This screen is accessed via Vehicle Purchasing / Purchase Management / Progress Tab. A double-left-click on any progress code line within the Order Progress Grid displays the Progress Control form which expands the details of that particular progress code entry.
Progress codes which are initially entered within the Order Tab through either the Individual Edit (and selection of the Progress option) or Edit All routines are displayed within the Order Progress Grid. When the Progress Control screen is accessed via this route the the Created By fields are not displayed.
This screen is split into two parts that are as follows:
In addition to displaying the screen name the Title Bar provides a number of other useful identification criteria and buttons.
The Progress Control screen is for viewing purposes only and cannot be edited. The following fields are displayed:
The user-defined progress code denoting the current status of the order item e.g. FAC08- Factory Order 8 Weeks. Progress Codes are set up within Vehicle Purchasing / Miscellaneous Options / Progress Codes. For each specification item there may be a series of progress codes with relevant dates displayed against them. Progress codes and their relevant details are initially entered within the Order Tab through either the Individual Edit or Edit All routines. The full description for the code is displayed to the right of this field.
The User ID of the person who inputs the progress code followed by the date it is created.
The date when delivery is expected for the order item.
The date which acts as a reminder to chase-up this order item. A Repgen report may be created to initiate the follow-up procedure.
Eight lines of up to thirty characters each for keeping notes against the selected progress code.
The date on which the progress record line is created.
The User ID of the user who creates the progress record line.