Settings

The following table describes the fields and options on the General tab of the Settings page.

Table 25-2 General Settings

Setting Description

Show login information

Select this option to show login information at the top of the screen on the home page.

Allow password change

Select this option to enable users to change their password.

Do not enable this feature because passwords are synced from Reporting and Analytics.

Use Suggested Qty (Master Switch)

Select this option to enable the use of Suggested Quantity Ordering (PAR or Forecasted).

Use Visibility Criteria

Select this option to enable the use of visibility criteria.

Disable Cost Center Number in Search

Select this option to enable searching cost center names only with autocomplete enabled.

Enable Task Manager

Select this option to enable the Task Manager. When enabled, pending transactions appear in the Task Menu.

Enable Sales Depletion by Order Type

Select this option to enable sales depletion by recipe assignment per order type and price level.

Mobile Solutions - Use Qty Field for Calculation

Select this option to allow calculations inside the QTY field in Inventory Management using the + and -.

Start of Calendar Week

Select a day as the start of the calendar week.

Printout Type

Select the printout type: PDF or HTML. PDF is recommended.

HTML Printout Rendering

When HTML is selected as the printout type, this option allows you to specify the print appearance as multiple pages or single page.

"Select/Deselect all" selection type

There are two modes:
  • Windows Mode: Enables user to select the "V" and select all of the options.

  • Toggle Mode: Enables users to select the "V" and deselect the selected and select the unselected.

Consider Transfer on Sales from

If you enable transfer on sales with an existing Inventory Management installation, specify a start date for the transfers. For example, if you select June 10, 2014 as the start date, the transfer on sales function will process all data from June 10, 2014 to present.

Number of Rows before Page Navigation

Suggested quantity is 100. More than 1000 records can cause the application to run slowly.

Enable Audit Trail

Select this option to enable the user to view change history for certain modules.

Calculate Average Usage for All Items

Select this option to enable the Scheduler jobs to calculate the average usage for all items. If turned off, the average usage is only calculated for items and item groups that are configured to use suggested ordering by net sales or average usage.

No Negative Stock

Select this option to disable the use of negative stock quantities. When enabled, you can also select No Negative Ingredients to disable the use of negative ingredient quantities.

Autocomplete

Select this option to turn on auto-complete text search capabilities.

Default Item Price Behavior

Select the default setting for Item price behavior (used for vendor purchase items):
  • Dynamic Price

    : Users can change the price at anytime (based on user rights).
  • Fixed Proposal Price

    : Users can change the price can only in Receiving, not in Ordering (based on user rights).
  • Fixed Price

    : Users cannot change the price anywhere.

Localization

If Russian localization is required, select Russian Requirements to enable legal information to be printed on reports.

Enable ENVD (master switch)

This option is used for Russian localization only.

Default Language

Select the default language the organization uses when adding users directly through Inventory Management (not recommended).

Item Code

Controls the Item Code field behavior.
  • Free Definition : The Item Code field is optional. Users can enter codes without restriction.

  • Managed, Optional : The Item Code field is optional. Entered codes must adhere to a predetermined format.

  • Managed, Mandatory : The Item Code field is mandatory. Entered codes must adhere to a predetermined format.

Close Financial Period per

Select this option to enable Close Financial Period per processing by Client or Location. When enabled, this mode enables access to the Interface Definitions capability on the Maintenance page.

Use Legacy Back Office Interface

Select this option to enable Legacy Back Office Export functionality. Selecting this option disables the Close Financial Period per feature.