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Subject: [Vantage] Digest Number 1607
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> There are 25 messages in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
> 1. need to run a URL to a Crystal Report from the Vantage Menu
> From: "Anton Wilson" <it@...>
> 2. Re: Digest Number 1606
> From: "Michael DeBerry" <cakronequipment@...>
> 3. RE: Sales Gross Margin report
> From: Tony Meschini <tmeschini@...>
> 4. Epicor Web Site New Items
> From: "Winter, Patrick" <pjw@...>
> 5. RE: Part Number Schemes
> From: "Mark Dupuis" <dupuism@...>
> 6. Vantage Upgrade question
> From: "Moore, Jim (DRI)" <jmoore@...-ots.com>
> 7. RE: RMA process
> From: "Karen Brodniak" <karen.brodniak@...>
> 8. RE: Vantage Upgrade question
> From: "Al Harris" <aharris@...>
> 9. RE: Vantage Upgrade question
> From: Mario Aguirre <maguirre@...>
> 10. RE: Vantage Upgrade question
> From: "Giallombardo, Ed" <egiallombardo@...>
> 11. Crystal Report Error Vantage 5.0 vs Vantage 4.0 Invoice Rpt
> From: Ed Zywiec <ed.zywiec@...>
> 12. RE: need to run a URL to a Crystal Report from the Vant age Menu
> From: Thad Jacobs <tjacobs@...>
> 13. List Moderator
> From: "Ryan Larkin" <rlarkin@...>
> 14. RE: Vantage 4.0 to 5.1
> From: Ed Zywiec <ed.zywiec@...>
> 15. FW: Part Number Schemes
> From: "Joslin, Rick" <rick.joslin@...>
> 16. RE: Epicor Web Site New Items
> From: PLAMAN DICK <dick.plaman@...>
> 17. RE: Epicor Web Site New Items
> From: Tim Ligas <tligas@...>
> 18. RE: Epicor Web Site New Items
> From: "Gary Polvinale" <garyp@...>
> 19. Hi
> From: "Eva Cummings" <ecummings@...>
> 20. Hi
> From: "Eva Cummings" <ecummings@...>
> 21. RE: Part Number Schemes
> From: "Raley, Steve" <steveraley@...>
> 22. 5.1 Upgrade
> From: jleonard@...
> 23. RE: Part Number Schemes
> From: Oleg Tumarkin <olegt@...>
> 24. Watch Out! the Hi message from Eva Cummings is a virus
> From: "Dunn, Nancy" <ndunn@...>
> 25. Attachments!
> From: "Nora Story" <Nora_Story@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:18:32 -0800
> From: "Anton Wilson" <it@...>
> Subject: need to run a URL to a Crystal Report from the Vantage Menu
>
> Hi,
>
> I need to put some of our Crystal Reports onto the Vantage Menu to help
our
> users get to them more easily.
>
> These reports are written in Crystal, using ODBC and Crystal Enterprise,
and
> as such I want to run a URL to the report on our intranet from the Vantage
> Menu.
>
> Having looked into it, it would seem that the best way to do this, if
> possible, is to write a short progress program to run the URL in IE. The
> other possible requirement is that, in Progress speak, the program needs
to
> be able to "run persistently", i.e. the user can have that window open and
> other Vantage program windows (but not sure if I need this if all I am
doing
> is opening up IE?)
>
> Can anybody help me out with coding this small program, as I have not done
> any Progress programming before... also, will I need ProVision...?
>
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Anton Wilson,
> IT & IT Projects Manager,
> Deanestor Ltd
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 06:31:23 -0500
> From: "Michael DeBerry" <cakronequipment@...>
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 1606
>
> Please UNSUBSCRIBE cakronequipment@...
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 06:44:34 -0600
> From: Tony Meschini <tmeschini@...>
> Subject: RE: Sales Gross Margin report
>
> You are correct, no credit memos in SGMR.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tricia Simon [mailto:t.simon@...]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:01 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Sales Gross Margin report
>
>
> OK...one last question.
