What is the new * in item lookup?
(Posted by: Lisa Sick 03/07/2008)

Item Lookup with an asterisk *

Item lookup or F4/prompt from any item entry option allows you to lookup items in many ways. With proper authority, you can enter/update items, UPC codes, record Vendors with whom you do business, Maintain prices, Change prices, see inventory, see product activity, and add comments about items. The initial F4 prompt screen looks like this:

Type the item name and press enter to lookup an item; or type * and a department, vendor, flc, or item # to see all items within that area.

From here, you can:

• Use “Position Name to” at the top of the screen, to type a name and press Enter to make the list move to that place in the file of items.
  
• Use the options across the top, in the OPT field left of the item you wish to:
  
  • 1-select an item to access Version 5 Item Maintenance Option.
    
  • 2-Change item information.
    
  • 4-Delete an item from the list. Do this ONLY when no history or activity exists.
    
  • 7-Add or change the UPC code for this item.
    
  • 8-Add or change a vendor that you purchase this product from, along with their reorder numbr for this product, and the purchasing factor/unit of measure used when you buy this product from that vendor.
    
  • 11-Access Comments about this item for internal business use only.
    
  • 13- Access the pricing maintenance screen.
    
  • 14- Access the screen to change all prices levels for this product on one screen.
    
  • 15- Lookup the inventory balance and activity on this item.
    
  • 16- Display monthly sales history for this item.
    
• Use the Function keys across the top of your keyboard to:
  
  • F3-Exit from the program.
    
  • F5-Refresh the screen after adding or changing information.
    
  • F6-Add an item to the data base.
    
  • F8-To select a different order for the display and sort by Item Name, Department, Item Number, Selling Item Number (UPC), or Fine Line Code. Then you can position to a name, instead of a number. Sort by item number before adding a new item to the list to see what numbers are available to use, but remember the number field can contain letters or numbers.
    
  • F11-Add selling item numbers to the screen showing two lines of information per customer account.
    
  • F12-Cancel this task and return to the previous screen.
    
  • F21-(Shift F9) To change the method of position to…so you can search the list by entering a set of characters (with an * on the end) to be found within the name field. Ex: Enter Feed* to see all items with the name Feed in them.
    
  • Use the Roll or Page Up/Down keys to roll through this list when More…. data is available noted in the bottom right of the screen. Bottom…. Will appear when the end of the list is reached.

For additional help, please contact Support by calling (877)282-6353 or via email at support@agvantage.com.