Posted by Tom Fulton (64.59.46.175) on October 31, 2003 at 07:26:47:
In Reply to: An open Letter to Comet Customers posted by jim guerber on October 30, 2003 at 20:42:55:
Jim,
That's a great letter that will be very helpful in my push to get all
of our end-users current on Comet. We were very successful on the
Comet2002 push, Comet2003 was a much tougher sell as the industry took
a big, big hit spring through summer of this year. The industry "feels" like it's coming around now though and I would like
all the help I can get.
Here are a couple of the functions we've built into our package at this point.
1) Dialog boxes. We've set up a single program to codify the majority of our "Miscellaneous" codes - Cancellation codes, A/R codes,
Terms codes, Inventory codes, Job codes, warehouses, currency codes,
Product Lines, Sample types, Credit cards, etc. etc. etc. The key
to the file is a one-character code type indicator plus the two
character code. So French Francs are in a "UFF" and the New Jersey
warehouse is in as "WNJ". We've set up a DLGMSC program whereby we
ENTER DLGMSC with the code type in the # buffer, load the dialog box
up with all the appropriate codes under that code type and display
the dialog box. Operator chooses their code, we EXIT and bring back
the code through the # buffer. Smooth as silk and is used ALL OVER.
I'm just now starting to make use of check box dialog for choosing
options, such as which events the operator wants to generate an Email.
2) Extended Windows. Very, very helpful in adding functionality to
screens with no real estate left. Our Order Entry screen is full to
the gunwhales. Nevertheless, new functions are still going into the
program for various things - the last big function to go in was for
Action Codes to be entered & maintained for Furniture accounts. The
Extended Window provides a new chunk of real estate for getting these
codes entered/displayed/verified without having to tear apart existing
formats and remembering where you were and what has to be redisplayed
when finished.
I know we're probably way behind a lot of people in getting this stuff
implemented, but just like the tortoise we're steadily going at it.
Tom Fulton.