Do it Best New Product Classifications Overview

If you use Eagle General Ledger, please contact your Epicor Professional Services representative before beginning the conversion to the new product classifications.

Overview of the Process

Do it Best (DIB) introduced a new product classification system which provides a much more defined and accurate way to manage products as compared with their previous system. Products are categorized into a structure that gives logical definition to product groups, designed to be consistent with how product is merchandised within a retail store, and how product mixes are managed. The classifications include departments, categories (classes in Eagle), and sub-categories (finelines in Eagle). In addition, there is also a fourth sub-level, called Product Group, which is not used in Eagle inventory.

When you run the conversion program, it assigns the Eagle department, class, and fineline to each item, replacing its old department, class and fineline. Below is an example of how the conversion changes an item's department, class, and fineline to the new method:

Thus, the DIB department of AUTO translates to Eagle department of AU, DIB category of 1466 translates to Eagle class AAA, and DIB subcategory of 1K3P translates to Eagle fineline of AU1K3P.

Features of Restructured DIB Product Classifications

The Catalog supports the new product classifications. Features include:

• Ability to drill down either to quickly review items by categories, or to view the classes, finelines, or product groups within departments
• When an item's detail is displayed in catalog, both the new and the old Do it Best product classifications are displayed

• Inventory Maintenance displays items’ product classification. Click the Additional Stocking Fields hyperlink on the Stocking tab of Inventory Maintenance. The product classification codes and their descriptions display.
• Once a department is converted to the new structure, all items added to that department from catalog, EFM, or ERP will have the new structure assigned to them

• Additional Columns in the Catalog Viewer

1. • New Department (Do it Best Department)
   • New Class (Do it Best Category)
   • New Fineline (Do it Best Sub-Category)
   • New Product Group (Do it Best Product Group). Note: This is the most finite grouping of items available, containing only closely related items. This level is not available for viewing or maintenance, except in the catalog item detail.