Tags

Properties for the Item are the nested tags directly below the <Item>
tag. The Property name is the tag name. For example, a ‘Part’ ItemType may have the properties: item_number, description, and cost, which are also the tag names in the AML. Property names are lowercase, so the property tag names are also lowercase.

The following AML illustrates a simple Item configuration for describing a Part-to-Part BOM relationship:

<Item type="Part” action="add">
<item_number>999-888</item_number>
<description>Some Assy</description>
<Relationships>
<Item type="Part BOM” action="add">
<quantity>10</quantity>
<related_id>
<Item type="Part” action="add">
<item_number>123-456</item_number>
<description>1/4w 10% 10K Resistor</description>
</Item>
</related_id>
</Item>
</Relationships>
</Item>

Property values always use locale-neutral formats. Decimal and float values use the period symbol (.) as the decimal separator and no digit separator (i.e. commas separating thousands). The dash symbol (-) is used to denote a negative value. Date/Time values should be in ‘YYYY-MM-DD[Thh:mm:ss]’ format and in the local (or corporate) time zone. Language-specific values use the xml:lang attribute to specify the language code. For example:

<Item type="Part">
<item_number>292-102</item_number>
<i18n:name xml:lang="de” xmlns:i18n="http://www.aras.com/I18N">Rad</i18n:name>
<i18n:name xml:lang="en” xmlns:i18n="http://www.aras.com/I18N">Wheel</i18n:name>
<cost>232.13</cost>
<created_on>2008-08-24T08:12:02</created_on>
</Item>