When a change is made to a product or location, the system generates a log entry and adds it to the Product Activity Log. You can also append additional entries to the log, as necessary.
Use the Product Activity Log Viewing screen to view and update entries for product activity. The following authorization keys determine whether you can view and edit activity log entries:
The BR.COST.ACTIVITY.VIEW authorization key determines whether you can view branch cost information in the Product Activity Log.
To view product activity:
From the Warehouse Management menu, select Product Location Maintenance to display the Product Location Maintenance window.
In the Branch field, enter or select the branch where the product resides.
In the Product field, enter or select a product to view.
From the File menu, select Product Activity Log to display the Product Activity Log window.
Note: You can access the Product Activity Log window from other system windows, such as the Inventory Inquiry window, by selecting the appropriate Log menu item.
The system displays the following information:
Field or Column | Description |
Branch | The branch to which the product you are viewing belongs. |
Product | The description of the product. |
UserID | The user who made the change to the product. |
Date | The date the change was made. |
Time | The time the change was made. |
Comment | The comment the user entered when they made the change to the product or a system-generated comment for product activity. |
More Options from the Product Activity Log Window
The Product Activity Log window also offers these options.
To... | Select this menu option... |
view the transaction attached to the product activity entry in view-only mode | Line Item > View References
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edit the transaction attached to the product activity entry | Line Item > Edit References |
select a product activity entry by searching by string, user ID, section level, source, or open entries | Selection > Select Criteria The Product Activity Log Selection dialog box displays. |
enter a new log entry for the product and date displayed | Line Item > New Item The Product Activity Log Entry window displays. |
Line Item > Edit Item The Product Activity Log Entry window displays. | |
append a message to the original log entry | Line Item > Append Item The Append Comment dialog box displays. |
view all comments in their entirety | View > Expanded |
view the first line of each entry's description | View > Synopsis |
view the user job queue for the user ID for the selected entry | File > Open User Queue The User Job Queue window displays. |
create a tracker for the user, customer, or vendor to whom the product activity applies | File > New Job Queue |
See Also:
Creating and Editing Product Activity Log Entries