehouse pattern.
Storage & Handling — Temperature zone, shelf life in days, and whether it's sold by catch weight.

Forms, Ask Ella and linked data

The Forms section lists forms recorded against the item. Use Fill a new form, Link a form, or Rules to list every form about it automatically. Ask Ella and View Linked Data at the top let you ask about the item or see the records linked to it.

Why it matters

When the same item is described differently in different systems, counts don't reconcile and loads get planned wrong. One item master, with each item's status at every DC and the pack, pallet and storage details behind it, keeps orders, slotting and freight planning working from the same numbers.

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