Standard Industry Classification Codes

Before you start

This article delves into the SIC codes available across different modules within Dsposal's Paperwork. SIC codes are system created values, meaning they cannot be updated, modified or changed except by the Dsposal team.

What are SIC codes?

An SIC code is a five-digit classification system used to define what trade or industry a company operates within.

Read only

SIC Codes are "Read Only", meaning they cannot be changed. These can be used within Paperwork but they are maintained by Dsposal.

SIC Code details

Name	Description	Input type	Requirement Type
SIC Code	The five-digit classification coe.	text	required
Description	The description of the SIC Code.	text	required

Uses

SIC Codes are used in the following areas of Paperwork:

• Opportunity details
• Sales details
• Jobs details

The ERD(1) below shows where contact methods is used within Paperwork.

1. An Entity Relationship Diagram is a type of diagram that lets you see how different entities (e.g. people, customers, or other objects) relate to each other in an application or a database.

erDiagram
    Opportunities }o..o| sicCodes : "linked to"
    Sales }o..o| sicCodes : "linked to"
    sicCodes ["SIC Codes"] {
        sicCode text 
        description text
    }