>
> Am I correct in believing that the Sales Gross Margin report DOES NOT
> include any credit memos which were run - whether via RMA or not?
> Thanks....I'm going in circles here trying to reconcile my gross margin.
>
> Tricia Simon, Controller
> Riten Industries, Inc.
> 5.00.332
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
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> ________________________________________________________________________
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>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:12:01 -0600
> From: "Winter, Patrick" <pjw@...>
> Subject: Epicor Web Site New Items
>
> FYI to all:
>
> ITEM ONE:
> Vantage version 5.0 downloads are no longer available, just 4.0 and 5.1
>
> ITEM TWO:
> Welcome to EraNet!
> Please note, that EraNet is a service that is restricted to customers.
>
> We have an exciting announcement!
>
> Epicor ePortal, released on November 1, 2001, will replace ERAnet as your
> one-stop, personalized information center, offering you the same features,
> (including everyone's favorite, the AnswerBooks) and functionality with a
> sharp, updated look and feel.
>
> ERAnet will be unavailable as of January 1, 2002. At this time, however,
> both Epicor ePortal and ERAnet are available for use in order to provide
you
> with a seamless transition.
>
> Our goal is to continually improve the level of self-service available to
> our customers, and we hope you find Epicor ePortal to be a powerful and
> useful tool. To take a look at Epicor ePortal, please click here
> http://eportal.epicor.com; your username and password are the same as in
> ERAnet.
>
> ITEM THREE:
> Anyone else having trouble with the Cyprus Survey?
> 1) Getting errors when displaying.
> 2) Some items not displaying completely.
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:11:38 -0500
> From: "Mark Dupuis" <dupuism@...>
> Subject: RE: Part Number Schemes
>
> Hello Shirley
> We are currently going thru the same process as Douglas with trying to
> define a numbering system. It would be great if I could see what you have
> done. You could email me off line at dupuism@...
> Thanks
> Mark Dupuis
> Ranor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shirley Graver [mailto:shirleyg@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 6:30 AM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] Part Number Schemes
>
>
> When we implemented Vantage we also started for QS9000 certification, as a
> result we documented our "numbering" policies and practices in detail. I
> have this in PDF format and are willing to share. It has stood well in
its
> 5 years of use.
>
> Shirley H. Graver
> (End User)
> Systems Administrator
> Rubber Associates Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Dikeman [mailto:doug.dikeman@...]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:40 PM
> To: 'Vantageonelist'
> Subject: [Vantage] Part Number Schemes
>
> Our company has been buying material to the job instead of buying to
> inventory. We are considering a change to buy to inventory. Since we
> haven't bought to inventory we haven't needed to create parts in the
> parts master. We understand that it will be important to develop a
> consistent part numbering scheme. Our business is custom manufacturing.
> We use a large variety of raw materials, fasteners, weld wire etc.
>
> We would like to know what part numbering schemes that other people use.
> Do people have procedures that they have developed to establish part
> numbers. What type of information gets put in the description? Does
> anyone have a part numbering standard that they can share with us.
>
> I would appreciate any insights to part number that we can get from
> other people prior to implementing our system.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help we can get.
>
> Douglas Dikeman
> doug.dikeman@...
>
> P.S. I am using the digest format so if replies could be sent to me
> directly I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
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>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:16:29 -0600
> From: "Moore, Jim (DRI)" <jmoore@...-ots.com>
> Subject: Vantage Upgrade question
>
> We too are considering going from 4.00.811 to 5.1 and I have and will have
> some questions, for I am somewhat new to Vantage.
>
> 1) Can we go straight to 5.1 or do we need to apply the latest patches to
> 4.00 then likewise 5.00 before going to 5.1?
> 2) I have done a test installation of 5.0 and it is working, however It
acts
> as if I don't have access to everything. Sales,Materials, and Financial
> Management groups will not let me access any sub-groups. I am signed in as
> manager with manager rights. What is the default login for when you first
> install Vantage? I am only able to login with the manager training login.
