Lot Attributes Window

The Lot Attributes window assigns attributes to the item in the selected inventory record (typically one specific lot). An attribute is an additional property for an item, job, entity, etc., which can supply more detail to other users of your system. All attributes must first be defined in MES Client. For each attribute, a value and/or note may be assigned as well. The ability to edit the Value and/or Notes field of a particular attribute depends on its definition. The information defined here will be available to MES Operator users, on the Inventory tab.

Attribute

The name of the attribute assigned to this item.

Value

The value assigned to the attribute for this item. This field will be inaccessible if the attribute was defined as a Notes Only type. If the attribute’s value is of type Item Reason, the Browse (…) button opens a window containing the item reason tree to make reason selection easier. For more information about attribute values of type Item Reason, see Lot Attributes of Type Item Reason.

Notes

User-defined information about the attribute for this item. This field will be inaccessible if the attribute was defined as a Value Only type. The Browse (...) button opens a window for easier viewing/entering of longer text.

To modify an attribute assignment, select the desired field and change its value. Click Save to keep your changes or Cancel to discard them.

Right-clicking in the attribute pane opens a context menu that contains the following options:

Add

Allows you to assign a pre-defined attribute to the selected item. Select this option to open the Add Attribute window. Mark the check boxes next to all the available attributes that you wish to assign to this item. Click OK to continue with the attribute assignment or Cancel to stop. All check marked attributes will appear in the Attributes column; you must now fill in the Value and/or the Notes fields and click Save to keep these changes or Cancel to discard them.

Delete

Removes the assignment of the selected attribute from the selected item. You will be prompted to confirm the delete command. The attribute itself is not deleted.