Add a Product Class Code

Use the Product Class Codes Maintenance (TPC) program to add, change, copy, and delete codes that you can use as criteria for posting inventory transactions to the general ledger and for calculating sales prices and commissions. See Background and Road Map for more information.

Click Add if classes exist. The program prompts Code.
Enter a unique identifier (6 alphanumeric characters maximum) for the product class code you want to create.
Enter data in these fields:

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Description	Required 30 alphanumeric	Enter a description for this product class. This description displays to the right of the code when the user selects a code in a Product class field.
Labor rate code	Conditional 2 alphanumeric	If you are using the Pricing by Product Class & Customer Type (PRC) program, select the labor rate code you want to use for this product class.
Overhead rate code	Conditional 2 alphanumeric	If you are using the Pricing by Product Class & Customer Type (PRC) program, select the overhead rate code you want to use for this product class.
Labor rate (time)	Conditional 5 numeric in the format 999.99	If you are using the Pricing by Product Class & Customer Type (PRC) program, enter the labor rate to use as the default for this product class.

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Accept the data	Click OK. The program prompts Code. Enter another code or leave blank to exit.
Exit without creating this product class code	Click Cancel.
Update the program record	Click Apply.

Note
You cannot delete a record until it has been saved; use Cancel.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Add another product class code	Click Add.
Delete the selected product class code	Click Delete. See Delete.
Copy the selected product class code	Click Copy. See Copy.
Display the selected product class code	Click Select.
Display product class codes from a specific code	Click Restart. The program prompts Code. Enter the first code you want to display or leave blank to begin with the first code in the file.
Print the product class code listing	Click Print. See Print.
Display the previous set of records in the file	Click Page up.
Display the next set of records in the file	Click Page down.
Sort the listing by description or product code	Click Sort options. Click a sort order or click Cancel to end this action.
Exit the program	Click Exit.