>
> Thanks for any help offered.
>
>
> Jim Moore
> System Admin.
> General Dynamics-OTS (DRI)
> 256-835-1660 x373
> jmoore@...-ots.com
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:53:03 -0800
> From: "Karen Brodniak" <karen.brodniak@...>
> Subject: RE: RMA process
>
> The control account for RMA's is Cost of Returns. Look in System
Management,
> Configuration Maintenance, Company, Module Configuration, Control Accounts
> to see what account has been set up to post Cost of Returns to.
>
> Karen Brodniak
> Accounting Manager
> Phone: 425-742-7011 x44
> Fax: 425-353-8945
> karen.brodniak@...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tricia Simon [mailto:t.simon@...]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 1:07 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] RMA process
>
> Another accounting question.
>
> Let's say a customer returns a part. We run it through the RMA process.
> I'm not seeing where it reduces the Cost of Sales anywhere/anyhow. Can
> anyone shed some light? Am I looking in the wrong places??? I even went
to
> account tracker and can't find anything! Help! Thanks!!
>
> Tricia Simon, Controller
> Riten Industries, Inc.
> 5.00.332
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:46:12 -0500
> From: "Al Harris" <aharris@...>
> Subject: RE: Vantage Upgrade question
>
> We are gearing up for the change as well Jim. We are currently running
4.0
> and we have been told that we switch from 4.0 right to 5.1. In fact we
were
> under the impression that with some running 5.0, that it might be
preferred
> to skip 5.0 and go right to 5.1. That is the direction we are heading,
hope
> to be there within the next month and a half. Good luck. We were told
no
> patches or minor updating was needed. Should load right up with no
> problems.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moore, Jim (DRI) [mailto:jmoore@...-ots.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:16 AM
> To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: [Vantage] Vantage Upgrade question
>
>
> We too are considering going from 4.00.811 to 5.1 and I have and will
have
> some questions, for I am somewhat new to Vantage.
>
> 1) Can we go straight to 5.1 or do we need to apply the latest patches
to
> 4.00 then likewise 5.00 before going to 5.1?
> 2) I have done a test installation of 5.0 and it is working, however It
> acts
> as if I don't have access to everything. Sales,Materials, and Financial
> Management groups will not let me access any sub-groups. I am signed in
as
> manager with manager rights. What is the default login for when you
first
> install Vantage? I am only able to login with the manager training
login.
>
> Thanks for any help offered.
>
>
> Jim Moore
> System Admin.
> General Dynamics-OTS (DRI)
> 256-835-1660 x373
> jmoore@...-ots.com
>
>
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and
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
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> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:02:12 -0600
> From: Mario Aguirre <maguirre@...>
> Subject: RE: Vantage Upgrade question
>
> Login: Manager
> Password: Manager
>
> Mario Aguirre
> Lakin General
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moore, Jim (DRI) [mailto:jmoore@...-ots.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:16 AM
> To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: [Vantage] Vantage Upgrade question
>
> We too are considering going from 4.00.811 to 5.1 and I have and will have
> some questions, for I am somewhat new to Vantage.
>
> 1) Can we go straight to 5.1 or do we need to apply the latest patches to
> 4.00 then likewise 5.00 before going to 5.1?
> 2) I have done a test installation of 5.0 and it is working, however It
acts
> as if I don't have access to everything. Sales,Materials, and Financial
> Management groups will not let me access any sub-groups. I am signed in as
> manager with manager rights. What is the default login for when you first
> install Vantage? I am only able to login with the manager training login.
>
> Thanks for any help offered.
>
>
> Jim Moore
> System Admin.
