You can use submission control to set up LDC parameters, begin the LDC upload process, or view a record log, for the Point-of-Sale company or companies of your choice.
What do you want to do?
Manually begin the LDC upload process for a Point-of-Sale company
View a record of the time of each execution of the LDC process for a Point-of-Sale company
From the FORD OPERATIONS menu, select the Local Distribution Centre option.
The Ford Local Distribution Centre (LDC) Submission Control form is displayed, showing a list of Point-of-Sale companies.
Note: When this program is first run, the LDC parameters dictionary is searched to see if a record exists for the default Point-of-Sale company. If no record is found, a Please set up parameters for this company message is displayed.
Select the Point-of-Sale company whose parameters you want to set up and either click the Edit button or select the Edit option from the Edit menu.
The Enable LDC process for this company check-box becomes live.
If the Enable LDC process for this company check-box is not selected, click it.
The fields showing the LDC parameters for this company become live.
Complete the Order status code, LDC supplier code and Internal departments fields and then either click the Save push-button, click the Save 
toolbar button or select the Save option from the Edit menu.
Tip: Click the ellipsis button ![[...]](Ellipsis.gif){kind=small}
to select from a list of LDC supplier codes.
The LDC parameters for the selected Point-of-Sale company are stored.
From the FORD OPERATIONS menu, select the Local Distribution Centre option.
The Ford Local Distribution Centre (LDC) Submission Control form is displayed, showing a list of Point-of-Sale companies.
If the LDC process is not enabled for the selected company (that is, there is no tick in its Enabled field) then set up its parameters so that the LDC process is enabled.
A tick appears in the company's Enabled field.
Click Send.
The LCD upload process begins.
Note: On completion, the log file is displayed automatically, with the results of the run and any warnings or error messages. Scroll down to the bottom of the log file to see the results of the most recent execution.
From the FORD OPERATIONS menu, select the Local Distribution Centre option.
The Ford Local Distribution Centre (LDC) Submission Control form is displayed, showing a list of Point-of-Sale companies.
Select the Logs option on the File menu.
A Select Log to View window is displayed.
Use the Company drop-down button 
to select from a list of Point-of-Sale companies.
The selected company's name is shown in the Company field.
Use the Date drop-down button to select a date within the last week.
The selected date is shown in the Date field.
Click OK.
The log file is displayed, showing the time of each execution of the LDC process, together with any warnings or error messages. Scroll down to the bottom of the log file to see the results of the most recent execution.
This form is displayed when you select the Local Distribution Centre option from the FORD OPERATIONS menu. It enables you to set up LDC parameters, begin the LDC upload process, or view a record log, for the Point-of-Sale company or companies of your choice.
Menu bar and toolbar:
Menu Icon Description File > Logs Enables you to view a record of the time of each execution of the LDC process for any Point-of-Sale company on any date in the last week. File > Exit Returns you to the FORD OPERATIONS menu Edit > Edit Enables you to edit the LDC parameters for the selected Point-of-Sale company
Edit > Save Saves the LDC parameter settings for the selected Point-of-Sale company
Help > Contents Displays this help page in a web browser
Point of Sale companies:
Company: Identifies a Point-of-Sale company
Enabled: A tick in this field indicates that the company will be included in the scheduled LDC process.
Set parameters for this company:
Order status code: Code used in Point-of-Sale to identify EPDS orders
LDC supplier code: Supplier short code of the LDC
Internal departments: Internal department codes, for example TWB
Check box:
Enable LDC process for this company: If selected, the company is included in the scheduled LDC process.
PUSH BUTTONS:
Send: Begins the LDC upload process for the selected Point-of-Sale company manually
Edit: Enables you to edit the LDC parameters for the selected Point-of-Sale company
Save: Saves the LDC parameter settings for the selected Point-of-Sale company
