Throughout the Sales Ledger on-line help their are references to the system parameters. The system parameters are user-modifiable features which do not in themselves deal with individual accounts or transactions. Rather they instruct the system in general global ways on how to handle transactions, display information, validations and reporting on data. As such they are a means by which the system can be adapted to suit particular business needs and in-house control procedures by just changing a system parameter. Because we achieve this flexibility in the software by changing system parameters it means in most cases changes can be reversed.
The information in this topic should be of interest to the system supervisor and to any person making strategic decisions about the day-to-day use of the system.
It is strongly recommended that only the designated system supervisor should make alterations to the system parameters. Changes to the system parameters can have far-reaching consequences in other than just the Sales Ledger. If in any doubt about the implications of making such changes you should discuss with Support personnel before making the change. This is an area where extreme caution is necessary.
Throughout this topic, reference is made to the variety of formats available for Statements, Invoices and some reports. These formats will be set up by Autoline Consultants during your system Installation.
The parameters held may differ from company to company in a multi-company situation. The system displays the company number of the current company on each tab of the System parameters form.
Other buttons that are available on the SL System Parameters form are as follows:
Help |
This button is used to access the online help facility for this topic. |
Save |
This button is used to save any record changes and make them permanent to the system parameters record.
Note: It is necessary to click the Save button, log out and re-enter the Sales Ledger Module before saved changes take effect. |
Cancel |
This button can be used to end the function and return to the System Maintenance menu therefore leaving the records unaffected. |
The tabs of the SL System parameters form are described in the following links. Within each link every parameter on that tab is described in detail.
