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HOW TO CHANGE GENERAL SETTINGS
To change system settings:
(1) Perform an inquiry by entering 'I' in the Process Code field and pressing
Enter. When you first enter this screen from the Main Menu, the system
performs an automatic inquiry.
(2) Enter 'U' in the Process Code field and update the fields as needed. Press
Enter.
(3) Pick lists can be displayed for the following fields by positioning the
cursor in the field and pressing the F8 key:
(a) Quote/Invoice Template
(b) Label Template
(c) Print Control File
(d) Print To
(e) PO Template
(4) Press Esc to exit this screen.
The following is a description of the fields:
(1) Last Quote #
This field contains the last quote number and can be updated to your
starting quote number. The value in this field must be numeric. The system
adds one to this field to determine the next quote number. The maximum
quote number allowed is 99,999,999. If the maximum quote number is
exceeded, the system will start over at 1.
(2) Sort On Stock #?
The values for this field are 'Y' or 'N'. If this field contains 'Y', the
item pick list will be sorted by the stock # and the stock # will be
displayed in the pick list. If this field contains 'N', the item pick list
will be sorted by the item description.
(3) Last Invoice #
This field contains the last invoice number and can be updated to your
starting invoice number. The value in this field must be numeric. The
system adds one to this field to determine the next invoice number. The
maximum invoice number allowed is 99,999,999. If the maximum invoice number
is exceeded, the system will start over at 1.
(4) Bill Back Orders
The values for this field are 'Y' or 'N'. If this field contains 'Y', back
order quantities are priced on invoices. If this fields contains 'N', back
order quantities are not priced on invoices.
(5) Quote/Invoice Template
This field contains the name of the quote/invoice template that is used on
the Produce Quote/Invoice screen. If the current template is changed on the
Produce Quote/Invoice screen, this field is automatically updated.
(6) Sort On Cust Id?
The values for this field are 'Y' or 'N'. If this field contains 'Y', the
customer pick list will be sorted by the customer id and the customer id
will be displayed in the pick list. If this field contains 'N', the
customer pick list will be sorted by the customer name.
(7) Label Template
This field contains the name of the template that is used when printing
labels.
(8) Cursor Speed
This field defines the cursor speed. It defines the speed at which the
cursor moves when a key is held down. It contains a value between 0 and 7.
0 is the slowest cursor speed and 7 is the fastest. The default cursor
speed is too slow for most typists. This becomes apparent when trying to
move the cursor across the screen in the System Editor. You can use this
field to speed up the cursor. This feature is supported only on 286, 386,
486 and PS/2 computers. It is ignored on 8086 and 8088 based computers.
(9) Customer Type 1 Thru 3
These fields allow you to specify titles for the 3 customer types. These
titles are printed on the Price List reports.
(10) Pause Between Pages?
The values for this field are 'Y' and 'N'. If you are using single sheet
paper instead of continuous paper, enter 'Y' in this field. If this field
contains 'Y', the system will pause after printing a page.
(11) Auto Save Quotes/Invoices?
The values for this field are 'Y' and 'N'. If this field contains 'Y',
quotes/invoices on the Produce Quote/Invoice screen are automatically
saved.
(12) Database Backup Drive
This field contains the letter of the disk drive that the system uses when
backing up the Power Quote Database.
(13) Bank Acct
This field contains the name of the Quicken bank account under which to
record payments on invoices. If you are not using the Quicken link, this
field should be left blank.
(14) Include Cust Id?
The values for this field are 'Y' and 'N'. If this field contains 'Y', the
customer names written to the Quicken interface file will contain the
customer id. Use this option if you know that there are duplicate names in
your customer database. Quicken can't tell the difference between two names
that are spelled exactly the same. If you are not using the Quicken link,
this field should be left blank.
(15) Company Name
This field contains the name of your company. This field in printed in
report titles.
(16) Print Control File
This field contains the name of the current print control file. Print
control files define the various print fonts used in templates. There are
4 default printer control files:
EPSON: Epson compatible printers
IBM: IBM compatible printers
LASERJET: Laserjet, Laserjet II and Laserjet IIP compatible printers
LASERIII: Laserjet III compatible printers
You can also create your own print control files. See How To Use Different
Print Fonts.
(17) Print To
This field contains the name of the printer to write output to. Valid
values are:
PRN: parallel printer 1
LPT1: parallel printer 1
LPT2: parallel printer 2
LPT3: parallel printer 3
AUX: serial printer 1
COM1: serial printer 1
COM2: serial printer 2
(18) Update And Inquiry Passwords
If these fields are filled in, the user will be prompted for a password.
Either password must be entered before any access to the system is allowed.
A user entering the inquiry password can't perform any updates to the data
but can do inquiries, run reports and produce quotes, invoices, letters and
POs.
(19) PO Template
This field contains the name of the PO template that is used on the Produce PO screen. If the current template is changed on the Produce
PO screen, this field is automatically updated.
(20) Last PO #
This field contains the last PO number and can be updated to your starting
PO number. The value in this field must be numeric. The system adds one to
this field to determine the next PO number. The maximum PO number allowed
is 99,999,999. If the maximum PO number is exceeded, the system will start
over at 1.