Within the Parameters & Controls form you can customise the way your system operates. This form is displayed when you select the Parameters & controls option from the MS UTILITIES MENU.
Company: The POS company number.
Client account code: This is the dealer client code used for various types of orders, e.g. normal orders, exhausts, panels and batteries. For an example of how the client account code is used by the order type map, see the description of the Order type map field.
Transfer directory: The standard transfer directory in which files are either downloaded from or uploaded to the Autoline system (e.g. /user1/xfer).
Note: In some cases, the Transfer directory field is assigned dynamically. Therefore, it is recommended that you set up this parameter on advice from a consultant to ensure that the software operates correctly.
Order type map: When you create an order in Purchase Control, the system looks at the first charater entered in this field to determine which client account code and manufacturer's franchise code to use. You must enter this character in the franchise code field of the purchase order header prior to submitting the order. Potential order types are:
The last two characters denote the type of order. There are currently only 2 codes:
The following table gives an example of how the various parameter fields work together.
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L0263 |
00 |
R25 |
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L0263 |
00 |
U25 |
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N0150 |
00 |
E25 |
Keep processed days: Enter the number of days that claims should be held on the Autoline system until they can be deleted from the warranty file and archived.
Keep unprocessed days: Enter the number of days that unprocessed claims should be held on the Autoline system until they can be deleted from the warranty file and archived.
Cost Price Trigger %: Used by the advice note upload exceptions report. Anything greater than the percentage value entered here will be included in the exception report.
Retail Prc Trigger %: Used by the advice note upload exceptions report. Anything greater than the percentage value entered here will be included in the exception report.
Despatch code: A 2-character code that describes the method of despatch.
