Specify whether or not to use leading zeros, set the
vendor number length, and specify the delimiter symbol and position.
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| Display Leading Zeros
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Select this option if you want
Vision to add leading zeros to the number when you enter an incomplete
vendor number in any
Vendor field in the database. For example, if you enter 1.00 and your
vendor number length is seven characters (includes the delimiter),
Vision adds leading zeros to the
vendor number (for example, 00001.00).
This option controls the display of the
vendor numbers on forms and reports, as well as whether or not the
vendor number must be a fixed length.
Do not select this option if you want
Vision to leave the
vendor number as entered. In this case, you can enter up to 12 alphanumeric characters for the
vendor number when entering new
vendor numbers in
Vendor Info Center.
If you do not show leading zeros after you have already established a
vendor number length with delimiters in specific position(s), the length and delimiter format will be removed. For example, the
vendor number 0001.00 would become 1.00.
Delimiters are stored directly in the tables in the databases ( with the value). When leading zeros are no longer used, the
vendor number length is no longer a fixed value and the delimiter position is no longer valid.
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Vendor Length
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Enter the desired
vendor number length, between 1 and 20 numbers. The current length of the
vendor number appears for reference.
If you decide to decrease the length of the number, first ensure that duplicate
vendor numbers will not be created during the conversion (conversion will test for this).
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| Add/Remove from Left/Right
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If you want to add or remove characters from a
vendor number, you can use this feature to determine whether the characters are added to or removed from the left or right side of the number.
For example, if you increase the
vendor number length from 5 to 7, you can then use this feature to add those two numbers to the left of the number: 12345 becomes 0012345.
Conversely, if you decrease the
vendor number length from 7 to 5, you can then use this feature to remove those two numbers to the right of the number: 1234567 becomes 12345.
Remember that the delimiter is counted as part of the
vendor number length.
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| Vendor Delimiter
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Enter the desired delimiter for your
vendor numbers. The current delimiter for your
vendor number appears for reference.
A delimiter must be a special character, such as a period (.) or a comma (,); not 0 to 9, A to Z, or |.
Delimiters are counted as part of the
vendor number length. For example, if the
vendor length is 6, the
vendor delimiter is a period (.), and the
vendor delimiter position is 4, the
vendor number appears as 456.78.
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| Vendor Delimiter Position
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This value is required if you entered a delimiter in the
Vendor Delimiter field. Enter the desired delimiter position for your
vendor numbers. The position must be one less than the length of the field.
The current delimiter position for your
vendor number appears for reference.
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| Sample Value
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This field displays the resulting format of the
vendor number.
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