如上一章节所讲,零售行业中的商品是基于分类功能,采用多个商品分类层(Merchandise Category Hierarchy levels)和最底层的商品分类(Merchandise category)组合成一个完整的商品分类层级结构(
Merchandise Category Hierarchy )
商品分类层级结构(Merchandise Category Hierarchy )
Merchandise category hierarchies are created when individual hierarchy levels are assigned to each
other.
当每一个层次被分配至另外一层时,商品分类层级结构将被创建。如上图的金字塔结构。
There are two types of hierarchy levels:
- Merchandise categories: you can only assign articles and characteristic profiles to merchandise
categories.
对于商品类别(Merchandise category),只能分配商品及特性值。我们可以将其理解成一个最细化的物料组,直接对应每一个具体的商品和其特性值。
- Merchandise category hierarchy levels: you can assign either merchandise categories or other
merchandise category hierarchy levels to these.
对于商品类别层级(Merchandise Category Hierarchy levels),可以分配商品类别(Merchandise category)和别的商品类别层级(Merchandise Category Hierarchy levels)。该层级至少在金字塔结构的倒数第二层。
You can assign a merchandise category reference article to every merchandise category. It can then be
used as a reference when creating articles. A reference article can be assigned to more than one
merchandise category.
可以将商品分类参考物料分配至每一个商品分类。在创建商品时,可以将前一物料作为参考。一个参考物料可以分配至多个商品分类。在零售行业中,由于物料极为繁多并且使用灵活,所以我们在进行商品维护时,采用一个参考商品,则会做到更加有效率的维护管理。这种参考商品只能创建在商品类别(Merchandise category)。
You can also create and assign one merchandise category value-only article to each merchandise
category so that inventory management on a value basis can be used. The merchandise category value only
article can be used for merchandise category transactions at POS.
零售行业中,有很多商品只做金额管理。为了在库存管理中做到仅以价值为基础的管理,可以在每一个商品分类中分配一个只做价值管理的商品分类物料。该只做价值管理的物料可以用于POS中。这种商品既可以在每一个商品类别层级(Merchandise Category Hierarchy levels)中创建也可以在配商品类别(Merchandise category)中
特性&特性值
系统采用特性及其特性值来定义商品的具体属性。
Characteristics can be assigned to hierarchy levels and merchandise categories.
The lower hierarchy levels inherit the characteristics that are assigned to the higher hierarchy levels.
特性可以分配至任何一个商品类别层级(Merchandise Category Hierarchy levels)及商品类别(Merchandise category)。低一级的层级会继承上一层级的特性。
Characteristic profiles are used for specialization/segmentation categories via the characteristics that
are assigned to them. You can assign more than one characteristic profile to each merchandise category.
Each characteristic profile can also be assigned to more than one merchandise category.
特性值一般被用来详细描述并区分每一个类别。每一个类别可以分配多个特性值。每一个特性值也可以对应多个类别,即M:N的关系。