This dialog appears when you introduce a new consumable category or invoke the properties of an existing consumable category in the Consumables Databank Dialog.
More specifically, when you create a new consumable category, you must type in a name and check at least one of the available reference basis options (Item, Mass, Area, and Volume). The consumable reference basis reflects the basis in which the consumable is being measured, as well as the cost basis. Finally you may also want to add some comments regarding this consumable category. Click OK to create the new consumable category and return to the Consumables Databank Dialog. Note that the new consumable category will not be saved into the ‘User’ database until you click OK on the Consumables Databank Dialog too.
When you invoke the properties of a consumable category, then:
a) if the consumable category exists in the ‘Designer’ database (the corresponding node icon is red in the Consumables Databank Dialog), you can view (but cannot edit) these properties;
b) if the consumable category is user-defined (the corresponding node icon is green in the Consumables Databank Dialog) but has not been saved into the ‘User’ database yet, you can view as well as edit these properties;
c) if the consumable category is user-defined (the corresponding node icon is green in the Consumables Databank Dialog) and already exists in the ‘User’ database, you can no longer edit any properties except for the comments.