A product default profile is basic product information set up for the automatic creation of product records during a price update. Set up the product default profile before running the update, so that product records are created when the system encounters new products during the update. When you do this, new products in the update file do not slow the update process, and you can review and edit the new product records as needed during the update.
To create a default product profile:
Display the character based system.
Note: The Auto Price Update functionality has not been incorporated into Solar Eclipse as of this release.
From the System > Printers menu, select Your Hold Entries to display the Spooler Control screen.
Position the cursor on the name of the update file, and use the Process hot key to display the User Defined Upload Processing screen.
In the Processing Type field, enter Auto Product Price Updating and use the Begin hot key to display the User Defined Auto Price Updating screen.
In the Work ID field, enter the appropriate work ID for the update file.
In the New Items Mode field, type Add.
Use the New Profile hot key to display the New Item Default Profile screen.
In the PrdStatusfield, pressF10to select a product status.
The default product status is Review so you can review new product records before the products are sold. After verifying that records are correct, you can use Mass Load to set the statuses to either Stock or Nonstock.
In the Price Line field, enter the price line for the new products.
In the Buy Line field, enter the buy line for the new products.
In the Proc Group field, enter the procure group for the new products. Leave this field blank if a procure group has been determined in the buy line record.
In the Comm Code field, enter the commodity code, if required, to assign to each new product.
In the Sales Type field, enter the G/ for the new products.
In the Index Type field, enter one of the following index types:
Primary - Stock items currently held in inventory. This is the default.
Catalog - Nonstock items available for order from the vendor catalog.
In the Desc Prefx field, add a description prefix, up to 25 characters, to the first character of the description for new products. Enter a prefix as follows:
A vendor name or initial as a prefix - Displays a space between the prefix and the first character of the description.
A prefix followed by a tilde (~) - No space displays between the prefix and the first character of the description.
In the Word Wrap Desc to 35 Chars ( field, enter one of the following:
Y - Wraps product description exceeding 35 characters to the next line after the last whole word.
N - Does not wrap product descriptions exceeding 35 characters.
Press Esc to save the data and return to the User Defined Auto Price Updating screen.
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