This activity is used to enter default values for each node in an assortment structure. You can enter defaults for ordinary nodes as well as part nodes. These defaults will be inherited by the parts which are created per site through the assortment.You can view defaults which have been entered higher up in the assortment structure too.
You can define default values in the Defaults per Assortment Node page under each tab for Inventory Part Defaults,Inventory Part Characteristics Default, Sales Part Defaults, Purchase Part Defaults and Supplier for Purchase Part Defaults.
As a result of this activity the nodes in an assortment will have default values defined for them. Therefore any parts that you create per site through the assortment will have these default values predefined for them. If a default planner and buyer are not specified, the default values will be fetched from the values defined, if any, in the Sites per User page.