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> There are 12 messages in this issue.
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> Topics in this digest:
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> 1. Consigned inventory from vendor
> From: steve.szczech@...
> 2. RE: Consigned inventory from vendor
> From: Todd Caughey <caugheyt@...>
> 3. Re: Consigned inventory from vendor
> From: "Lonnie Drew" <lonniedrew@...>
> 4. [Off-Topic] DSL
> From: Manasa Reddy <mreddy@...>
> 5. RE: 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
> From: Tim Ligas <tligas@...>
> 6. Need Help
> From: "L.D. Eates" <leates@...>
> 7. RE: 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
> From: "John Sage" <jsage@...>
> 8. RE: Need Help
> From: "Podlin, Michael" <michael.podlin@...>
> 9. Multi-company options
> From: Darren Mann <dmann@...>
> 10. RE: Multi-company options
> From: "John Sage" <jsage@...>
> 11. RE: Multi-company options
> From: sarah.vareschi@...
> 12. RE: 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
> From: Steve Wirtz <SWirtz@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:11:42 -0000
> From: steve.szczech@...
> Subject: Consigned inventory from vendor
>
> Does anyone have inventory on consignment from a vendor? If so, how do
> you track them?
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:40:24 -0500
> From: Todd Caughey <caugheyt@...>
> Subject: RE: Consigned inventory from vendor
>
> We do have consignment inventory and we don't track it. In Vantage
anyway.
> Our steel products vendor stocks consignment items in our plant and we
"buy
> it" by opening the flatsheet bundle or a coil. The tags are sent in to
the
> vendor weekly and we "receive" it when we enter the invoice. Often a week
> after we have actually used it. Not sure how this would actually look in
an
> inventory report in that time. The vendor tracks the inventory and
restocks
> some items on a regular basis sort of like a fuel oil "keep full" program
> for home heating. Other items are ordered into consignment as needed and
> then received when the job eventually needs them. From order to
> availability in consignment is usually a day or less so again there is no
> need to track in Vantage as we would for non-consignment materials. As
far
> as tracking the vendor (as opposed to the material) the Purchasing Manager
> logs late receipts and gives them a regular performance report.
>
> Not sure if any of this helps since it is so dependent on the relationship
> with the vendor and your situation may be different.
>
> -Todd Caughey
> Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: steve.szczech@... [mailto:steve.szczech@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 10:12 AM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Consigned inventory from vendor
>
>
> Does anyone have inventory on consignment from a vendor? If so, how do
> you track them?
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:41:41 -0000
> From: "Lonnie Drew" <lonniedrew@...>
> Subject: Re: Consigned inventory from vendor
>
> Physical Inventory Month End - Physical Inventory Month Begin +
> Received During Month. It could be done with a report builder
> "Received Report" and a spreadsheet, but we post inventory counts to
> an inventory DB with a consignment table (created with Progress) and
> run a program to calculate used material.
>
> HTH
> Lonnie
>
> --- In vantage@y..., steve.szczech@i... wrote:
> > Does anyone have inventory on consignment from a vendor? If so, how
> do
> > you track them?
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:07:34 -0500
> From: Manasa Reddy <mreddy@...>
> Subject: [Off-Topic] DSL
>
> Now that Rhythms is going bankrupt, I was wondering what service anyone in
> the Chicago area was using, what price they were paying for, and what
speeds
> they were getting.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Manasa Reddy
> E. J. Basler Co.
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:16:55 -0500
> From: Tim Ligas <tligas@...>
> Subject: RE: 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
>
> John,
>
> The change was intentional in version 5.00. It was done because:
>
> 1. There were many requests for increased visibility of the suggestions to
> validate them against the timephase report data.
>
> 2. To provide consolidated supply and demand information for individual
> parts.
>
> If you are not using po suggestions but someone has generated them at one
> point and now they are showing up you should unmark the parts Generate PO
> Sugg flag. Job suggestions will also appear on the timephase for the above
> reasons.
>
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Sage [mailto:jsage@...]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:51 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
>
>
>
>
> Has anyone else noticed that Time Phase inquiries, in addition to
> showing balances reflecting receipts and requirements, now adjust
> the balances based upon suggested PO changes? This is giving our
> purchasing staff grey hair. Is this a design change or a bug, or
> am I out to lunch <g!>.
>
> thanks,
> john
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:33:48 -0400
> From: "L.D. Eates" <leates@...>
> Subject: Need Help
>
> I have a problem with a shortcut on my desktop to run a small progress
> program to upload names to the ship to file. It has worked fine for two
> years. Today I have a large number of names to upload and you guessed it,
it
> does not work. The error I get is this You have not supplied a parameter
for
> argument -p (1403). The command in the shortcut is as follows:
>
> V:\DLC\BIN\PROWIN32.EXE -DB DCDV7 -H FALCON1 -S VNTGSERV -P
> V:\SHIPTO\LOADSHIP.R
>
> If anybody can help me that would be great. Either reply on list or
> call me direct 724-222-2600. I do not know of anything that I did to
cause
> this to happen. Thanks in advance.
