Table name: MTL_ITEM_CATALOG_GROUPS Unique ID column: ITEM_CATALOG_GROUP_ID

If you make entries for your items in a standard industry catalog or want to group your items
according to certain descriptive elements, you need to configure your Item Catalog Group
Flexfield.
Even if you do not use item cataloging, you must enable at least one segment and compile this
flexfields before you can define items.
These flexfields supports only one structure and dynamic inserts is not allowed.
Item categories
Table name: MTL_CATEGORIES Unique ID Column: CATEGORY_ID
You must define & configure your item categories flexfields before you can start defining items
since all items must be assigned to categories. You can define multiple structures fro different
category groups. So that you can associate these structures with categories & category sets.


Categories are logical grouping of items that have similar characterizes, and a category set is a
distinct category grouping scheme and consist of categories. Different category set accordingly to
company need and reporting structure.
Use: For forecasting & summarizing history of that category. To keep easy track on that category.
Define category sets

Define categories

Specify default category sets
Assign categories to an item
Tables are related as, for item categories MTL_ITEM_CATEGORIES
MTL_SYSTEM_ITEMS_B
MTL_CATEGORY_SET_VALID_CATS
MTL_CATEGORY_SETS_B
MTL_CATEGORIES_B
Unit of Measure
Oracle Applications products provide powerful methods for defining and manipulating units of
measure. You can easily convert between the units you define. This allows you to manufacture,
order, or receive items in any unit of measure.
Table is related as:
MTL_UNITS_OF_MEASURE_TL
MTL_UOM_CONVERSIONS
MTL_SYSTEM_ITEMS_B
Item setup
The main tables that are involved in item master set up are with their relation,
MTL_SYSTEM_ITEMS_B
MTL_ITEM_STATUS
MTL_ITEM_TEMPLATES
MTL_PARAMETERS
MTL_ITEM_ATTRIBUTES
Item relationship
You can define item relationship between items. This allows you to search items through these
relationships and for maintaining also.
Item cross reference Use the Customer Item Cross References window to define and update cross
references between your inventory items and the customer item numbers defined in the Customer
Items Summary/Detail windows.
MTL_ITEM_TEMPL_ATTRIBUTES
Substitute items In this relationship you can replace the outdated item, still keeping track on it.
Related items You can relate different items according to your need.
Manufacturer part no. You can define manufacturer part numbers for items. You can use this
information for reporting purposes; and in catalog searches for particular items.
Inventory control
Locator control You will track item as locator wise, it is a common method of inventory control.
Revision Control With different revision of items according to your need, revision control can be
Implemented.
Lot Control You will define lot of your items so that you can track that item according to their
lot numbers.
Serial no. Control For expensive or for which you want tight control you will give serial numbers
to those items. Item catalog
Used to partition items that share some common characteristics.

Setup
Define item flexfields
Define item categories flexfields
Define catalog group flexfields
Define UOM
Define subinventories.
Define locators
Define organization parameters.
Define intercompany relationship.
Define picking rules. Some of the parameters we have to set defaults like item status as active,
default primary unit of measure as Each or requisition approval status as approved or unapproved.


Item categories report
You will use this report to list items and their associated categories. Report can develop output as
per category set and for given item range