> General Dynamics-OTS (DRI)
> 256-835-1660 x373
> jmoore@...-ots.com
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:58:40 -0600
> From: "Giallombardo, Ed" <egiallombardo@...>
> Subject: RE: Vantage Upgrade question
>
> You can install 5.1 by itself. You cannot use a 4.0 database however so
you
> will need to run 5.0 schema and DB conversions before you can run the 5.1
> schema and conversion(It will let you run the schema changes directly from
4
> to 5.1, but you will get CRC errors when running the DB conversions). I
> would suggest leaving 5.0 on your test DB to convert your DB when you do
the
> real upgrade. You can leave 5.0 and 5.1 on the same test system because
> they use different folders(epic50 and epic51).
>
> - Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moore, Jim (DRI) [mailto:jmoore@...-ots.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:16 AM
> To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: [Vantage] Vantage Upgrade question
>
>
> We too are considering going from 4.00.811 to 5.1 and I have and will have
> some questions, for I am somewhat new to Vantage.
>
> 1) Can we go straight to 5.1 or do we need to apply the latest patches to
> 4.00 then likewise 5.00 before going to 5.1?
> 2) I have done a test installation of 5.0 and it is working, however It
acts
> as if I don't have access to everything. Sales,Materials, and Financial
> Management groups will not let me access any sub-groups. I am signed in as
> manager with manager rights. What is the default login for when you first
> install Vantage? I am only able to login with the manager training login.
>
> Thanks for any help offered.
>
>
> Jim Moore
> System Admin.
> General Dynamics-OTS (DRI)
> 256-835-1660 x373
> jmoore@...-ots.com
>
>
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have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.>
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages>
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:00:48 -0600
> From: Ed Zywiec <ed.zywiec@...>
> Subject: Crystal Report Error Vantage 5.0 vs Vantage 4.0 Invoice Rpt
>
> I'm getting a xBase error. File pointer reposition failed. Anyone know
> what file changed on the Invoice form for 5.0. I think all I did was move
> fields around and changed the page length when I modified the 4.0 report.
> I'm also having trouble with the Sale acknowledgment form. Any help is
> always appreciated.
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:49:50 -0800
> From: Thad Jacobs <tjacobs@...>
> Subject: RE: need to run a URL to a Crystal Report from the Vant age Menu
>
> Anton, first you need to go to the 4GL section of the files group and
> download the opendoc zip file I posted a few months back. unzip the
> opendoc.i file to your vantage/ud directory. Then create a program with
the
> following two lines.
>
>
> {x:\vantage\ud\opendoc.i}
> run opendoc ("www.yahoo.com").
>
>
> Basically you can replace www.yahoo.com with any filename that has a
program
> associated. It is the equivalent of going to start->run and
> typing the string in there. For URL's, windows will open the program
> associated with URL's (i.e. IE, netscape)
>
> Thaddeus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anton Wilson [mailto:it@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 12:19 PM
> To: Vantage Mailing List
> Subject: [Vantage] need to run a URL to a Crystal Report from the
> Vantage Menu
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I need to put some of our Crystal Reports onto the Vantage Menu to help
our
> users get to them more easily.
>
> These reports are written in Crystal, using ODBC and Crystal Enterprise,
and
> as such I want to run a URL to the report on our intranet from the Vantage
> Menu.
>
> Having looked into it, it would seem that the best way to do this, if
> possible, is to write a short progress program to run the URL in IE. The
> other possible requirement is that, in Progress speak, the program needs
to
> be able to "run persistently", i.e. the user can have that window open and
> other Vantage program windows (but not sure if I need this if all I am
doing
> is opening up IE?)
>
> Can anybody help me out with coding this small program, as I have not done
> any Progress programming before... also, will I need ProVision...?
