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Assign Multiple Attribute Values to an Item Attribute

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Assign Multiple Attribute Values to an Item Attribute

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Assign Multiple Attribute Values to an Item Attribute

About this task

Forsome attributes you can assign multiple values. For example becausemultiple port types such as USB cable and so on exist you canassign multiple values to the port attribute.

Youcan assign multiple attribute values to an item attribute from theItem Attributes screen.

To assign multiple attributevalues to an item attribute:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Item Attributesscreen. To navigate to the Item Attributes screen perform the followingsteps:
    1. Log in to Sterling Business Center as anItem Administrator.
    2. From the Products home page click Find Item inthe Catalog panel.
    3. From the Item Search screen that is displayed enterthe search criteria and then click Search toview a list of all the available items. Alternatively use eitherthe Basic Search or the Advanced Search option to narrowdown the list of items displayed.
    4. In the Items panel that is displayedclick the Item ID hyperlink. Alternatively double-click therow containing the Item ID.
    5. The Primary Information screen is displayed. In the RelatedTasks panel click Manage Attribute Values.

      The Item Attributes screen is displayed.

  2. From the Manage attributes used for drop-downlist select the attribute usage type.
    Note: If the number of attribute usage types in the Manageattributes used for drop-down list is greater than thirty a textbox will be displayed instead of the drop-down list.
  3. The screen is populated with details ofonly the attributes that belong to the selected usage type. The panelsand fields displayed on the screen depend on the item type you areviewing and the attributes defined when creating the item.
  4. Click the Modify linkadjacent the attribute. Note that only those attributes that can beassigned multiple values have the Modify link.
  5. A dialog box with a list of available valuesis displayed. Perform the following steps:
    1. Click the Add Another Value linkto add a new attribute value row.
    2. From the drop-down list select an attributevalue. The list displays all the values that were defined in AttributeManagement screen.
      Note: When the number of allowed valuesdefined for a text attribute is less than or equal to 30 a drop-downlist is displayed. If the number of text attribute value exceeds 30the drop-down list is replaced by a text box with a search icon. Youcan use this search icon to search for a text attribute value. Whenyou click the search icon the Allowed Values Search dialogbox is displayed. Enter the text attribute value or the text attributevalue description to search for a text attribute value and click Search.A list of allowed values that matches your search criteria is displayed.Select the required text attribute value and click Select.Use the Delete icon adjacent to the search icon to clear theexisting text attribute value.
    3. Repeat steps a and b to add more valuesfor the attribute.
  6. Click Select to assignthe new attribute values and close the dialog box.
  7. Click Save.

    The multiple attribute values are assignedto the item attribute.

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 December 2018

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ibm10761363

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