>
> L. D. Eates
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:22:04 -0700
> From: "John Sage" <jsage@...>
> Subject: RE: 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
>
> Tim,
>
> Unfortunately we do use purchasing suggestions, so we cannot
> unmark the "Generate" flag. I would suggest making the
> inclusion of suggestion information a configuration choice.
> Because suggestion numbers are now mixed in with actual supply
> and demand numbers, the running balances are not accurate for
> our needs. Some shops may prefer the new method, but the
> logic change has resulted in decreased visibility for us and
> has made it difficult to validate real numbers.
>
> thanks,
> John
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Ligas
> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 9:17 AM
> > To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> > Subject: RE: [Vantage] 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
> >
> >
> > John,
> >
> > The change was intentional in version 5.00. It was done because:
> >
> > 1. There were many requests for increased visibility of the
> > suggestions to validate them against the timephase report data.
> >
> > 2. To provide consolidated supply and demand information for
> > individual parts.
> >
> > If you are not using po suggestions but someone has generated
> > them at one point and now they are showing up you should
> > unmark the parts Generate PO Sugg flag. Job suggestions will
> > also appear on the timephase for the above reasons.
> >
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Sage [mailto:jsage@...]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:51 PM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Vantage] 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone else noticed that Time Phase inquiries, in
> > addition to showing balances reflecting receipts and
> > requirements, now adjust the balances based upon suggested PO
> > changes? This is giving our purchasing staff grey hair. Is
> > this a design change or a bug, or am I out to lunch <g!>.
> >
> > thanks,
> > john
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:37:06 -0500
> From: "Podlin, Michael" <michael.podlin@...>
> Subject: RE: Need Help
>
> Read the error. Its says you have no "-p" your command line has a "-P".
> Progress is case sensitive.
>
> -p is for program file
> -P is for Password
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: L.D. Eates [mailto:leates@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 11:34 AM
> To: Vantage (E-mail)
> Subject: [Vantage] Need Help
>
>
> I have a problem with a shortcut on my desktop to run a small progress
> program to upload names to the ship to file. It has worked fine for two
> years. Today I have a large number of names to upload and you guessed it,
it
> does not work. The error I get is this You have not supplied a parameter
for
> argument -p (1403). The command in the shortcut is as follows:
>
> V:\DLC\BIN\PROWIN32.EXE -DB DCDV7 -H FALCON1 -S VNTGSERV -P
> V:\SHIPTO\LOADSHIP.R
>
> If anybody can help me that would be great. Either reply on list or
> call me direct 724-222-2600. I do not know of anything that I did to
cause
> this to happen. Thanks in advance.
>
> L. D. Eates
>
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 14:04:58 -0500
> From: Darren Mann <dmann@...>
> Subject: Multi-company options
>
> I am investigating the addition of two companies to our current network
and
> their use of the Vantage system. I am interested in how others companies
> are doing this and what setups have worked for you. The Vantage system
> would be hosted from our main location and reside on the same server. The
> companies are totally separate entities and do not share anything but
> month-end profit information. Would separate databases work and what
> licensing issues do I need to be concerned about with regards to the
Vantage
> system. Do additional licenses need to be purchased? The two companies
> are small in size (3 workstations and 6 workstations) and I hate to have
to
> purchase user licenses at $5000/ea to add them if I do not have to. I
> figured Epicor would not give me the straight scoop if there are other
> options that do not generate sales $$$$$. If I do have to buy the
licenses
> this project is dead in the water....
>
> What connection options work best? I am researching a VPN connection
using
> *hopefully* DSL.
>
> Regards,
>
> Darren Mann
> Miller Products Co.
> Ph. 641-342-2103
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:10:56 -0700
> From: "John Sage" <jsage@...>
> Subject: RE: Multi-company options
>
> Darren,
>
> We have two entities set up within the same Vantage database, and
> we've been running this way for four years with no problems. There
> are no licensing issues beyond the number of seats used.
>
> have fun,
> john
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Darren Mann
> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 12:05 PM
> > To: Vantage User Group (E-mail)
> > Subject: [Vantage] Multi-company options
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:36:14 -0400
> From: sarah.vareschi@...
> Subject: RE: Multi-company options
>
> Darren,
>
> From what I understand from previous conversations with Epicor, if you
want
> to run the other companies on additional databases, not only will you need
> to purchase additional user licenses, you will also have to purchase
> additional module licenses.
>
> We have 3 companies here, which are also 3 separate legal entities. We
run
> all three companies on one Vantage database. We have 5 companies set up
> within our Vantage database, and each company has all its own data. Three
of
> the Companies are our three legal entities. The fourth companies is
> basically a chart of accounts where our controller does all his
> consolidating entries and the fifth company is set up to run consolidated
> financial statements on the other 3 companies. The controller is the only
> one who utilizes the additional two companies.
