Item Types are often already part of an ORD workspace.
They are often already assigned to Feature Definitions (you might already be using them without even knowing).
They are often available and "ready for attachment" to already-placed Features.
The DOTs are building them for their needs (quantities, Pay Item info, asset management).
What about your needs?
Brainshift: Track Now; You can "Manage" Later
The platform is well-suited to reorganizing how you manage your Item Types' data. Track data early and often. It is a lot easier to harvest data that's already in the system and reorganize if you have to, than to retroactively harvest data from disparate platforms and sources.
Creating your own Item Types is really simple
Here's how:
Here's how to "attach" your (or any) Item Type to any element:
Item Types are often attached to Feature Definitions so that when Feature of the type is created the Item Types are already part of the data definition. Pay Item information is often pre-attached to Feature Definitions in DOT-supplied workspaces.
Creating a Display Rule to Highlight your Item Type
To highlight elements that have the Hey Look at Me property set to true, create a View Display Rule:
See the View Display Rules - Example article for details and a dataset.