[thechat] Looking for a waaaaay old thread from thelist
Luther, Ron
Ron.Luther at hp.com
Tue May 4 09:29:50 CDT 2010
Marc Seyon asked:
>>I remember reading a discussion on thelist several years back (more than 3)
>>about the pros and cons of embedding description into product codes (eg
>>SKUs) but for the life of me I can't get the right keywords to search for
>>the thread.
>>This is just a shot in the dark that someone here might recall the thread
>>I'm talking about.
Hi Marc!
I agree. I think that has come up a time or two in the past. Cuz I'm pretty sure I commented on it! This is something I have been 're-educated' to feel strongly about! ;-)
On a fairly regular basis someone somewhere in your organization will get the bright idea to 'embed intelligence' into the part numbering system. (I'm sure that in my chequered past I have probably been that guy a time or two.)
My advice? Beat it out of them. Beat them quickly. Beat them harshly. Embedded intelligence (in a sku) is a bad idea and, if you are interested, I would be happy to ramble on about it on list or off.
It would be MUCH better to create a separate "attribute" reference table that contains all of the intelligence you need. They can be a little tricky to get used to working with - but they are better.
Cheers,
RonL.
The only place where I think I might allow such a thing is in a serial number where you are defining a single unique individual item ... and I'd probably still grumble about that.
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