Microsoft Dynamics AX

Related Products Management

Using the Related products form you can define the product relationships. This is used to show related or similar products in the webshop. Before you can define the related products, you must set up the product relationship types. To do this:

Step 1: In Microsoft Dynamics AX click: Product information management > Setup > Relationships > Product relationship types.

Product Relationship Types

Step 2: Create product relationship types. The Name field is used to identify what relationship the product has to other products, for instance an accessory or a similar product.

When the relationship types are created the relationship between products can be set. To define the related products:

Step 1: Click: Product information management > Common > Products > Released products.

Step 2: Locate the necessary product and on the Product tab click Related products.

Related Products Management

Step 3: On the Related products form create new records which identifies the related products by selecting the product numbers.

The table below provides the description of the related items fields:

Field	Description
Product number	The product number of the related product. Notice, that a product in Microsoft Dynamics AX has an item number and product number. To add a related product you should use a product number, but not an item number.
Product name	The name of the product.
Relation type	The product relationship type which identifies how products relate to each other.
Sort number	The ranking of the related products on the product details page from left to right.

When a new relation type is made for the product, it will be shown in the webshop. In the webshop the related products are shown on the product details under the product on the right.
 
Four related products can be shown at once on the product details page. If more related products should be added, another group of items can be created using the Relation Type field. There is no limitation to the number of groups that can be created.