Chapter 11: Setting Up Application Groups

Purpose: You can use the Work With Application Group screen to create and change application groups and their descriptions.

Application areas and application groups are used to group similar menu options, system control values and secured features.

Application areas categorize related functions, such as all functions that relate to the Purchase Order application area, Inventory application area, Order Entry application area, etc.

Application groups further define functions within an application area. An example of an application area may be O/E (Order Entry); an example of an application group within the O/E application area may be FRE (freight).

When the software is delivered to you, MICROS will have assigned application areas and application groups to menu options, system control values, and secured features in an effort to group these parameters and options by functional area.

Example: If you enter O/E in the Appl Area field and FRT in the Appl Group field, all options contained within the Order Entry application area that relate to freight appear on the screen.

Example: If you select the system control values for the Inventory application area and enter P/I in the Grp field, all system control values within the Inventory application area that relate to physical inventory will appear on the screen.

In this chapter:

• Work with Application Group Screen

• Create Application Group Screen

• Change Application Group Screen

• Display Application Group Screen

Note: Setting up application groups is not a required procedure in order to use the system. Application groups are helpful in sorting the many options the system provides by the feature to which they relate within an application area.

Work with Application Group Screen

How to display this screen: Enter 10 next to an application area at the Work with System Values/Features Screen.

MSR0085 DISPLAY Work with Application Group 1/27/00 16:08:46 Application area . : C/S CUSTOMER SERVICE Group Opt Code Group description Type options, press Enter. 2=Change 4=Delete 5=Display AAH AUTO AUTHORIZATION ALL C/S GENERAL USAGE ATH AUTHORIZATION CST CUSTOMER SOLD-TO F/M CUSTOMER FILE MAINT FRM FORMS FTC FTC AND BACKORDER CARDS REF REFUNDS F3=Exit F6=Create F12=Cancel F21=Print List

Field	Description
Group Code	A code for the application group. Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional.
Group description	The application group description. Alphanumeric, 30 positions; optional.

Screen Options	Procedure
Create an application group	Press F6 to a advance to Create Application Group Screen.
Change an application group	Enter 2 next to an application group to advance to the Change Application Group Screen.
Delete an application group	Enter 4 next to an application group to delete it.
Display an application group	Enter 5 next to an application group to advance to the Display Application Group Screen.

Create Application Group Screen

Purpose: Use this screen to create an application group.

How to display this screen: Press F6 on the Work with Application Group Screen.

The application area to which this application group has been assigned, displays automatically.

MSR0082 ENTER Create Application Group 1/27/00 16:13:55 Application area . : C/S CUSTOMER SERVICE Group Code . . . . . Group description . . F3=Exit F12=Cancel

Field	Description
Application area	The application area to which this option belongs. Application areas are categorized according to application/function (such as Accounts Receivable, Customer Service, Order Entry etc.). Application areas allow you to sort menu options according to the application area to which they belong. Alphanumeric, 30 positions; display only.
Group Code	The code that identifies this application group. This code can be used to sort menu options, system control values, and secured features. Example: P/I has been defined for the application group, physical inventory. Alphanumeric, 3 positions; required.
Group description	The description of this application group An application group is a secondary category within an application area and sorts functions according to the feature to which they relate. Alphanumeric, 30 positions required.

Change Application Group Screen

Change: Enter 2 next to the application group at the Work with Application Group Screen to advance to the Change Application Group screen. At this screen, you can only change the application group description. See Create Application Group Screen for field descriptions.

Display Application Group Screen

Display: Enter 5 next to the application group at the Work with Application Group Screen to advance to the Display Application Group screen. You cannot change any information on this screen. See Create Application Group Screen for field descriptions.