19 Work with Configured String History

This chapter contains these topics:

• Section 19.1, "Generating the Configured String History,"

• Section 19.2, "Reviewing the Configured String History."

You can generate an additional history of all configured strings that customers order. Review this history by customer and item to analyze sales.

19.1 Generating the Configured String History

Navigation

From Manufacturing Systems (G3), choose Configurator Operations

From Configurator (G32), choose Create Segment Value History

For the sales orders you select, the Create Segment Value History program:

• Retrieves the configured string from the Configured String History table (F3294)

• Separates the string

• Generates a record for each segment value

• Stores the information in the Configured String Segments table (F32942)

You can use this history information to generate custom reports and inquiries.

Note:

The system does not generate the Configured String History table (F3295) automatically. You should run the Create Segment Value History program before you can review the history.

19.2 Reviewing the Configured String History

Navigation

From Manufacturing Systems (G3), choose Configurator Operations

From Configurator (G32), choose Configured String History

You can review the configured string history to locate previously ordered configurations at any level of a configured item. The history includes information about customers, orders, price, and cost. You don't have to generate the string history for this review.

You can also view this information during sales order entry, where you can select from previously ordered configured items to enter on the current sales order.

See Also:

• Section 24.1, "Sales Order Entry (P4211)."

To review configured string history

On Configured String History

Figure 19-1 Configured String History screen

Description of "Figure 19-1 Configured String History screen"

1. Complete the following fields:

   • Branch Plant

   • Configured Item

2. Complete the following optional fields:

   • Order Type

   • Customer Number

   • Order Number

3. Access the detail area to display price and cost information in the following fields:

   • Order

   • Type

   • Price

   • Sold To

   • Cost

Figure 19-2 Configured String History (Details) screen

Description of "Figure 19-2 Configured String History (Details) screen"

Field	Explanation
Customer Number	A number that identifies an entry in the Address Book system. Use this number to identify employees, applicants, participants, customers, suppliers, tenants, and any other Address Book members.
Order Number	The number that identifies an original document. This can be a voucher, an order number, an invoice, unapplied cash, a journal entry number, and so on.
Order/Type	The number that identifies an original document. This can be a voucher, an order number, an invoice, unapplied cash, a journal entry number, and so on.
Configured String	This field stores the configured string as it was input on the related sales order.
Req Dated	The date that an item is to arrive or that an action is to be complete.