In the (LFA1) Screen

Parameter Definitions

From the Master Menu, double-click . The Keyop Menu opens. From the Keyop Menu, double-click . The Parameter Editor window opens. Double-click Text Base Parameters. The text-based (L) Parameters screen opens. In the Selection Code field, type F. The (LF) Purchase Order Parameters screen opens. Type A. The (LFA) Automated Short-Buy Menu screen opens. Type 1. The (LFA1) Vendor Call Number Master screen opens. In this screen, you can change, delete, or view parameters for each call number (the combination of a wholesaler and the time you need to transmit a P/O to that wholesaler), or you can also create a call number.

Note: An item must meet all of the limits you set in the (LFA1) screen to be included on a purchase order.

The (LFA1) screen has three subscreens. The first two subscreens let you set limits to define what the call number includes. The third subscreen lets you specify transmission parameters for each call. (The third subscreen appears only if your call number is for a wholesaler.)

Note: The third subscreen that you see corresponds to the communication parameter screen you specified in the Parameter Screen field in the first subscreen. The third subscreen contains fields from the (L6C), (L6E), (L6F) or (L6J) screens, depending on which of these you specified. However, if you are using the auto flush feature, you must set the Pre-Receive field to G in this screen. For more information on auto flush, see Setting Up the Auto Flush.

The first (LFA1) screen lists the existing call numbers. You can create, change, delete, or view each by specifying the number of the appropriate call number. You must set parameters for each call number, so that the system knows which items to send on each purchase order.

Note: The fields in the (LFA0) Global Automated Short-Buy screen determine which items go through the automated short-buy process and proceed to the parameters set in the (LFA1) screen. It’s like having two filters. The global parameters are the first filter. Items that make it through the first filter are then tested against the limits for the call number, which is the second filter.

When you first access this screen, the system displays the first subscreen of the (LFA1) screen, with the cursor in the Parameter Screen field. The fields in this subscreen let you define the call number, and specify information about the purchase orders it's creating.

If you are creating a new call number, the fields in the screen default to the responses for the last call number listed in the (LFA1) Vendor Call Number Master screen. The Call Number field displays the call number for these parameters.

Set or change the following fields to accurately reflect how to handle the purchase orders to this wholesaler at the specific time for this call number.

Click the links below for more information.

Matching on Variations of a Vendor’s Number

Add. Ways To Match on Vendor

Matching on the Purchasing Vendor

Match on

Transmit P/O

End P/O's Created

How to Create P/O Number