Words and Phrases
Phantom line items
Phantoms are place holders, or pseudo parts, used to organize a collection of multiple items. They are used to provide flexibility in defining component relationships within the catalog, and are usually not physical items. A phantom can be considered an umbrella type of level for several parts selections of the same type. For example, beneath the New Employee Setup master category the New Accounts & Access line item provides a selectable option. This item itself does not display on the quote or order when it is selected; the catalog displays each of the associated parts as individual line items, such as internet access, email account, and network ID.
A phantom part is a parent of the specific items within it, and you can select specific items (or parts) through the phantom part.
Phantoms are assigned part numbers, but they themselves usually are not ordered or placed on a quote.
There are two ways to designate a listing as a phantom.