>
> From within the financial reports, you can run the reports for one or any
> more additional companies. This works very well for us from a financial
as
> well as production standpoint. You do not have to buy additional Vantage
> users, unless you need them. For example, we have 18 office licenses
shared
> among our 3 sites. You cannot designate 10 to one site and 4 to each of
the
> others. All licenses are in the pool, so once 18 people are logged into
> Vantage (no matter from where or which company they are in), then no one
> else can get in.
>
> We have our companies connecting over T1 lines. We use Terminal Server
and
> Citrix Metaframe for them to connect. One site has been on for 1-1/2
years
> and the other 8 mos. We have very few issues with this set-up now. If
you
> have any more questions, please ask.
>
> -Sarah
> ------------------------------
> Sarah Vareschi
> NyproMold, Inc.
> sarah.vareschi@...
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:36:06 -0400
> From: Steve Wirtz <SWirtz@...>
> Subject: RE: 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
>
> John,
>
> The same thing is happening to us. We use the suggestions to print
> certain PO's for a job and for certain stocked materials. But we do not
> use suggestions across the board. (Our PA reviews the material status
> report to determine what we need and when he wants to issue the purchase
> order, he goes to suggestions to issue the order. That way he gets the
> materials directly from the job and doesn't have to type in the info,
> which also reduces the possibility of error.) So now most of the time
> the Time Phase Materials are confusing and costs us a lot of time to
> figure the status of many parts. We too cannot unmark the "Generate"
> flag. The suggestions wrongfully suggest that certain part needs are
> covered and the requirements are removed, when if fact they are not, and
> they are never met until a purchase order is placed and the parts are
> received.
>
> I understand the desire/need to show that suggestions might be pending
> and that a PO may be placed soon, but the number should not be
> considered as reducing requirements as if the parts were already ordered
> and/or received. We would accept this if the purchase order was in fact
> placed. Why not show the suggestions on time phased as they are, only
> suggestions, and not affect the quantity until a purchase order has been
> placed and receipt is pending on a certain specific date. This would
> give the visibility that there are suggestions out there and if someone
> placed an order for them the requirement would be satisfied.
>
> Something needs to be done to help us. It appears that a change was
> made assuming that every company is using all parts of the Vantage
> program to their fullest extent. Some of us are using a little more of
> the program as time goes on and one day we may be using all of it. Also
> in this case, it appears that the assumption is that all suggestions
> are or will be placed as purchase orders as soon as they are generated.
>
> Another Problem
> We had another problem with purchasing on 5.0 recently. Apparently the
> purchase order now picks up the minimum order quantity for a part from
> the part master. We have minimums in the part master which are either
> the number we want to buy as a minimum and/or the vendor minimum buy
> quantity. Our PA entered a purchase order for sheet stock for a job
> yesterday and the order quantity was 5 instead of the 2 he wanted to
> buy. This didn't happen to us in 3.0. The buyer went in and corrected
> the amount and sent off the purchase order. However, the purchase order
> again shows the 5 pieces. Why can't the buyer change the PO amount and
> have that amount remain in the order?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Sage [SMTP:jsage@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 1:22 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
>
> Tim,
>
> Unfortunately we do use purchasing suggestions, so we cannot
> unmark the "Generate" flag. I would suggest making the
> inclusion of suggestion information a configuration choice.
> Because suggestion numbers are now mixed in with actual supply
> and demand numbers, the running balances are not accurate for
> our needs. Some shops may prefer the new method, but the
> logic change has resulted in decreased visibility for us and
> has made it difficult to validate real numbers.
>
> thanks,
> John
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Ligas
> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 9:17 AM
> > To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> > Subject: RE: [Vantage] 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
> >
> >
> > John,
> >
> > The change was intentional in version 5.00. It was done
> because:
> >
> > 1. There were many requests for increased visibility of the
> > suggestions to validate them against the timephase report
> data.
> >
> > 2. To provide consolidated supply and demand information for
> > individual parts.
> >
> > If you are not using po suggestions but someone has generated
> > them at one point and now they are showing up you should
> > unmark the parts Generate PO Sugg flag. Job suggestions will
> > also appear on the timephase for the above reasons.
> >
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Sage [mailto:jsage@...]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:51 PM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Vantage] 5.0 - Time Phase Inquiry change
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone else noticed that Time Phase inquiries, in
> > addition to showing balances reflecting receipts and
> > requirements, now adjust the balances based upon suggested PO
> > changes? This is giving our purchasing staff grey hair. Is
> > this a design change or a bug, or am I out to lunch <g!>.
> >
> > thanks,
> > john
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
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>
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>
>
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> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
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