Attributes are details that further define the item and specify the item's behavior. For example, Physical item attributes identify the size, shape, and color of an item.

Attribute groups represent the logical grouping of similar item attributes. They collect characteristics (attributes) that can be used to record specifications or represent the properties of an item belonging to an item catalog category. Attribute groups can be associated with an item catalog category at the item or item revision levels, thereby determining whether attribute values change over revisions.

To display user-defined item attributes, associate the corresponding attribute groups with an item catalog category and specify the item page upon which the attribute group should appear.

Note: You can re-use the same attribute group throughout the item catalog for different item catalog categories. Children categories inherit attribute groups from the parent category. You cannot edit inherited data.

Consider which item catalog categories in the item catalog hierarchy need to display the attribute groups.

Associate an attribute group to a parent category only if you need to view those attributes in all items within that hierarchy. For example, the Benchmark Rating attribute group is associated with the Computer System item catalog category. The Computer System category is the parent category for Desktop and Laptop. All items belonging to the parent category Computer System, as well as to its children Desktop and Laptop, will have Benchmark Rating attributes displayed on the items pages.

   To associate an attribute group with an item catalog category:

1. From the Home page, click the Setup Workbench link.

2. On the Search: Item Catalog Categories page, search for the item catalog category (see:Browsing Item and Alternate Catalogs ) and click its corresponding name link.

3. From the Basic Information page, click the Attribute Groups link.

4. On the Attribute Groups page, click Add Attribute Groups.

5. In the Add Attribute Groups to Catalog Categories page, search for and then select an attribute to add. Click Apply.

   The system automatically adds the attribute group to all business entities eligible for that attribute group. Possible eligible business entities include:

   • Item

   • Item Organization/Store

   • Item Revision

   • Item Supplier

   • Item Supplier Site

   • Item Supplier Site Store

   Additional Information: Item level attributes are set only in the Master Organization and copied to all child organizations in the organization hierarchy. Users cannot edit item level attributes in child organizations.

   Item organization/store level attributes are organization specific. They default to the child organization during organization assignment. You can override the defaulting values at the child level.

   Item revision level attributes are revision and organization-specific. For example, the Benchmark Rating attribute group is an item level attribute group and Desktop Specifications is associated at the item revision level. Item VI1004 is assigned to the master organization Vision Operations and to Seattle Manufacturing. Benchmark Rating attributes remain the same across the Vision Operations hierarchy while Desktop Specifications attributes vary from organization to organization and across different revisions in each organization.

   Note: When you search for attribute groups, the system only returns those attributes eligible for the particular business entity selected in the View Attribute Groups For field. Define which attribute groups are eligible for which business entities when defining or editing an attribute group. See: Defining Item Attributes and Attribute Groups

   To delete an attribute group from an item catalog category:

You can delete an attribute group from an item catalog category as long as the attribute group is not associated with item pages, display formats, or import formats. Once you remove any of these associations, you can delete the attribute group from the item catalog category. Deleting the attribute group deletes it from all business entities within the item catalog category.

1. View the attributes for any business entity, select the attribute group to delete, then click Delete.

   To define the item pages for attribute groups:

You can specify one or more attribute groups on a page or create a separate page for each attribute group. Item pages are also inherited from the parent item catalog categories.

1. On the Basic Information page of the item catalog category, click the Item Pages link.

   The Item Pages page lists all of the item pages created for the item catalog category by business entity.

2. In the View Attribute Groups For field, select the business entity for which you want to create an item page.

3. Click Create Page to add a page to the item catalog category and business entity selected.

   Note: Navigate to the item Overview page to view the associated attribute group item pages.

   Attention: This note applies only to Oracle Product Hub users upgrading from a release prior to Release 12.1.1.

   Prior to Release 12.1.1, users were unable to define item pages by business entity, so all item and item organization attribute groups appeared on item pages together. Any item organization attribute groups in existence prior to Release 12.1.1 must be added to item pages for the item organization business entity.