Field

Description

Code

Identification code for the specification characteristic type.

Description

Description of the specification characteristic type. The system will show it in the other records.

Screen Description

Description of the specification characteristic type that the system will show in estimate’s and Product Order’s product specification. If this field is blank, the system will use the description defined in Description as the product specification.

Characteristic Class

Standard class that determines the type of specification characteristic, its information and viewing mode in the product specification.

When you select a class, the Information about the Characteristic Class area will show how the system will present the characteristic in the product specification and how the characteristic will appear in the estimate’s and Product Order’s product specification.

Specification Characteristic Classification

Characteristic type that indicates how the system will show the specification characteristic in the Job.

Create Engineering

It indicates whether the specification characteristic is available for Engineering.

You should select this option if you expect the specification characteristic to be available in the Engineering, to activate a functionality. If you mark a characteristic as "Create Engineering" and there is no recorded functionality that would suppress this characteristic, the system will not calculate the Engineering.

For more information, refer to "Production Group".

Active

Indicates whether the specification characteristic is available for use in the the estimate’s and Product Order’s product specification.

Technical Characteristic

It indicates whether the specification characteristic is a technical characteristic.

The user can view the technical characteristics in the estimate’s and Product Order’s product specification if they have the access control EPS > Sales > Records> iQuote > Product Specification > Characteristic Specification Type > View Technical Characteristics.

Allows Specialization

Indicates whether the specification characteristic is available for you to select as a specialization characteristic of a product that have different models.

If a product has two models, where one will be packed in a packet and the other in a shrinkwrap, it should be specified as a single product with 2 models and it should be indicated that both the shrinkwrap and the packet can be specialized. This way, both models will be available in the product specification.

This option applies only to the following specification characteristic classes:

Package - Box

Package - Strap

Package - Packet

Package - Pallet

Package - Bag

Package - Shrinkwrap

It’s not possible to specialize the other classes’ product specification.

Field

Description

Characteristic Description Mode

Define the description that the system uses by default to describe the characteristic in instances such as the Job. By choosing a mode, you set which data the description displays (e.g., the size and delivery type).

You can also choose one of the Customized Description options. To set them up, go to the Customized Description tab to define a customized set of data for the system to use.

Note: Select in the Specification Components Types record the specification characteristic description to be displayed in the Proposal.

Simple generic characteristic added

Type of specification class characteristic Generic Characteristic that you can link to another specification characteristic. For example, if you select the lamination specification characteristic for the product, it is necessary to automatically create a Review laminated materials specification characteristic. This second characteristic is assigned to the product, but the system will not show it in the specification screen.

This way, if the Create Engineering parameter is enabled for this characteristic, it is possible to use the linked characteristic to make filters in the Engineering or to activate generic functionalities.

The system displays this field only if you enable the Generate Engineering options.

Button Name

Button Function

Edit Characteristic Info

Allows the user to edit additional information to the specification characteristic, if the selected class type accept it.

Field

Description

Characteristic Type

Type of characteristic that indicates how the Specification Characteristic will be shown in the Job.

Wire Stitch Width

It indicates the standard wire Stitch width to be used in the specification characteristic shown in the Job.

Wire Stitch shape

Shape f the wire Stitch to be used as standard in the product specification whenever this characteristic is selected. It may be:

Normal – it indicates the Stitch has a standard shape;

Omega – it indicates the Stitch has an omega-like shape;

Wire Stitch Type

Position of the Stitches on the product. This information is used as standard for the product specification whenever this characteristic is selected.

Spine – it indicates the Stitches will be applied on the product’s spine;

Lateral – it indicates the Stitches will be applied on the side of the product;

Field

Description

Description

Name of the aggregation options that may be used by children components linked to the component that has the aggregation characteristic. This information can be modified in the Estimate’s or Job’s Product Specification. For more information, refer to "Composition".

Aggregation type

Type of aggregation that indicates how the children components will be linked to the main component which has the aggregation characteristic. Those can be:

Use Standard aggregation – Indicates that the child component will use the aggregation defined in its own characteristic class. In this case, the child component will be glued to the product’s spine.

Use Inserted aggregation – Indicates that the child component will be inserted into the component that has the aggregation characteristic. When inserted, the child component will not be attached to the product’s spine.

Use Involved aggregation– Indicates that the child component will be involved in the component that has the aggregation characteristic.

Standard

It indicates if the aggregation type is automatically selected in the children components everytime the Saddle Stitch – Wire Stitched characteristic is selected in the aggregation component.

Active

It indicates whether the aggregation option is available for use in the estimates’s and Job’s product specification.