item classification

[mbrandwijk]

did anybody handled item classification within vault Pro, any ideas?

items can be devided in to item categories and product groups. To idenitify an item within the group structure information must be added to the item  with specific characteristics. So each item has a summery of differtentiated characteristics

the characteristics attached to an item are depending on the productgroup code. So for every possible value in the productgroupcode a different set of characteristics is defined.

The characteristics in combination with the Item category and Productgroup code can be used to find a specific item. 

Example:

Item Category    =             Axle

Product Group    =            Steering Axle

Clasification

               Trackwidth                    =             1995 mm

               Springtrack                    =             730 mm

               Load                              =             120 kN

               breakdiameter                =             300 mm

Item Category    =             Hydraulic coupling

Product Group    =             screw coupling

Classificatie

               Pipediam              =             15 mm

               Persure serial        =             L

               Thread                  =             M18x1,5