The Item Inquiry program displays item information by warehouse in inventory.
When you first access Item Inquiry, the upper portion of the screen contains a Go to field, which is used locate specific items. The Go to field is case sensitive. This means that if you specify i100 to lookup a item number when someone entered it as I100, the item record you are looking for will not appear in the browser. You can also specify an item interchange number in the Go To field, and the system will automatically switch to the correct item number.
The Starts With option uses only the first column of the Layout list for the search. To use Starts With, specify one or more characters to match the beginning of the records for the search. Then, click Go or press Enter to begin the search.
For example, if you specify D as the Starts With in the Item Lookup and press Enter, the Lookup list will redisplay records showing the first item that begins with a D. If there are no matches for your selection, a message displays and the Lookup list does not change.
You can select Filters if you want to limit the number of records that appear in the inquiry browser. Click Options>Filter Values.
You can select the Alt Look function to display warehouse quantities, as well as service item or standard part number searches.
Inquiry information for each item includes:
Sync is a method of connecting the entry programs with information displayed in customer, item and vendor inquiries. It is a helpful feature because it enables you to get real-time information such as customer balances, vendor balances and warehouse quantities, while you are working in entry programs.
You can select Options> Synchronized Inquiry to start the synchronization and display the Stop Synch icon to change or update the information displayed in this inquiry. Use this display to note whether your inquiry is in Sync mode.
Inquiries are synchronized on a per user basis. In other words, if you are signed on to FACTS in one window with one name and signed on in another window with another name, it will appear as if the Sync function is not working.
The Activities view displays by default. From the Windows menu, you can select other windows of information to open.
To display item inquiry information:
1. Item
Specify the item number of the item to be displayed. Entering a valid item number displays the description(s), alpha, vendor, and item class for the selected item. If the item is inactive, INACTIVE is displayed in the upper left of the header portion of the screen. Press Enter to default to the next item. Select F2 to search for items, item interchange numbers, item classes, alphas, or vendors.
2. Change Filters
Click Change Filters to change which warehouses are displayed or if you want to limit the number of records that appear in the inquiry browser. You can also access filters by choosing Options>Filter Values from the menu.
3. Item by Alpha
Use the Item by Alpha feature to scroll through item records by their alpha name or access the Item Search screen.
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