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, 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 Application Group Screen

• Create 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: Select Application Group for an application area at the Work with System Values/Features Screen.

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	Select Create to a advance to Create Application Group Screen.
Change an application group	Select Change for an application group 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.
Delete an application group	Select Delete for an application group to delete it.
Display an application group	Select Display for an application group to advance to the Display Application Group screen. You cannot change any information on this screen. See Create Application Group Screen for field descriptions.

Create Application Group Screen

Purpose: Use this screen to create an application group.

How to display this screen: Select Create on the Work with Application Group Screen.

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

Field	Description
Application area	The application area to which this option belongs. Application areas are categorized according to application/function (such as 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. 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.