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Did You Know – Landing Page Fast Filters
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Nov 27, 2024
Landing Page Fast Filter Options
When using the Landing Pages against larger data sets then options to bring in the last X through records added can be used against Sales Order, Purchase Order or Work
Did You Know – Stock Availability
- Blog
Nov 06, 2024
Stock Availability
When receiving customer enquiries, you may be asked to check the availability of a stock item. If, however, you have insufficient stock on hand and you are asked for when stock will
Did You Know – Landing Page Filter Options
- Blog
Oct 16, 2024
Landing Page Filter Options
There are many options to filter records on a landing page. The simplest option is to use the row filter button to the right of the item name on the column heading.Anot
Did You Know – Validating an E-Mail Address
- Blog
Oct 02, 2024
Validate E-Mail Address
If adding / updating an E-Mail address item on customer/supplier account or sales/purchase order the system can be set to apply standard validation rules to the entered address
Did You Know – Saving Selection Criteria
- Blog
Sep 18, 2024
Saving Selection Criteria
When you run a report in Datafile you will often see the prompt ‘Specify Any Selection Criteria’ – this allows you to enter criteria to restrict the information display
Did You Know – Copying A User ID
- Blog
Sep 04, 2024
Copy A User ID
When creating a new user logon for the Datafile system various parameter settings are available that control how the user accesses the system. These include default company, default m
Did You Know – Transaction Descriptions
- Blog
Aug 20, 2024
Transaction Descriptions – Save for Recall
As part of the entry of supplier invoices you have the option to enter a transaction description, this will often appear on remittances or enquiry screens.
Did You Know – Ledger Enquiry
- Blog
Aug 06, 2024
Ledger Enquiry – Increased Screen Size
A recent enhancement to the PREMIER level of the software allows both the size of the Ledger Enquiry screens to be increased and also allows for up to four
Did You Know – Printing Bar Codes
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Jul 23, 2024
Printing Bar Codes on Labels and Documents
Within the Report Generator there are options to print labels. A data item such as a Stock Code can be set on the label so that when printed a bar code is
Did You Know – Copy An Order Line
- Blog
Jul 09, 2024
Sales and Purchase Order Processing – Copy an Order Line
When adding or updating an order you may have a situation where the order line you wish to add is very similar to an existing line on the
Did You Know – My Reports
- Blog
Jun 25, 2024
My Reports
When you print a report or document to PDF, Excel or Word these files are created and stored within a folder for that User-Id. The My Reports option on the ribbon allows quick access to r