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| ===== How To Create an APP Report Definition ===== | ===== How To Create an APP Report Definition ===== | ||
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| **General Tab** | **General Tab** | ||
| - | Create a basic Report Definition. The Report Definition for a sample Advanced Delivery setup is shown above. | + | Create a basic Report Definition. The Report Definition for a sample Advanced Delivery setup is shown below. |
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| **Delivery Preferences Tab** | **Delivery Preferences Tab** | ||
| Delivery Preferences is information about how a report/ | Delivery Preferences is information about how a report/ | ||
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| **Create a new Message ID** | **Create a new Message ID** | ||
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| - | Enter a **Message Description**. This is displayed to the user so it should be descriptive. | + | |
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| - | Enter the **Email Subject**. This is the subject line of the e-mail. | + | |
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| - | Enter the **Attachment Name** . This is used as the name of the | + | |
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| - | Select the **Query** option for customization type. A list of queries in SAP® Business One is displayed. The first column shows the Query Category and the second column shows the query name. | + | |
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| - | Once a query has been assigned to the message the columns in the query are available for use in the e-mail body (called “tags”) from the **Select Tag** drop down list. | + | |
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| - | Standard data tags can also be selected by selecting the **Standard** customization type option. | + | |
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| - | Enter the text and tags needed to create the body of the e-mail. | + | |
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| - | The **Insert** button will insert the tag text at the current cursor position. | + | |
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| - | The **Copy** button will copy the tag text to the Windows clipboard. You can the position the cursor as needed and right-click/ | + | |
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| ===== How To Set Up Advanced Delivery Configurations ===== | ===== How To Set Up Advanced Delivery Configurations ===== | ||
| - | **Advanced Delivery Definitions can be added from the Report Maintenance | + | <WRAP center round info> |
| + | Advanced Delivery Definitions can be added from the **Report Maintenance** | ||
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| - | Click the SAP menu option for **Report | + | * Click the **<color #22b14c>Report |
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| - | Click on the Report that you want to add an Advanced Delivery Definition to in order to load the report data to the Maintenance screen. | + | |
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| - | Click on the **Advanced Delivery Definitions** tab. | + | * Click on the <color #22b14c>**Advanced Delivery Definitions**</ |
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| - | Click the **New** button. | + | |
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| - | The **Use Default Report** and **Use Specific Report** options are selected automatically based on the report definitions already set up. | + | * The <color #00a2e8>**Use Default Report**</ |
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| - | Enter a **Name** for the delivery option. This name is displayed to the user for selection. | + | |
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| - | Assign the desired Additional Query Fields values as needed... | + | |
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| - | The fields shown here are columns in the associated query. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Update** button to save the filter information. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Ok** button to close the Advanced Delivery Definition screen. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Update** button to save the report definition revisions. | + | |
| - | **Advanced Delivery Definitions can be created from the Advanced Delivery function of the APP Reports menu.** | + | <WRAP center round info> |
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| - | Click the SAP menu option for **Advanced Delivery** under the **APP** **Reports** menu to load the Advanced Delivery screen. | + | * Click the SAP menu option for <color #22b14c>**Advanced Delivery**</ |
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| - | Select the SAP® Business One form that is the primary source for the delivery rules from the **Select Form** drop down list. Only those forms that are associated with queries are displayed. | + | * Select the SAP® Business One form that is the primary source for the delivery rules from the <color #00a2e8>**Select Form**</ |
| + | * Select the APP report definition that uses the desired query from the <color # | ||
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| - | Click the **Ok** button to see the results of the filtering process and to execute the delivery process if desired. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Save As Config** button to save this configuration for future use. | + | |
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| - | {{:app/image6.jpeg?10x10}} Enter a **Name** for this new delivery option. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Refresh APP Menu** button to refresh the APP menus so that the new configuration is displayed. | + | |
| ===== How To Edit an Advanced Delivery Configuration ===== | ===== How To Edit an Advanced Delivery Configuration ===== | ||
| - | **Advanced Delivery Definitions can be edited from the Report Maintenance screen.** | + | <WRAP center round info> |
| - | + | Advanced Delivery Definitions can be edited from the **Report | |
| - | Click the SAP menu option for **Report | + | </WRAP> |
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| - | Click on the Report that you want to edit the Advanced Delivery Definition for in order to load the report data to the Maintenance screen. | + | * Click the **<color # |
| + | * Click on the Report that you want to edit the Advanced Delivery Definition for in order to load the report data to the Maintenance screen. | ||
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| - | Highlight the definition row that you want to edit. | + | * Highlight the definition row that you want to edit. |
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| - | Click on the **Advanced Delivery Definitions** tab. | + | |
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| - | The data for the Delivery Definition will be loaded to the screen for editing. | + | * The data for the Delivery Definition will be loaded to the screen for editing. Make any necessary modifications. |
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| - | Make any necessary modifications. | + | {{:app/image44.jpeg?786}} |
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| - | Click the **Update** button to save the filter information. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Ok** button to close the Advanced Delivery Definition screen. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Update** button to save the report definition revisions. | + | |
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| ===== How To Clone an Advanced Delivery Configuration ===== | ===== How To Clone an Advanced Delivery Configuration ===== | ||
| - | **Advanced Delivery Definitions can be cloned from the Report Maintenance screen.** | + | <WRAP center round info> |
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| - | Click the SAP menu option for **Report | + | </WRAP> |
