Setting Up General Usage Values

Purpose: The General Usage section of the System Control table defines:

• System default values

• Forms' names

For more information: For instructions and screen samples on how to create, change, delete, and copy a system control value, see System Control Table Components.

Quick Reference of General Usage System Control Values

This table describes briefly each system control value for the General Usage application area and lists the control value, a short definition, other control values to which you should refer in this section, if necessary, and a column where you can indicate the value that you assigned for your company.

If you have more than one company on your system, make a copy of this table for each company on your system.

Company: ______________________________

System Control Value

Description

Your Value

Default OUTQ (A38)

Defines the output queue name the system defaults to the RPT Output Queue field when it automatically creates a record in the Report Control table.

System name:

Default # Copies (A39)

Defines the number the system defaults to the RPT Copies field when it automatically creates a record in the Report Control table.

Number:

Hold Listing Default (A40)

Defines the hold setting the system defaults to the RPT Hold field when it automatically creates a record in the Report Control table.

Selected/Unselected:

Save Listing Default (A41)

Defines the save setting the system defaults to the RPT Save field when it automatically creates a record in the Report Control table.

Selected/Unselected:

Default Cash Customer (C49)

Defines the Bill To Customer number to which all cash receipts post if you are posting directly to Cash Receipts.

Number:

Print Warehouse Address on Pick Slips (D60)

Defines whether to retrieve the warehouse address from the Warehouse table and print it on pick slips.

Selected/Unselected:

Enter Custom Special Handling in Upper and Lower Case (D65)

Defines whether custom special handling instructions you enter in Order Entry are in upper and lower case, or upper case only.

Selected/Unselected:

Generate Custom Special Handling File (D66)

Defines whether the system creates an extract table of custom special handling information when you generate pick slips.

Selected/Unselected:

Evaluate Special Handling Charges by Order Line (D67)

Defines whether to calculate special handling charges in Order Entry by the number of order lines or by the item quantity.

Selected/Unselected:

Check User Class/Vendor Authority (D88)

Defines whether the system checks a user's authority to individual vendors when the user operates certain functions.

Selected/Unselected:

Multi Currency by Offer (E03)

Defines whether the system supports processing orders in multiple currencies, requiring you to specify the currency for each offer.

Selected/Unselected:

External Validation for Phone Number (E64)

Defines whether the system calls a user-defined program to validate phone numbers outside of Order Management System.

Selected/Unselected:

Number of Billing Async Jobs to Start (F08)

Defines the number of billing async jobs to start when you start the background ASYNC jobs.

Number:

Display Basic Install Values Only (F22)

Defines whether the system displays basic system control values only when you select Control Values for an application area in Work with System Values/Features.

Selected/Unselected:

Source Code Auto Retrieval Value (H82)

Defines the alphanumeric retrieval code that triggers a search of the Customer Source Finder table when you enter it in the Source code field in order entry, allowing you to retrieve the customer’s most recent source code based on mail history, even if the customer does not know the source code.

Code:

Default Miscellaneous Source Code for Existing Customers (H83)

Defines the miscellaneous source code to select for existing customers when you are using the source code retrieval option.

Code:

Default Miscellaneous Source Code for New Customers (H84)

Defines the miscellaneous source code to select for new customers when you are using the source code retrieval option.

Code:

Use Alternate Currency Pricing (H89)

Defines whether the system supports pricing offers in foreign currencies, requiring you to specify the currency and conversion rate for each offer.

Selected/Unselected:

Threshold Monitor Interval (H90)

Defines how often, in hour intervals, the Threshold Monitor Async submits the Batch Order Control job to update the Order Control Summary table, update the actual values in the Threshold Values table, and monitor for breached threshold values.

Number:

Use Credit Card Encryption (I97)

Defines whether the system encrypts the credit card number in the Order Management System database, providing additional security of credit card data.

Code:

Display Partial Credit Card Number in Logs (J16)

Defines how the system masks the credit card data in log files when credit card encryption is enabled.

Selected/Unselected:

Credit Card Retention Days (K65)

Defines the number of days to retain credit card data in closed and cancelled orders before the data is eligible for credit card replacement.

Number:

Evaluate Pending Deposits and Refunds for Credit Card Purge (L83)

Defines whether the SECRISK periodic process skips the refund and deposit check when looking to purge credit card information.

Selected/Unselected:

Send Shipment Confirmation from Billing (L98)

Defines whether the system generates shipment and return confirmations during billing.

Selected/Unselected:

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