Solution Number:
3322
Name:
Auto-Generate Vendor Codes
Description:
To uniquely identify your customers, you may be using codes generated by your previous software package, or some methodology that makes sense to your business, such as Zip code plus a few letters of the company name, if you are nationwide mail order business.
Big Business Version 2.5 adds the option to check Customer Codes when saving a Customer Card to assure that the code is unique. To complement this feature, 2.5 also adds the option to Auto-Generate a Customer Code in the form of a serial number. (3322)
Status:
Added in 2.5
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Solution:
Big Business 2.5 adds the option to Auto-Generate Vendor Codes.
To Auto-Generate Vendor Codes:
1. Open the Vendor Prefs.
2. Click on the Auto-Generate Vendor Code check box.
3. Enter a starting number in the Next Vendor Code field.
4. Click the OK button.
Big Business will now assign a Vendor Code in the form of a serial number, starting with the number specified, to each new Vendor Card.
You can reset the Next Vendor Code field at any time. In doing so, keep in mind that checking for Unique Codes is a separate option. If you never reset the Next Vendor Code field, you are assured of unique codes, but may have gaps in series of Vendor Codes assigned.
The Auto-Generate Vendor Codes option assigns the code upon creation of the Vendor Card. If you Cancel a new Vendor Card the serial number assignment has already been incremented, which will create a gap in the sequence. If you reset the Next Vendor Code field to eliminate a gap, you may create duplicates.
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