Use these fields to print the Item Multiperiod Analysis.
1. Format
Enter whether to print the A-accumulated, C-comparison or M-multiperiod format. The program defaults to A.
2. Order
Select the order the report is to print: Item, Alpha, Vendor or Item Class.
3. Beginning Order Choice
Depending on the order you selected set the beginning of the range that you want to appear on the report.
4. Ending Order Choice
Depending on the order you selected set the end of the range that you want to appear on the report. Press F1 to default to LAST. Press F2 to search existing item, vendor or item class codes.
5. Beginning Period
Enter the period (PPYY) with which you want the report to begin. The program defaults to the first period of the calculated current yearThe system calculates the current period using the current system date and the information store in the Company Period & Ending Dates F/M (GLF970) and Standard Period Ending Dates F/M (GLF965) programs.
6. Ending Period
Enter the period (PPYY) with which you want the report to end. The ending period must be within 12 periods of beginning period. The program defaults to the calculated current period.
7. Item Type
Select whether you want S-Stocked, N-Nonstocked or U-Uninventoried items to print on the report. Enter defaults to all three. You can select any combination of these choices.
8. Item Description
Enter whether to print item description 1, 2, B-both or N-neither as entered in the Item F/M. The program defaults to Description 1.
9. Number Periods Back
If you selected Comparison format, enter the number of periods back that you want to compare against the beginning and ending periods you entered. For instance, say in the beginning and ending fields you indicate that you want to see Periods 1 and 2 and you want to compare 12 periods back for each. Assuming that your company operates on 12 periods per fiscal year, the report would give you the following comparisons:
|
Period 1 |
12 back from Period 1 |
Period 2 |
12 periods back from Period 2 |
|
Jan. 2006 |
Jan. 2005 |
Feb. 2006 |
Feb. 2005 |
|
[figures] |
[figures] |
[figures] |
[figures] |
Press Enter to initially default to 12. If you select Accumulated or Multiperiod formats, this field is disabled.
10. Figures
Enter the figures that you want printed on the report. If you choose to output your report in Accumulated format, you can enter any combination of S-Sales, C-Cost, G-GM$, P-GM% and U-Units. If you select Comparison or Multiperiod formats, you can enter any of those figures, plus c-average cost or p-average price. If you are printing in Multiperiod or Comparison formats, the program defaults to S-Sales. If you selected the Accumulated format, the program defaults to SCGPU.
11. Cutoff
This field allows you to cut off customers that show figures either A-Above or B-Below a certain amount (the amount is indicated in the next field). The program defaults to N-No Cutoff.
12. Amount
Enter the cutoff amount for which customers will not print (+/-99999999). The program defaults to 0. If you selected N-No Cutoff in the previous field, this field is disabled.
13. Descending Order
Indicate whether or not you want to print figures in descending order — from highest to lowest. The program defaults to N.
14. New Page
If you choose to print the report in Item or Alpha order, this field is skipped. Otherwise, indicate whether you want each vendor or class to print on a new page. The program defaults to N.
15. Totals Only
If you choose to print the report in Item or Alpha order, this field is skipped. Otherwise, indicate whether you want to print totals only on the report. The program defaults to N. Note: If you select Totals Only and have Descending Order selected as well, the program automatically deselects Descending Orders since it becomes unnecessary.
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