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Sample Request Types
The Sample Request type is used when creating multiple samples for a single request, and is only available when working on product fit and material color development samples. This type is used to define those attributes that are applicable to a sample request, while the Sample type is used for those attributes related to individual samples as part of a sample request.
The following attributes have been created on the Sample Request type.
Name
Internal Name
Attribute Type
Description
Request Comments
requestComments
Text area
Allows users to enter comments about the given sample request.
Request Name
requestName
Text
Allows users to name the sample request.
Received Date
sampleRequestReceivedDate
Date
Allows users to specify the date the sample request was received back from the vendor. Users can enter this date manually, in the form of MM/DD/YYYY, or by clicking the calendar icon and selecting a date from the calendar.
Request Date
sampleRequestRequestDate
Date
Allows users to specify the date the sample request was initially requested. Users can enter this date manually, in the form of MM/DD/YYYY, or by clicking the calendar icon and selecting a date from the calendar
Status
sampleRequestStatus
Single List
Allows users to select the status of the current sample request from a list.
An additional attribute has been created on the Sample type:
Name
Internal Name
Attribute Type
Description
Sample Sequence
sampleSequence
Integer
Numbers the individual samples within the sample request. The value of this attribute concatenates with the word Sample to name each sample, for example, Sample – 1. This attribute is hidden.