In this field, you can specify the number of a note created in the window Notes in the Set-Up module. The field is used for adding a number of extra fields in which the user can enter information if the current item is a template item. A template item is an item where the generic item information is not specific enough, as certain details may change from order to order. An example of a template item is a business card where the basic information about the card such as the paper type and background color is static, but each time a batch of cards is ordered, the title, name and address to be printed on the card are different. It is therefore important that a number of additional fields are made available so that a user ordering a business card is allowed to enter this information. You may have many types of template items in your system, and most likely they do not all require the same additional information. Therefore Maconomy allows you to set up any item as a template item with any number of additional fields attached.
A template item is created by assigning the item to a note where the headings in the table part represent the additional fields in which the user should enter specific information on the item ordered. Whenever someone orders an item on which a template note number has been specified, a copy of the note specified on the item is automatically created and assigned to the quote or order line in question. In the window Notes, the user can then enter the required information in the table part of the note assigned to the quote or order line. The information entered in the note will also appear on external order printouts.
The following method is used for setting up additional fields for a template item:
- Create a note type with the headings to be used as field names.
- Create a note containing the headings to be used as field names.
- Set up items to use the fields set up in the above steps.
Create a Note Type with the Headings to be used as Field Names
In the window Note Types, create a note type. In the table part of the note type, create a line for each additional field required for the template item. In the field “Heading,” specify the desired field name. In the field “Format,” specify the data type of the field in question, thus ensuring that the correct type of data is always entered. See the description of the field “Format” in the table part of the window Note Types in the Set-Up module for further information.
Create a Note Containing the Headings to be used as Field Names
In the window Notes, create a note of the type you created earlier in the process. In the table part of this note, create a line for each of the headings in the note type. If you want the fields to contain default values, specify these values in the field “Value.”
Set up Items to use the Fields Defined in the above Steps
In the window Item Information Card, enter the number of the note which you created in the previous step in the field “Template Note No.” The fact that the item has a template note assigned to it is what identifies the item as a template item. This means that whenever someone orders an item on which a template note number has been specified, a copy of the note specified on the item is automatically created and assigned to the quote or order line representing the item. In the window Notes, the user can then enter the required information in the table part of the note assigned to the order line.
You can assign the same note to any number of items, for instance if you have several items for different business card models, but they all require the user to enter the same type of information.
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