Product Maintenance Authorization Keys

The following authorization keys apply to Product Maintenance and Dynamic Kit Maintenance.

DYNAMIC.KIT.EDIT

Allows access to edit and create dynamic kits in Product Kit Maintenance. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

  • Level 1 - Allows access to edit a dynamic kit.

  • Level 2 - Allows access to create a dynamic kit.

Required For

Creating Product Kits

Additional Info

Users not assigned this authorization key can only view data in Product Kit Maintenance.

MSDS.MAINT

Allows access to view and edit Hazard Classification information associated with a product on the MSDS Sheet Maintenance window. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

Level 1 - Allows access to view Hazard Classification and MSDS information. The user cannot edit the information or attach MSDS sheets to products.

Level 2 - Allows access to edit Hazard Classification and MSDS information and attach MSDS sheets to products.

Additional Info

Allows access to view and attach Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to products on the Product MSDS Information window. Users cannot edit the information in the MSDS files. They can only attach the sheets to or delete the sheets from products.

Note: Users with this authorization cannot attach MSDS sheets from the MSDS Review Queue. The MSDS Sheet Maintenance window in this instance is view-only.

Required For

MTR.EDIT

New in Release 9.0.1

Allows users to enter and edit Mill Test Reports (MTR) heat numbers on the Enter Heat Numbers windows from Product Maintenance, Warehouse Confirmation Queue, and Sales Order Entry. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Sales order entry counter personnel.

Levels

New in Release 9.0.2

  • Level 1 - Allows users to add required and new heat numbers, but cannot edit existing heat numbers.

  • Level 2 - Allows users to create and edit heat numbers and MTR images.

  • Level 3 - Allows users access for both Level 1 and Level 2, but users can also delete heat numbers and images.

Required For

Adding heat numbers and MTR images on orders.

Additional Info

While you can assign this authorization key through the Eterm application, the Mill Test Reports heat number features are only available through the Solar application.

 

NONSTOCK

Allows access to create and edit nonstock records. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Sales personnel required to enter nonstock products.

Levels

Level 1 - Allows users assigned the SOE.ALLOWED, POE.ALLOWED, or TOE.ALLOWED authorization key access to create a record for a nonstock product and enter a price and cost. Once the user saves a new nonstock record, the information is view-only.

Level 2 - Allows access to change the Buy Line, Default List price, Price Base, Formula and G/L Type fields, and use the Pricing option to display the Product Price Sheet Maintenance window.

Level 3 - Allows access to change the Default Cost field.

Level 4 - Allows access to change the description of a product defined as a nonstock in Eclipse, and activates the Product Maintenance option on the NonStock Entry window.

Required For

Additional Information

To allow a user to change the product unit of measure on the NonStock Entry window, also assign the OE.NSTK.UOM.EDIT authorization key.

PRD.SUBS.MAINT

Allows access to use the Substitute option in Product Maintenance to assign substitute products to a product record. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

None.

Additional Info

Allows access to use the Substitute option, in purchase order entry, sales order entry, and transfer order entry to make substitutions on an order.

Required For

PRODUCT.FAMILY.MAINT

Allows access to Product Family Maintenance to view and edit product families. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Users on sites with WOE activated.

Levels

  • Level 1 - Allows access to view product families.

  • Level 2 - Allows access to edit product families.

Required For

Product Family Maintenance

PRODUCT.MAINT

Allows access to Product Maintenance. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Sites with WOE activated.

Levels

Level 1 - Allows access to only view product records. All options except for Delete, Copy, and Sequence on the Product Maintenance window are available in view-only mode.

Level 2 - Allows access to create and edit product records in the buy lines and price lines for which the user is authorized. Access to the Branch Costs window is view-only.

Note: To activate the Product Location Maintenance option on the Product Maintenance window for users, also assign the PRD.LOCATION.MAINT authorization key.

Level 3 - Allows additional access to edit data on the Branch Costs window.

Required For

 

PRODUCT.MAINT.LEVEL

Restricts access to edit information in Product Maintenance. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Users required to use product maintenance.

Levels

None.

Additional Information

This authorization key works with the Product Maintenance Authorization Levelscontrol maintenance record.

To control a user's ability to edit product information using a field or menu option on the Product Maintenance window, assign this key and an authorization level 0-99. The default level is 20.

To use a field or menu option for editing purposes, the user's assigned level must be equal to or greater than the security level assigned to the designated field or menu option in the Product Maintenance Authorization Levelscontrol maintenance record. If a user is not authorized to edit information at the assigned level, menu options display information in view-only mode.

To give a user unrestricted access to editing information in Product Maintenance, assign PRODUCT.MAINT level 2, but do not assign this key.

Required For