Introduction to Items

An item is a part or service that you purchase, sell, plan, manufacture, stock, distribute, or prototype. The following Oracle Applications use items:
• Oracle Inventory
• Oracle Purchasing
• Oracle Order Entry
• Oracle Cost Management
• Oracle Bills of Material
• Oracle Work in Process
• Oracle Master Scheduling/MRP
• Oracle Receivables
• Oracle Payables
• Oracle Services
• Oracle Engineering
• Oracle Quality
• Oracle Sales and Marketing
Below diagram describes the basic work that needs to be done before an item is ready to be used in inventory for transaction purpose.

• Item Master Organization
• Item Templates
• Item Attribute, Item Defining Attributes, Status Attributes & Item Status
• Defining Item Types
• Cross–Reference Types
• Customer Items
• Defining Manufacturer Part Numbers
• Creating Custom Deletion Constraints
• Delete an Item