Working with DXSteel — Items, lots and master data

🌐 NL · Last reviewed: 27 May 2026

Items, lots and master data

DXSteel structures items via Item Profiles, qualities via Qualities/Quality Groups, and lot attributes via Lot No. Attributes. These three together give you searchable, filterable, and certifiable steel inventory. Profiles: dxsteel Management (key users), and dxsteel Warehouse and Manufacturing for warehouse work.

Create a new item (workflow)

1. Open Item Wizard (create new items and item variants).

2. Pick an existing Item Profile or create one. The profile defines quality, dimension ranges, and weight unit.

3. Complete item details and confirm. DXSteel creates the items and variants automatically.

4. Verify in Materials, Qualities, and Item Profile Property Values that all referenced master data is correctly linked.

Lots and qualities

1. On receipt, lots automatically get a lot number with heat number and certificate reference.

2. Open Lot No. Information Card for lot details: weight, length, quality, certificate link.

3. Configure free attributes (colour, finish, customer-specific number) via Lot No. Attributes and Lot No. Attribute Values.

4. Filter lots on those attributes via Filter Lot Nos. by Attribute.

Price history and margins

• Price History — all historical purchase and sales prices per lot/item.

• Sales Price Inquiry and Processing Price Inquiry — look up current price/margin during sales entry.

• Minimum Margins — minimum acceptable margins per item/customer.

Administrative screens for key users

• Lot Correction — correct weight, length, or location on a lot.

• Lot Merge — merge two lots (irreversible).

• Average Cost Calc. Overview, Avg. Cost Adjmt. Entry Pnt, Unit Cost Per Variant — review and correct unit costs.

• Sales Price Worksheet — batch update sales prices.

[Screenshot: Item Card with DXSteel fields and factbox]