>
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Anton Wilson,
> IT & IT Projects Manager,
> Deanestor Ltd
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report 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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> Message: 13
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:00:12 -0600
> From: "Ryan Larkin" <rlarkin@...>
> Subject: List Moderator
>
> Could the list moderator please email me off-line.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ryan Larkin
> Vice President
> Solid Comfort, Inc./Solid Performance
> Fargo, ND 58104
> 701-282-4900
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> Message: 14
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:35:36 -0600
> From: Ed Zywiec <ed.zywiec@...>
> Subject: RE: Vantage 4.0 to 5.1
>
> My 2 cents:
> We went from 4 to 5.0 last weekend. I had done a test on my notebook the
> which was completed a few days before my live conversion. Since I didn't
> have time to do a test on my server, I decided to do a parallel
conversion
> on my notebook at the same time I did my server. Turns out it was a good
> move. I have a good server (IBM dual processor 500 MHz CPU, 1gig memory)
> but without a test I didn't know how it would actually perform. My
schema
> change ran 22 hours on the server before I gave up. At that point the
> schema change was done on the notebook so I copied the schema change data
> over to my server and proceeded from there. I would also start your live
> conversion when Tec Support is available. They work till 6:00 central on
> Friday. It would be even better if you could schedule your conversion for
a
> weekend they're working. Upgrading the software doesn't take that long
and
> in my case it was good to have them check out an error before I proceeded
> with converting my 2.5 gig data. I will write more but right now I have
to
> work on some modified reports.
>
> Good Luck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mario Aguirre [mailto:maguirre@...]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 5:26 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] Vantage 4.0 to 5.1
>
>
> I have install and convert my 4.0 database from 4.0 to 5.1 in my test
> environment. Also, my company will be doing the jump before Christmas.
Here
> is my 2 cents of advice:
>
> 1. Download - Print instructions posted in Epicor.
> 2. Select the best PC (processor-memory) to do schema changes.
> 3. Back up the database in every step of the way. This way you would not
> have to rebuild indexes, apply schema changes, or database conversions
> twice(each takes a long time to do).
> 4. If you have data collector terminals, you need to install vantage
gateway
> in 5.1. I would install it in a test environment prior to going live (as
> everything else).
> 5. If your database has empty or orphan records and you feel brave enough,
> you could do a dump and load the previous week to clean the database and
> speed up the process.
> 6. Someone recommended to post all transactions to maintain GL integrity
> (cost and otherwise).
>
> The instructions are somewhat complete. I will do a test run keeping track
> of time consumed in each step so I would have an idea of how long each
step
> might take.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Mario Aguirre
> Lakin General
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim MacMillan [mailto:jimmac@...]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:37 PM
> To: VantageListserv (E-mail)
> Subject: [Vantage] Vantage 4.0 to 5.1
>
> Hey all,
>
> I may be the next of us to make the jump from 4.0 to 5.1. I expect to
make
> the transition sometime over the weekend prior to Christmas. Can anyone
> here make any recommendations as to what to do first, or what to look for,
> or what not to do. Anything that anyone can suggest, please do.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim MacMillan
> IT Manager
> www.sdi.cc
> 800-523-6180 x 207
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
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> Message: 15
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:17:00 -0600
> From: "Joslin, Rick" <rick.joslin@...>
> Subject: FW: Part Number Schemes
>
> I strongly suggest you keep it simple ! Do not make overly complex
> numbering schemes, we use a sequential number list and few prefixes and
> suffixes, KISS principle. Trying to build extensive meanings into the
> part number may give you a head ace.
>
> Rick Joslin
> V-S Industries
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 16
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:33:35 -0500
> From: PLAMAN DICK <dick.plaman@...>
> Subject: RE: Epicor Web Site New Items
>
> Patrick,
> Vantage 5 downloads are still available. 5:344 is
> currently available on the site.
> Web Site New Items
>
>
> FYI to all:
>
> ITEM ONE:
> Vantage version 5.0 downloads are no longer available, just 4.0 and 5.1
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:17:22 -0600
> From: Tim Ligas <tligas@...>
> Subject: RE: Epicor Web Site New Items
>
> Patrick,
>
> Don't know what you are seeing but the 5.00 patches are still available in
> the downloads section on the website.
