In order to ease identification of items in pixi*, different types of item numbers and can be assigned to items. An item can have several barcodes and supplier item numbers, but only one internal and shop item number. Item numbers can be imported from the shop or managed manually in pixi*.
Types of Item Numbers
Important: Scannable item numbers need to be unique for every item, but one item can have several scannable item numbers. This number can also be used as an internal item number. In this case, this item number cannot be used on any other item.
The following Item Codes are available:
Barcode: Supported types are EAN and UPC and it can have a length of max. 13 characters. But you can also scan barcodes that have more characters. Every barcode is assigned to a supplier and should only be changed in the supplier-item-matching for the related supplier.
If you change the barcode of a supplier, this barcode is also stored in the item master data and is now the standard barcode / EAN of the item.Internal Item Number: It is a freely selectable item number, that can be assigned to any item in pixi* and only internally used (e.g. management of catalogue item numbers). It can be imported to pixi* via item import in tag <INTERNAL_ITEM_NUMBER>.
Supplier Item Number: It is an item number, which the supplier uses for the item (an item can have several item number supplier). It can have a max. length of 40 characters. It can be imported to pixi* via item import in tag <FEATURE><FVALUE>.
Shop Item Number: It is an item number, that is assigned to the item in the online shop or PIM. Until pixi* AVA this item number was the internal item number and because of this, it is still referenced as "ItemNrInt" in the pixi* database or in API calls. It can be imported to pixi* via item import in tag <SUPPLIER_AID>, uniquely identifies the item and cannot be changed.
Add a new Item Number
Important: Only the internal item number can be added.
Follow these steps to add an item number:
Choose General tab in the detail view of an item.
Click New Item Code
in the toolbar of the list of item numbers.
Enter the new item number.
Choose the type.
Click Save to save the new item number.
Click Save
to save the changes made to the item.
Change an Item Number
Important: Only the internal item number can be changed.
Follow these steps to change an item number:
Choose General tab in the detail view of an item.
In the list of item numbers select the item number you want to change and click Edit
.
Change the item number to your needs and click Save.
Click Save
to save the changes made to the item.
Delete an Item Number
Important: Only the internal item number can be deleted.
Choose General tab in the detail view of an item.
In the list of item numbers select the item number you want to delete and click Delete
.
Confirm that you want to delete the selected item number.
Click Save
to save the changes made to the item.