You use this program to remove release information for releases that have exceeded the expiry date defined using the Contract Maintenance program.
| Field | Description |
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| Start Processing |
Purges expired blanket sales order releases. The following files are processed:
Unlike normal sales orders which are placed in a status 9 (Complete) when there are no remaining outstanding quantities to deliver, cumes sales orders revert to a status of Suspense. |
| Prints the information currently displayed in the
Blanket SO purge Expired Releases pane.
The results of processing are displayed in this pane once processing is complete (unless you enabled the option to close the application from the After processing completed section). |
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| Save Form Values | This option is only enabled in Design mode (Automation Design). Your selections are saved and applied when the
program is run in automated mode. Form values and defaults are applied at operator level. They are not saved at role or group level. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Purge expired | |
| Releases before |
Indicates the cut-off date according to which any expired releases must be deleted. |
| Purge acknowledgment options | |
| Printed | Purges only those release acknowledgments that have been printed. |
| EDI'd | Purges only those release acknowledgments that have been transmitted using Electronic Data Interchange. |
| Both | Purges all release acknowledgments that have either been printed or transmitted using Electronic Data Interchange. |
| After processing completed |
These options are displayed within programs that can be automated. They enable you to indicate the action you want to perform once processing is complete (see Automation Design). |
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A release is only purged if it has no corresponding sales order, or if there are no outstanding lines on the corresponding sales order.
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Information is purged if the following conditions are met:
- the expiry date of the release master is earlier than the run date of this program.
- the relevant sales orders are cancelled (sales orders are cancelled when you cancel the release).
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there is no corresponding sales order for the release or there are no outstanding lines on the corresponding sales order.
- the Release Acknowledgement Report has been run.
- Release Acknowledgements have been transmitted (for EDI customers).
Electronic Signatures provide security access, transaction logging and event triggering. This enables you to increase control over your system changes.
Access to the following eSignature transactions within this program can be restricted at Operator, Group, Role or Company level. You configure this using the eSignature Setup program.
| eSignature Transaction | Description |
|---|---|
| Blanket SO Expired Releases Purge |
Controls access to the Start Processing function in the Purge Expired Releases program. |
Inserting Application Help
You would typically follow this procedure to display help for the current program in a customized pane that can be pinned to the program window.
Information includes step-by-step instructions for the various functions available within the program, including a brief overview of what the program does, what setup options are required and how to personalize the program.
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Open the program for which you want to insert application help into a customized pane.
This functionality is only available for a program that has panes.
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Right-click any form field.
You can also click the triangle menu icon that appears in the title area of a pane.
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Select Insert Application Help from the context-sensitive menu.
The application help appears in a pane within your program. You can reposition the pane using the docking stickers or pin it to the program window.
Removing the Application Help pane
If you no longer want to display application help in a pane for your current program, you can simply remove it.
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Select the Close icon in the right-hand corner of the application help pane.
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Confirm that you want to delete the pane.