>
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Winter, Patrick [mailto:pjw@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:12 AM
> To: Vantage User Group on Onelist (E-mail)
> Subject: [Vantage] Epicor Web Site New Items
>
>
> FYI to all:
>
> ITEM ONE:
> Vantage version 5.0 downloads are no longer available, just 4.0 and 5.1
>
> ITEM TWO:
> Welcome to EraNet!
> Please note, that EraNet is a service that is restricted to customers.
>
> We have an exciting announcement!
>
> Epicor ePortal, released on November 1, 2001, will replace ERAnet as your
> one-stop, personalized information center, offering you the same features,
> (including everyone's favorite, the AnswerBooks) and functionality with a
> sharp, updated look and feel.
>
> ERAnet will be unavailable as of January 1, 2002. At this time, however,
> both Epicor ePortal and ERAnet are available for use in order to provide
you
> with a seamless transition.
>
> Our goal is to continually improve the level of self-service available to
> our customers, and we hope you find Epicor ePortal to be a powerful and
> useful tool. To take a look at Epicor ePortal, please click here
> http://eportal.epicor.com; your username and password are the same as in
> ERAnet.
>
> ITEM THREE:
> Anyone else having trouble with the Cyprus Survey?
> 1) Getting errors when displaying.
> 2) Some items not displaying completely.
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:53:19 -0500
> From: "Gary Polvinale" <garyp@...>
> Subject: RE: Epicor Web Site New Items
>
> Patrick,
>
> Can you clarify what you mean by Ver 5.0 downloads no longer available?
>
> Gary Polvinale
> Denton ATD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Winter, Patrick [mailto:pjw@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:12 AM
> To: Vantage User Group on Onelist (E-mail)
> Subject: [Vantage] Epicor Web Site New Items
>
>
> FYI to all:
>
> ITEM ONE:
> Vantage version 5.0 downloads are no longer available, just 4.0 and 5.1
>
> ITEM TWO:
> Welcome to EraNet!
> Please note, that EraNet is a service that is restricted to customers.
>
> We have an exciting announcement!
>
> Epicor ePortal, released on November 1, 2001, will replace ERAnet as your
> one-stop, personalized information center, offering you the same features,
> (including everyone's favorite, the AnswerBooks) and functionality with a
> sharp, updated look and feel.
>
> ERAnet will be unavailable as of January 1, 2002. At this time, however,
> both Epicor ePortal and ERAnet are available for use in order to provide
you
> with a seamless transition.
>
> Our goal is to continually improve the level of self-service available to
> our customers, and we hope you find Epicor ePortal to be a powerful and
> useful tool. To take a look at Epicor ePortal, please click here
> http://eportal.epicor.com; your username and password are the same as in
> ERAnet.
>
> ITEM THREE:
> Anyone else having trouble with the Cyprus Survey?
> 1) Getting errors when displaying.
> 2) Some items not displaying completely.
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 19
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:00:43 -0800
> From: "Eva Cummings" <ecummings@...>
> Subject: Hi
>
> How are you ?
> When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you
> I am in a harry, I promise you will love it!
>
>
>
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>
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>
> Message: 20
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:01:18 -0800
> From: "Eva Cummings" <ecummings@...>
> Subject: Hi
>
> How are you ?
> When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you
> I am in a harry, I promise you will love it!
>
>
>
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>
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>
> Message: 21
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:20:42 -0600
> From: "Raley, Steve" <steveraley@...>
> Subject: RE: Part Number Schemes
>
> Doug
> Don't know if this would help, but look it over and call me to discuss. I
> may be able to help you a little since we implemented in 95 also. We are a
> job shop that use both direct purchase and process through inventory.
Maybe
> we can help each other on issues.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Dikeman [mailto:doug.dikeman@...]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:40 PM
> To: 'Vantageonelist'
> Subject: [Vantage] Part Number Schemes
>
>
> Our company has been buying material to the job instead of buying to
> inventory. We are considering a change to buy to inventory. Since we
> haven't bought to inventory we haven't needed to create parts in the
> parts master. We understand that it will be important to develop a
> consistent part numbering scheme. Our business is custom manufacturing.
