Vantage 8.407A Field Length

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1
> The field length for the Freight fowarder ID number under Manifest Info
> on both the customer account and the sales order is limited to 8
> characters.

FWIW, it remains 8 characters in Epicor 9.

Mark W.
2
The field length for the Freight fowarder ID number under Manifest Info on both the customer account and the sales order is limited to 8 characters.

I will be submitting an enhancement request to Epicor to extend this to 15 characters.

In the mean time, our IT department is telling me that we can not customize this field (hence, extend the length to 15 Characters).

I know this can be done, as a prior programmer.

Does anyone have any documentation on customizing Vantage's standard fields? Obviously, this would have to be re-processed with any upgrade.
3
Yes, according to the Vantage data dictionary, OrderHed.FFID has a limit of 8 characters in the Progress table.

A Vantage customization will not overcome this limitation.

I have not seen any documentation that would instruct non-Epicor persons how to change the field lengths in the Progress tables.




--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "cl22003" <clombardo@...> wrote:
>
> The field length for the Freight fowarder ID number under Manifest Info on both the customer account and the sales order is limited to 8 characters.
>
> I will be submitting an enhancement request to Epicor to extend this to 15 characters.
>
> In the mean time, our IT department is telling me that we can not customize this field (hence, extend the length to 15 Characters).
>
> I know this can be done, as a prior programmer.
>
> Does anyone have any documentation on customizing Vantage's standard fields? Obviously, this would have to be re-processed with any upgrade.
>
4
Messing around at the db level is an invitation for your annual support fees to be a waste of money (as Epicor would use it as an excuse NOT to provide the support you are paying for).

Better to use what you have: Use the freight forwarder ID field as a true low level record ID field and relate it to an appropriate character## or shortchar## field in the appropriate table. Then change your app(s) to search by ID of the freight forwarder ID and return the related (longer field length) shorchar## or character## values.

Rob

--- On Tue, 3/24/09, cl22003 <clombardo@...> wrote:

From: cl22003 <clombardo@...>
Subject: [Vantage] Vantage 8.407A Field Length
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 11:39 AM






The field length for the Freight fowarder ID number under Manifest Info on both the customer account and the sales order is limited to 8 characters.

I will be submitting an enhancement request to Epicor to extend this to 15 characters.

In the mean time, our IT department is telling me that we can not customize this field (hence, extend the length to 15 Characters).

I know this can be done, as a prior programmer.

Does anyone have any documentation on customizing Vantage's standard fields? Obviously, this would have to be re-processed with any upgrade.
5
I believe you have to do this through the OpenEdge data administration
tools.



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Lynn
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:12 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: Vantage 8.407A Field Length



Yes, according to the Vantage data dictionary, OrderHed.FFID has a limit of
8 characters in the Progress table.

A Vantage customization will not overcome this limitation.

I have not seen any documentation that would instruct non-Epicor persons how
to change the field lengths in the Progress tables.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"cl22003" <clombardo@...> wrote:
>
> The field length for the Freight fowarder ID number under Manifest Info on
both the customer account and the sales order is limited to 8 characters.
>
> I will be submitting an enhancement request to Epicor to extend this to 15
characters.
>
> In the mean time, our IT department is telling me that we can not
customize this field (hence, extend the length to 15 Characters).
>
> I know this can be done, as a prior programmer.
>
> Does anyone have any documentation on customizing Vantage's standard
fields? Obviously, this would have to be re-processed with any upgrade.
>





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6
You'd open up OpenEdge data dictionary, open the database (make sure
"Multiple Users" is checked). Select your table. Click on the Fields button
and select your field.

I have NOT made any changes like this, but had to go in here at some point
for another problem.



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Lynn
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:12 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: Vantage 8.407A Field Length



Yes, according to the Vantage data dictionary, OrderHed.FFID has a limit of
8 characters in the Progress table.

A Vantage customization will not overcome this limitation.

I have not seen any documentation that would instruct non-Epicor persons how
to change the field lengths in the Progress tables.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"cl22003" <clombardo@...> wrote:
>
> The field length for the Freight fowarder ID number under Manifest Info on
both the customer account and the sales order is limited to 8 characters.
>
> I will be submitting an enhancement request to Epicor to extend this to 15
characters.
>
> In the mean time, our IT department is telling me that we can not
customize this field (hence, extend the length to 15 Characters).
>
> I know this can be done, as a prior programmer.
>
> Does anyone have any documentation on customizing Vantage's standard
fields? Obviously, this would have to be re-processed with any upgrade.
>





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7
I'd recommend using a ShortChar field for this and modifying
screens/forms as needed.



-bws



--

Brian W. Spolarich ~ Manager, Information Services ~ Advanced Photonix /
Picometrix

bspolarich@... ~ 734-864-5618 ~
www.advancedphotonix.com



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Lynn
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:12 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: Vantage 8.407A Field Length



Yes, according to the Vantage data dictionary, OrderHed.FFID has a limit
of 8 characters in the Progress table.

A Vantage customization will not overcome this limitation.

I have not seen any documentation that would instruct non-Epicor persons
how to change the field lengths in the Progress tables.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"cl22003" <clombardo@...> wrote:
>
> The field length for the Freight fowarder ID number under Manifest
Info on both the customer account and the sales order is limited to 8
characters.
>
> I will be submitting an enhancement request to Epicor to extend this
to 15 characters.
>
> In the mean time, our IT department is telling me that we can not
customize this field (hence, extend the length to 15 Characters).
>
> I know this can be done, as a prior programmer.
>
> Does anyone have any documentation on customizing Vantage's standard
fields? Obviously, this would have to be re-processed with any upgrade.
>





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8
The only way to do this is to get the SDK which is pretty pricy. If you
want a VAR contact that has this ability I can send you the info off
line.


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-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of cl22003
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:40 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Vantage 8.407A Field Length

The field length for the Freight fowarder ID number under Manifest Info
on both the customer account and the sales order is limited to 8
characters.

I will be submitting an enhancement request to Epicor to extend this to
15 characters.

In the mean time, our IT department is telling me that we can not
customize this field (hence, extend the length to 15 Characters).

I know this can be done, as a prior programmer.

Does anyone have any documentation on customizing Vantage's standard
fields? Obviously, this would have to be re-processed with any upgrade.