Item Attribute that defines whether an Item is Purchaseable
Summary
What Item Attribute identifies an item as Purchasable for Requisitioning?Content
When searching for items in the Shopping page, one customer recently had a question on how the system identifies items that are purchasable. There are two attribute in PIM entitled Purchasable and Purchased. Which is used by the system for requisitioning purposes.
Answer: The attribute that the system checks for the purposes of Requisitioning is the attribute entitled 'Purchasable'. The attribute entitled 'Purchased' simply signifies if this item can be purchased, whereas the attribute entitled 'Purchasable' is what determines if the master item is currently eligible for procurement. That is the attribute used to bring back the item in the Shopping Home page as part of search results.