Alerting when order has already been printed

[ataripirate]

We are using Accpac 5.5.

Sometimes the sales girls will forget and reprint and order and send it to the warehouse. Then after the order is picked twice, and loaded on the truck, the girls go out and want one of them pulled off the truck, sometimes a big job.

What I would like to do is to have the system Pop up a message telling them this has been printed, and/or a message on the order ticket that it is a reprint.

Is there a feature that will allow me to do this?

thanks

if I can add any info let me know.

Bobby

 

[Jay Converse]

Add a formula to the form using OEORDH.PRINTSTAT. 1=Not printed yet, 3=Picking slip already printed.

 

[ettienne]

Edit the report and add a formula that prints "REPRINTED", you can check the print status flag for the order. Or simply exclude orders that have previously been printed.
You can also get the girls to pay attention to the screen, there is a field that says "Include Confirmations/Picking Slips/Invoices Already Printed". Its not rocket science, if they don't check that box then it will not reprint. You can hide that box by customizing the form, then they cannot reprint.

 

[ataripirate]

thanks that is very helpful

 

[ataripirate]

I don't see "Include Confirmations/Picking Slips/Invoices Already Printed" is it on the order entry screen or the window that pops up when they click to post?

the print status, resets after the print dialog is closed, if they go back and post it again, and print the status is back to non printed.

thanks

Bobby

 

[Jay Converse]

It's on the pop-up print window.

If they change it, they can print it again, which makes perfect sense.

 

[ataripirate]

the problem is that they get busy, and we have several new girls, they reprint orders that have already been taken to warehouse and filled. The orders get put on the truck before accounting finds the error.

It is not on our pop up? Is this something I can add?
If so, where do I do that?

thanks
Bobby

 

[Jay Converse]

It's on the print dialog pop-up, look again.

 

[ataripirate]

did a print screen

see if this works

attached it

thanks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38162187@N03/4408942778/

 

[Jay Converse]

If they press the Post button, the system assumes that the order has been changed, therefore that dialog is legitimate. The O/E Forms UI is the one that has the check box for reprinting.

If they haven't updated the order, tell them not to press the Post button.