Using Hot Keys to Enter User Information

Use the hot keys on the User Maintenance screen to edit user records and to view additional user maintenance information.

To use the hot keys to enter user information:

  1. From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select User Maintenance to display the User Maintenance screen.

Note: You must be assigned the USER.MAINT.ALLOWED authorization key to access this screen.

  1. In the User ID field, enter the ID of the user whose record you want to view or update.

  2. Use the following hot keys to edit user records and to view additional user maintenance information.

Hot Key

Function

Recall

Restores the User Maintenance screen fields to the data they contained the last time the screen was saved.

Accts

Displays the Accounts screen, where you assign your Eclipse database account to the user. This database contains all your customer, vendor, product, and sales transaction information.

On the Accounts screen type the word eclipse and press Esc. If your company has set up another account for training purposes, you can also assign that account to the user.

Location

Displays the Locations screen, where you assign the printer locations to which this user has access. For example, if a user works Showroom and Counter on different days of the week, set up that user for both printer locations.

If you do not define a printer location for a user, the system uses the default printer assigned to the terminal.

If you do not select a printer location default for a terminal, and if you try to change a location, the user is prompted to select from the locations assigned to the physical branch in which the terminal is located.

Brchs

Displays the Accessible Branches screen, where you assign the branches to which this user has access.

Terrs

Displays the Authorized Territories screen, where you define authorized territories for this user.

GP Control

Displays the GP% Controls screen, where you assign gross profit percent control parameters to this user.

OE View

Displays the OE View Selection screen, where you assign the order entry views this user is authorized to use.

Fax

Prompts you to enter the user's fax access code.

Delete

Displays a prompt to delete the displayed user. The system prompts you to confirm the deletion.

Passwd

Displays the Password Maintenance screen, where you can edit the user's password.

Auth Keys

Displays the Authorization Key/Template Maintenance screen, where you assign authorization keys that define which tasks the user has permission to do.

Sls Src

Displays the Sales Sources screen, where you assign sales sources to the user.

For each sales source, position the cursor on a blank line, press F10, and select a source.

Job Desc

Displays the Job Description screen, where you assign job functions to the user.

For each job function, position the cursor on a blank line, press F10, and select a function, if job functions are defined for your company. If not, enter a free-form description.

Addl

Displays a screen containing additional hot keys.

Plan

Displays the Commission Plans Selection screen, where you can assign multiple commission plans to the user. If you assign multiple plans to the user, *Multi* displays in the Commission Plan field.

Log

Displays the Maintenance Log Viewing screen, where you view the maintenance log for this record.

 

  1. To complete the process of setting up a user, see Creating User Records.

See Also:

Entering Basic User Information

Setting User Options

Using Additional Hot Keys to Enter User Information

Using Prototyping to Create User Records

User Record Creation Overview