Global Parameters Maintenance - Miscellaneous

General Information

This screen tab contains the user-definable preferences for copying information to the supplier ID when creating new buying levels and an advanced search lookup.   The advanced search lookup allows you to create new fields to search on for a product.   These fields are located in the Miscellaneous tab of a stock item.

In addition to this, this screen also allows users to define reason codes for the Lost Sales Report and offers the option to Hide Credit Card Numbers on Reports.

Finally, this screen allows you to enable the Shared Inventory Module, which gives you the ability to share inventory within different companies setup in M.O.M.

See Also

Global Parameters Maintenance - Overview

Stock Maintenance - Miscellaneous

Purchasing Level Information Screen

Lost Sales Report

Shared Inventory Module

How to Use the Screen

COPY THIS INFORMATION TO SUPPLIER ID WHEN CREATING NEW BUYING LEVELS- use the   dropdown menu to select the ISBN number (International Standard Book Number) or UPC (Universal Product) Code to be copied to the Supplier ID field in the Purchasing Level information screen.   If this field is left blank, then nothing will be copied to the Supplier ID field and the Supplier ID field can be entered manually.

DISPLAY ASSEMBLE KITS FILTER SCREEN-   Select this option to be able to filter what products you wish to assemble when assembling Composite Items through the Assemble Kits screen.

HIDE CREDIT CARD NUMBERS ON REPORTS- Choosing this option will display credit card numbers in the following format: 1234 xxxx xxxx 9876.

FETCH PARTIAL SEARCH RESULTS (SQL Only)- This feature is exclusively for the XL Version of M.O.M. Specify the number of results displayed on your screen will searching for a record (e.g. Stock Item, Source Key, User ID), reducing the time required to display a list of results for your search. This feature is used with the standard search screens that contain the Look-up On and Condition drop-down menus and the Advanced Lookup for Stock Items. Note: This will enable the LOAD MORE RESULTS button in the aforementioned search screens.

Advanced Search Criteria

Some products that you sell may require additional search criteria for looking up the product. Using this screen, you may enable this feature and select up to 4 Search Titles.

1. Select the USE ADVANCED SEARCH CRITERIA FOR F2 PRODUCT LOOKUPS checkbox to have the search field appear in the LOOKUP field of the F2 Product Lookup.

2. Enter the title for each search criteria field you want in the 1ST SEARCH TITLE, 2ND SEARCH TITLE, 3RD SEARCH TITLE and 4TH SEARCH TITLE.   Let's say the item is a movie on DVD. The additional fields could be defined as Film Category, Leading Actor/Actress, Year of Release and Director, respectively.

MOM Chat Options

The MOM Chat feature allows you to send messages to any user who is logged into M.O.M. and has the M.O.M. chat window open.   Check the ENABLE MOM CHAT option then change the port number if necessary.

Note: All M.O.M. workstations must have a unique IP Address in order to use the M.O.M. Chat function. For users that do not have a User Name in the User Security Profile screen will have their User ID listed in the chat screen instead.

Lost Sales Tracking

Lost sales occur if an entire order is cancelled or if an item is deleted from an order. You may set up Reason Codes for lost sales using this screen. You can use any single character on the keyboard as a reason code.   Each code can be designated for item level, order level or all.

Adding a New Reason Code

Select the NEW button to display the Reason Code Information screen. Enter a character for the CODE and a DESCRIPTION of the reason for the lost sale.   For the TYPE menu's dropdown list, select   All, Order or Item. Choose SAVE to return to the Miscellaneous Tab screen.

Editing a Reason Code

Choose the code to be edited from the list. Select the EDIT button to display the Reason Code Information screen. Change the DESCRIPTION and/or TYPE as required and choose SAVE to return to the Miscellaneous Tab screen.

Removing a Reason Code

Select the code to be removed from the list. Choose REMOVE.

Shared Inventory Module

ENABLE SHARED INVENTORY MODULE (SIM) FOR THIS COMPANY: Select this option to shared designated items with the other companies setup in your system. Once enabled, the Stock Numbers being shared must match the Stock Number in the receiving companies.

• Each company that is either sharing and taking inventory must have this option enabled.

• Purchasing can be done from any company that is sharing inventory.

• The shared inventory will appear as separate bins in the stock item's inventory tab.