Setting Up Application Areas

Purpose: 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 the 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, Order Management System 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 included within the Order Entry application area that relate to freight appear on the screen.

In this chapter:

• Work with System Values/Features Screen

• Create Application Area Screen

Note: Setting up application areas is not required to use the system. Application areas are helpful in sorting the many options the system provides by related function.

Work with System Values/Features Screen

Purpose: Use this screen to review some of the application areas delivered with the system.

How to display this screen: Enter WSYS in the Fast path field at the top of a menu or select Work with System Values/Features from a menu.

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

Screen Options	Procedure
Create an application area	Select Create to a advance to Create Application Area Screen.
Change an application area	Select Change for an application area to advance to the Change Application Area screen. At this screen, you can only change the application area code description. See Create Application Area Screen for field descriptions.
Delete an application area	Select Delete for an application area to delete it.
Display an application area	Select Display for an application area to advance to the Display Application Area screen. You cannot change any information on this screen. See Create Application Area Screen for field descriptions.
Work with system control values	Select Control Values for an application area to advance to the Work with System Control Values Screen.
Work with secured features	Select Secured Features for an application area to advance to the Work with Secure Features Screen.
Work with application groups	Select Application Group for an application area to advance to the Work with Application Group Screen.
Work with menu options	Select Menu Options for an application area to advance to the Work with Menu Options Screen.
Work with system control values by SCV code	Select SCV/Code to a advance to the Work with System Control Values by Code Screen

Create Application Area Screen

Purpose: Use this screen to create an application area.

How to display this screen: Select Create on the Work with System Values/Features Screen.

Field	Description
Code	The code that identifies this application area. This code can be used to sort menu options, system control values, and secured features. Example: O/E has been defined as the application area for Order Entry. Alphanumeric, 3 positions; required.
Area description	The description of this application area. Alphanumeric, 30 positions required.