Assigning Enterprise Item Numbers (EIN)

When you create a product or a duplicate, Engineering Release assigns None as the EIN. You can either assign the EIN for an open product or for one or more of its child products.

Depending on how your Administrator has formatted EIN values for your system, you might be required to enter your own text to create an EIN. Otherwise, you must accept the system-generated values. For more information, see Rules for Assigning Enterprise Item Numbers (EIN).

  1. Open a product.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To assign the EIN for the open product, click the value in the Enterprise Item Number field shown in the identity card.
    • Select one or more child products. Click in the toolbar (or right-click your selection) and choose Set Enterprise Item Number.

      You can assign EIN values to up to 400 child products at a time.

    • To assign the EIN for a child product in the list, click the value in the Existing Enterprise Number field.
  3. Optional: If your Administrator has configured the system to show text fields in the New Enterprise Number Item column, enter values in each field to complete each EIN.

    Note: If the EIN has been assigned to another revision of the product, the number appears and you cannot change it.

    The following table describes the fields in the Set Enterprise Item Number dialog box.

    Column Description
    Error Status If you enter or select an invalid enterprise item number, the error appears in this column. Sort by this column as required. Fix all errors to continue.
    Title The title of the product.
    Existing Enterprise Item Number The current EIN, if any.
    New Enterprise Item Number Enter or select a new EIN. 'New from Business Logic Configuration' appears if your administrator uses a business rule to define the EIN format.

  4. Optional: If your Administrator has configured your environment such that the system generates the entire EIN (no text fields appear), do one of the following:
    • To update the EIN of all listed products listed, select Update Existing Enterprise Item Number.
    • To assign EIN values only to products that do not have them, clear the check box. Existing values remain unchanged.
  5. Click Set.