Symbol to Identify Address Book Records

You use a symbol to specify default and alternate identifiers for locating address book records in other JD Edwards EnterpriseOne systems such as JD Edwards Accounts Receivable and JD Edwards Accounts Payable. If you have converted data from another system, you can locate the address book record for a company or individual by entering the alternate identifier.

To set up constants to define the alternate identifiers, enter a unique symbol (for example, * or /) in these fields on the Address Book Constants form:

• Symbol to Identify A/B Short Number.

• Symbol to Identify A/B Long ID

• Symbol to Identify A/B Tax ID.

To specify one of these identifier fields as the default, leave the field blank. You can have only one default identifier.

For example, you want to use the number assigned by the Address Book system as the default identifier to locate address book records. On the Address Book Constants form, leave the Symbol to Identify A/B Short Number field blank. When you access any of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne systems, you can locate the address book record by entering the eight-digit number that is assigned by the JD Edwards Address Book system.

You might also want to locate an address book record by entering a name or number other than the number that is assigned by the JD Edwards Address Book system. On the Address Book Constants form, enter a unique symbol, such as *, in the Symbol to Identify A/B Long ID field. When you use the Address Book Revisions program to enter or update an address book record, you can enter the address book long ID (for example, UNIVERSAL) in the Long Address Number field. When you use another JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system, you can enter the long address book ID with its identifying symbol (for example, *UNIVERSAL) and the record appears with the eight-digit number.