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| - | Click on the Report that you want to clone the Advanced Delivery Definition for in order to load the report data to the Maintenance screen. | + | * Click the **<color # |
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| - | Highlight the definition row that you want to clone. | + | * Highlight the definition row that you want to edit. |
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| - | Click on the **Advanced Delivery Definitions** tab. | + | |
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| - | The data for the Delivery Definition being cloned will be loaded to the screen. | + | * The data for the Delivery Definition being cloned will be loaded to the screen. |
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| - | Enter a new name for the cloned definition and alter any data needed. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Update** button to save the filter information. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Ok** button to close the Advanced Delivery Definition screen. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Update** button to save the report definition revisions. | + | |
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| ===== How To Remove an Advanced Delivery Configuration ===== | ===== How To Remove an Advanced Delivery Configuration ===== | ||
| - | **Advanced Delivery Definitions can be removed from the Report Maintenance | + | <WRAP center round info> |
| + | Advanced Delivery Definitions can be removed from the **Report Maintenance** | ||
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| - | Click the SAP menu option for **Report | + | * Click the **<color #22b14c>Report |
| + | * Click on the Report that you want to remove the Advanced Delivery Definition for in order to load the report data to the Maintenance screen. | ||
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| - | Click on the Report that you want to remove the Advanced Delivery Definition from in order to load the report data to the Maintenance screen. | + | |
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| - | Click on the **Advanced Delivery Definitions** tab. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Delete** button. | + | |
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| - | The user will be prompted for confirmation to remove the Delivery Definition. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Yes** button to confirm definition removal. | + | |
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| - | Click the **Update** button. | + | |
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| + | * The user will be prompted for confirmation to remove the Delivery Definition. | ||
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| - | **Warning** - Once a definition has been removed from the system, it **cannot** be recovered and must be recreated manually. | + | <WRAP center round important> |
| + | Once a definition has been removed from the system, it **cannot** be recovered and must be recreated manually. | ||
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| ===== How To Execute APP Advanced Delivery Definitions ===== | ===== How To Execute APP Advanced Delivery Definitions ===== | ||
| - | **Execution of Previously Defined Advanced Delivery Definitions.** | + | ==== How To Execute |
| - | Click the SAP menu option for the Advanced Delivery Definition that you want to execute under the **APP Reports** | + | * Click the SAP menu option for the Advanced Delivery Definition that you want to execute under the <color #22b14c>**APP Reports**</ |
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| + | * Click the check boxes of the records to be processed further. All records are selected by default. | ||
| + | * Click the header of the checkbox column to select or clear all records. | ||
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| - | Click **Ok** to execute | + | * |
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| - | Click the check boxes of the records | + | <WRAP center round info> |
| + | To select a mixed group of records... | ||
| - | Click the header | + | * Click the checkbox |
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| + | * You can continue with other tasks while the Advanced Delivery process is working. A progress bar is displayed to show you how many records have been processed. | ||
| - | **Note** - To select a group of records... | ||
| - | Click the checkbox of the first record | + | ==== Define and Execute an Advanced Delivery Definition |
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| - | Hold down the **SHIFT** key | + | |
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| - | Click the checkbox of the last record | + | |
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| - | All records between the two check boxes are selected. | + | |
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| - | Click the checkbox of the first record | + | |
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| - | Hold down the **CTRL** key while selecting the desired records. | + | |
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| - | Click **Print** button, **Deliver** button, or **Both** button to execute the delivery process. | + | |
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| - | You can continue with other tasks while the Advanced Delivery process is working. A progress bar is displayed to show you how many records have been processed. | + | |
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| - | **Define and Execute an Advanced Delivery Definition.** | + | |
| A special or one time Advanced Delivery Definition can be created and executed from the Advanced Delivery function of the APP Reports menu. This definition can also be saved for reuse. | A special or one time Advanced Delivery Definition can be created and executed from the Advanced Delivery function of the APP Reports menu. This definition can also be saved for reuse. | ||
| - | Click the SAP menu option for **Advanced Delivery** under the **APP** **Reports** menu to load the Advanced Delivery screen. | + | * Click the SAP menu option for <color #22b14c>**Advanced Delivery**</ |
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| - | Select the SAP® Business One form that is the primary source for the delivery rules from the **Select Form** drop down list. Only those forms that are associated with queries are displayed. | + | * Select the SAP® Business One form that is the primary source for the delivery rules from the <color #00a2e8>**Select Form**</ |
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| - | Select the APP report definition that uses the desired query from the **Use Specific Report** drop down list. Only those report definitions associated with the SAP® Business One form selected are displayed. | + | |
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| - | Assign the desired **Additional Query Filters** (see above). | + | |
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| - | Click **Ok** to execute the filtering process. A list of the records that will be processed is displayed. | + | |
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| - | Click the check boxes of the records to be processed further. All records are selected by default. | + | |
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| - | Click the header of the checkbox column to select or clear all records. | + | |
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| - | Hold down the **CTRL** key while selecting the desired records. | + | * Click the checkbox of the first record |
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| - | You can continue with other tasks while the Advanced Delivery process is working. A progress bar is displayed to show you how many records have been processed. | + | * You can continue with other tasks while the Advanced Delivery process is working. A progress bar is displayed to show you how many records have been processed. |
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| ===== How To Use APP Pivot Grids and KPIs ===== | ===== How To Use APP Pivot Grids and KPIs ===== | ||