> We use a large variety of raw materials, fasteners, weld wire etc.
>
> We would like to know what part numbering schemes that other people use.
> Do people have procedures that they have developed to establish part
> numbers. What type of information gets put in the description? Does
> anyone have a part numbering standard that they can share with us.
>
> I would appreciate any insights to part number that we can get from
> other people prior to implementing our system.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help we can get.
>
> Douglas Dikeman
> doug.dikeman@...
>
> P.S. I am using the digest format so if replies could be sent to me
> directly I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
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>
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>
> Message: 22
> Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 17:25:48 -0000
> From: jleonard@...
> Subject: 5.1 Upgrade
>
> We have been on 5.1 since 10/8/01. I have been keeping an Excel
> Spreadsheet of existing issues and the status of those issues. I
> think there are around 38 issues. Some are with SQL Server but about
> half are with Vantage 5.1 code, which will affect everyone. Some
> have been fixed with patches but the others are still open. I would
> think Epicor would keep a list of known issues so that we could be
> prepared for them and not call them in. Anyone going to 5.1 and
> want a copy e-mail me offline and I will be happy to forward.
> Thanks
> Jeremy
> jleonard@...
>
> One word of advise is to make sure all your packing slips are
> marked "Ready to Invoice" before you do your conversions to 5.1.
> It's now on the support web site but it's still not in the upgrade
> instructions. Prior to 5.1, costs where captured when a packing
> slip was created. With 5.1 costs are not captured until
> the "Shipped" box is checked. The Shipped box replaces the "Ready to
> Invoice" checkbox. If you dont have them all checked as "Ready to
> Invoice" before the conversion then the costs are captured twice.
> This really caused a headache for our accounting staff.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 23
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:34:45 -0500
> From: Oleg Tumarkin <olegt@...>
> Subject: RE: Part Number Schemes
>
> Is there any way to standardize the parts? That is usually a good place to
> start. Are there specific types of parts that you can use as classes and
> standardize the names within each class? You can also standardize by
usage,
> i.e. all welding materials get a prefix of wm, cleaning supplies - cs,
etc.
>
> Another approach is using vendor id + vendor part num. The only problem is
> comparing parts from different vendors.
> Another approach is using descriptive names, but then you have to make
sure
> everybody agrees on what is called what.
>
>
> Oleg Tumarkin
> Intelligent Systems Integration
> (330) 335-5291
> olegt@...
>
> "Making Intelligent Use of Technology"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Dikeman [mailto:doug.dikeman@...]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:40 PM
> To: 'Vantageonelist'
> Subject: [Vantage] Part Number Schemes
>
>
> Our company has been buying material to the job instead of buying to
> inventory. We are considering a change to buy to inventory. Since we
> haven't bought to inventory we haven't needed to create parts in the
> parts master. We understand that it will be important to develop a
> consistent part numbering scheme. Our business is custom manufacturing.
> We use a large variety of raw materials, fasteners, weld wire etc.
>
> We would like to know what part numbering schemes that other people use.
> Do people have procedures that they have developed to establish part
> numbers. What type of information gets put in the description? Does
> anyone have a part numbering standard that they can share with us.
>
> I would appreciate any insights to part number that we can get from
> other people prior to implementing our system.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help we can get.
>
> Douglas Dikeman
> doug.dikeman@...
>
> P.S. I am using the digest format so if replies could be sent to me
> directly I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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> Message: 24
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 13:46:02 -0500
> From: "Dunn, Nancy" <ndunn@...>
> Subject: Watch Out! the Hi message from Eva Cummings is a virus
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 25
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:48:33 -0600
> From: "Nora Story" <Nora_Story@...>
> Subject: Attachments!
>
>
> Attention Moderators!
> I just received several e-mails with attachments included. A couple of
them
> sure looked like they might be virus-related.
>
> Nora Story
> Spectra Technologies, Inc.
> 817-540-4475, ext. 105
> Nora_Story@...
>
>
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