--- title: "Create an Inventory Item" slug: "create-an-inventory-item" updated: 2026-05-26T12:48:31Z published: 2026-05-26T12:48:45Z canonical: "developers.cmicglobal.com/create-an-inventory-item" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cmicglobal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create an Inventory Item Post/ci-rest-api/rest/1/ciitem ## Create Inventory Items UI Location: ASSET MANAGEMENT - Inventory - Setup - Item Master ### SecurityHTTPType basic Basic authentication Header parametersContent-TypestringExampleapplication/vnd.oracle.adf.resourceItem+json Body parametersobject Example{ "CiitemCompCode": "ZZ", "CiitemItemCode": "BD538", "CiitemBbPriceOrPctCode": "C", "CiitemWriAccCode": "1700.200", "CiitemRevAccCode": "4000.700", "CiitemInvAccCode": "1700.100", "CiitemSuspAccCode": "1700.400", "CiitemVarAccCode": "1700.500", "CiitemItemClassCode": "TOOL", "CiitemCostUpdateLevelCode": "I", "CiitemCostMethCode": "AVG", "CiitemSellPriceOrPctCode": "C", "CiitemAdjAccCode": "1700.300", "CiitemWmCode": "EA", "CiitemSerialFlag": "N", "CiitemMsAvailableFlag": "N", "CiitemAltWmAllowFlag": "N", "CiitemLotCtrlFlag": "N", "CiitemAutoBuildCmpFlag": "N", "CiitemUsageCode": "N" }CiitemWriAccCodestring Required Write-off account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemAltWmAllowFlagstring Required β€˜Y’ if alternate unit conversions are enabled. β€˜N’ if not. πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Alternate WM Allowed Max length1 CiitemCompCodestring Required Company Code Max length8 CiitemRevAccCodestring Required Revenue account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemWmCodestring Required Reference to a weight/measure code defined in WGTMES_TABLE Max length2 CiitemItemCodestring Required Key value 2; Inventory item code or number. If the fixed length flag is set in the control file, this code must be of the length specified in the control file. πŸ’» UI Fieldname: *Item Code Max length16 CiitemInvAccCodestring Required Inventory account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemCostMethCodestring Required One of AVG (average cost), SF (standard FIFO), F (modified FIFO) and STD (standard cost). The validation program does not check but this should be the same value as in the item’s class. Max length3 CiitemBbPriceOrPctCodestring Required β€˜P’ if the buyback price is entered explicitly. β€˜C’ if it calculated as a percentage of the cost price. πŸ’» UI Fieldname: *Buy Back Max length1 CiitemSellPriceOrPctCodestring Required β€˜P’ if the selling price is entered explicitly, β€˜C’ if it calculated as a percentage of the cost price. πŸ’» UI Fieldname: *Issue At Max length1 CiitemAdjAccCodestring Required Adjustment account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemSuspAccCodestring Required Suspense account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemCostUpdateLevelCodestring Required If using the Average Cost method of inventory valuation, specify whether to update the average cost of this inventory item by the total inventory (β€˜I’), or by the inventory within a specified location (β€˜L’). πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Average Cost Update Level Max length1 CiitemMsAvailableFlagstring Required Is the Item available for MS system Y/N πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Available For MS System Max length1 CiitemVarAccCodestring Required Variance account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemSerialFlagstring Required β€˜Y’ if the item is serialized, β€˜N’ if not. πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Serialized Max length1 CiitemVUuidstring Required Unique Row ID Max length64 CiitemItemClassCodestring Required Key value 3; Reference (with CIITEM_COMP_CODE) to a class defined in the CICLASS table. πŸ’» UI Fieldname: *Class Code Max length4 CiitemTax2Codestring With CiitemCompCode a reference to ARTAX table Max length11 CiitemSalesTax3Codestring With CiitemCompCode a reference to ARTAX table Max length11 CiitemDefaultLocCodestring Used in ADF to create default Item Detail right with the insert of Item Master Max length7 CiitemAllowNegQtyFlagstring Allow negative balances πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Negative Balances Max length1 CiitemSalesProductFlagstring Item setup for Sales Product Code Y = Yes N = No πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Sales Code Max length1 CiitemIuUpdateDatestring CiitemStdOnhandQtynumber Standard on-hand quantity πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Standard On Hand Max length16 CiitemMaxOnhandQtynumber Maximum on-hand quantity πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Maximum On Hand Max length16 CiitemEmCostComponCodestring Default EM component code for costing Equipment πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Equipment Category Max length8 CiitemCustRevAccCodestring Customer sales revenue account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemProdFlagstring Default value for Production flag on the item/type level πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Production Max length1 CiitemRestockPriceAmtnumber Dollar amount that will be added to each unit of this inventory item, when all or a portion of the item is returned. πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Re-Stock Charge Max length18 CiitemCmpFlagstring β€˜Y’ if this is a composite item, β€˜N’ otherwise πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Composite Max length1 CiitemMinOnhandQtynumber Minimum on-hand quantity πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Minimum On Hand Max length16 CiitemDefaultItemTypeCodestring Used in ADF to create default Item Header right with the insert of Item Master Max length2 CiitemSalesTax2Codestring With CiitemCompCode a reference to ARTAX table Max length11 CiitemMinOrderQtynumber Minimum order quantity πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Minimum Order Max length16 CiitemInventoryItemCodestring Inventory Item that mapped to the Sales Product Code πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Item Max length16 CiitemMaxOrderQtynumber Maximum order quantity πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Maximum Order Max length16 CiitemTax3Codestring With CiitemCompCode a reference to ARTAX table Max length11 CiitemAffilRevAccCodestring Affiliate sales revenue account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemItemDescstring Detailed description of the item Max length2000 CiitemItemNamestring Item name used in most screens and reports πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Item Name Max length60 CiitemCreditJcCatCodestring Max length16 CiitemSellPriceAmtnumber Selling/issue price or percentage. If percentage remember to make it 100+markup. Max length18 CiitemPartialDasmblFlagstring If CIITEM_CMP_FLAG=’Y’ this flag indicates whether the item can be issued only partially assembled. β€˜Y’ means it can, β€˜N’ means it cannot. πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Partial Max length1 CiitemIuCreateDatestring CiitemTax1Codestring With CiitemCompCode a reference to ARTAX table Max length11 CiitemSoldAtCostAccCodestring Cost of goods sold account. Reference to the ACCOUNT table. Max length16 CiitemStdOrderQtynumber Standard order quantity πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Standard Order Max length16 CiitemBuybackPriceAmtnumber Buy back price or percentage. If percentage remember to make it 100+markup. Max length18 CiitemRtrnFlagstring β€˜Y’ if this item can be returned, β€˜N’ otherwise πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Returnable Max length1 CiitemMarketPriceAmtnumber Market price πŸ’» UI Fieldname: Market Price Max length18 CiitemSalesTax1Codestring With CiitemCompCode a reference to ARTAX table Max length11 Responses201 Created HeadersContent-TypestringExampleapplication/vnd.oracle.adf.resourceitem+json ``` "{\n \"CiitemAdjAccCode\": \"1700.300\",\n \"CiitemAffilRevAccCode\": null,\n \"CiitemAllowNegQtyFlag\": null,\n \"CiitemAltWmAllowFlag\": \"N\",\n \"CiitemBbPriceOrPctCode\": \"C\",\n \"CiitemBuybackPriceAmt\": null,\n \"CiitemCmpFlag\": null,\n \"CiitemCompCode\": \"ZZ\",\n \"CiitemCostMethCode\": \"AVG\",\n \"CiitemCostUpdateLevelCode\": \"I\",\n \"CiitemCreditJcCatCode\": null,\n \"CiitemCustRevAccCode\": null,\n \"CiitemDefaultItemTypeCode\": null,\n \"CiitemDefaultLocCode\": null,\n \"CiitemEmCostComponCode\": null,\n \"CiitemInvAccCode\": \"1700.100\",\n \"CiitemInventoryItemCode\": null,\n \"CiitemItemClassCode\": \"TOOL\",\n \"CiitemItemCode\": \"BD36\",\n \"CiitemItemDesc\": null,\n \"CiitemItemName\": null,\n \"CiitemIuCreateDate\": null,\n \"CiitemIuUpdateDate\": null,\n \"CiitemMarketPriceAmt\": null,\n \"CiitemMaxOnhandQty\": null,\n \"CiitemMaxOrderQty\": null,\n \"CiitemMinOnhandQty\": null,\n \"CiitemMinOrderQty\": null,\n \"CiitemMsAvailableFlag\": \"N\",\n \"CiitemPartialDasmblFlag\": null,\n \"CiitemProdFlag\": null,\n \"CiitemRestockPriceAmt\": null,\n \"CiitemRevAccCode\": \"4000.700\",\n \"CiitemRtrnFlag\": null,\n \"CiitemSalesProductFlag\": null,\n \"CiitemSalesTax1Code\": null,\n \"CiitemSalesTax2Code\": null,\n \"CiitemSalesTax3Code\": null,\n \"CiitemSellPriceAmt\": null,\n \"CiitemSellPriceOrPctCode\": \"C\",\n \"CiitemSerialFlag\": \"N\",\n \"CiitemSoldAtCostAccCode\": null,\n \"CiitemStdOnhandQty\": null,\n \"CiitemStdOrderQty\": null,\n \"CiitemSuspAccCode\": \"1700.400\",\n \"CiitemTax1Code\": null,\n \"CiitemTax2Code\": null,\n \"CiitemTax3Code\": null,\n \"CiitemVUuid\": \"42CC5281891FEFA2E0630B811DACC294\",\n \"CiitemVarAccCode\": \"1700.500\",\n \"CiitemWmCode\": \"EA\",\n \"CiitemWriAccCode\": \"1700.200\",\n \"links\": [\n {\n \"rel\": \"self\",\n \"href\": \"https://dev6v12.cmic.ca:9999/cmicdevv12/ci-rest-api/rest/2/ciitem/42CC5281891FEFA2E0630B811DACC294\",\n \"name\": \"ciitem\",\n \"kind\": \"item\"\n },\n {\n \"rel\": \"canonical\",\n \"href\": \"https://dev6v12.cmic.ca:9999/cmicdevv12/ci-rest-api/rest/2/ciitem/42CC5281891FEFA2E0630B811DACC294\",\n \"name\": \"ciitem\",\n \"kind\": \"item\"\n }\n ]\n}" ``` string