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Step 3. Create a Supplied Product Entity and Relate it to the Product Entity

In this step, you will create another Variant entity, Supplied Product. A Variant entity is used to group elements which are part of the Product entity but specific to products which are provided from a supplier. The Supplied Product entity will be related to the Product entity.

1.  Create a Variant entity called Supplied Product.

     Set its physical file name to iiiPRS, where iii are your initials.

2.  Create an element for the entity called Supplier product.

     Select the Text data type.

     Set its field name to iiiPRDSUP, where iii are your initials.

3.  Add a relationship to make Supplied Product a variant of Product.

     Set the Descriptive Prefix to Supplied.