# Item types and item families

## Context: 

Alice has just landed a job as a catalog manager in a store.

The marketing department has assigned her the task of creating and adding new items in several categories.

She now has to enter these new products into her database to expand the store's offering.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th valign="bottom"></th><th valign="bottom"></th><th valign="bottom"></th><th valign="bottom"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p><strong>Item type</strong></p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p><strong>Item family</strong></p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p><strong>Item</strong></p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p><strong>Price in Euro</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p><strong>Living room furniture</strong></p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Sofas</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Corner sofa</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>           899,00 </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Armchair</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Vintage armchair</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>           450,00 </p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>TV furniture</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Well-mounted TV Unit</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>           299,00 </p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p><strong>Bedroom furniture</strong></p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Beds</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Wooden beds</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>           600,00 </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Wardrobes</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Wardrobe with mirror</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>           750,00 </p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Nightstands</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Scandinavian nightstand</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>           120,00 </p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p><strong>Office furniture</strong></p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Desks</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Corner desk</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>           450,00 </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Office bookshelves</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Metal office bookshelf</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>           230,00 </p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Office accessories</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>Footrest</p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"><p> </p><p>             80,00 </p><p> </p></td><td valign="bottom"></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Implementation in SIMAX&#x20;

### Create item types and item families

To create the various item types and their families, go to **Files > Item > Item Types** and click on **\[\[New]]**.

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For now, we only have one item type.

<figure><img src="/files/xlP5sS7W7QIOv9rzACNA" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

We will create the item type “Living Room Furniture” and the various related item families.

<figure><img src="/files/ii79kKiTciTNu1J45vQg" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Fill in and check the boxes according to the type of item to be created, then click **\[\[Save]]**.

After creating all types of items, here is the expected result:

<figure><img src="/files/F34Ur05Ibs8peOX3Sq36" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %}
Remark: You can also create subfamilies of items.
{% endhint %}

### Items creation

To create an item, go to **Files > Item > Items** and then **\[\[New]]**.

<figure><img src="/files/Mwb044ToHtLW9HMuHYsz" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Fill in the different tabs according to the item created.

**\[Sales]**: You can view the ERP 6 Commercial Management document;

**\[Purchasing]**: You can view the ERP 7 Purchasing document;

**\[Logistics]:** You can view the ERP 9 stocks management & Logistics;

**\[Production]:** You can view the ERP 11 Production document.

**\[Accounting]:** You can view the ERP 15 Accounting management and ERP 33 Tax nature document;

**\[Doc]:** You can view the ERP 23 EDM document;

**\[Feature]:** You can view the ERP 16 Quality document;

**\[Detail]:** You can view the description, history, and identification details for international shipments (customs code and country of origin).

And finish by clicking **\[\[Save]]**.

You will find all the items created according to the item type here.

<figure><img src="/files/sGszJudEt9b7ptSO0tBo" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/DMG7tJRDDZDybK3wwcaR" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/2edWHL3LuDfQNnq9MCUD" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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