The Generic Attributes (GAT) application allows you to define up to 20 user-definable item attributes. An attribute is a characteristic of an item. You can use these attributes to look up items in the Inventory Viewer and the first five attributes are visible as columns in most Eagle viewers and grids. Every attribute is backed up by a user-definable attribute value table that contains all the possible values the attribute can have.
To use Generic Attributes, an Epicor representative must set purchase option 1302 "Attribute Group Feature on System" to Yes.
Below are two examples of using Generic Attributes. The first setup is for the a drywall company specializing in studs, and the second setup is for a farm store that also sells clothing.
Example 1: A drywall company uses the following attributes for their metal studs: 1) Width, 2) Gauge, 3)Flange, 4) Length ‘ (feet), and 5) Length “ (inches). By adding these five attributes to the company's stud inventory, their sales people can quickly view item characteristics. Every attribute has a user-definable table which helps keep the attribute value file clean and consistent.
Example 2: A Farm supply store set up these three attributes to keep track of their clothing: 1) Color, 2) Size, and 3) Style. This provides the store with an easy way to distinguish different colors/sizes of the same product.