How are upcharges calculated and what features are they dependent on?
How do I clear an option (drop-down box) in Order Entry?
How do we handle multiple packs?
How do I format product and component labels?
How do I format shipping labels?
What are the default option values (Programs.usr files)?
How can we automatically designate the freight classes on Bills of Lading?
How do
we create
What is conditional pricing and how do I activate it?
How do we use both metric and inch measurements in our company?
Are there any shortcuts for entering due dates?
Invoice Details - Setting Variables What is Automated
Transfer Output?
Product Engineering
Introduction
to Product Engineering <<< read this first
Do
we need meaningful inventory numbers for panel materials?
What is
the logic for Booleans (Yes/No options) in dynamic b/m's?
How do I specify
alternate processes based on characteristics of raw materials or
components? How does panel
optimization work? What determines the
number of decimal places displayed and/or printed? Production Planning and Scheduling
How do
I simultaneously view items stored at different locations?
How can I
determine the most economical panel sizes for an order?
How
do I setup a Manufacturing Schedule?
How
do I change the format of schedules?
Production Reporting
What are the
Labor Reporting Options when using Production Reporting.
Philosophy
How do
you support SIM*plicity?
What part of
free don't you understand? Why are you
giving BASICS software away for free?
Purchasing Introduction
to Purchasing <<< read this first
Inventory Details
<<< read this to understand the inventory display. Vendor Information
<<< How to add and edit vendors Can
we automatically price buyout items? Can
we add vendors and customers "on the fly"? Are
there any shortcuts for entering due dates?
Startup
Getting Started
<<<Read this first!
I only see an empty (blank) screen
when I start the program. What should I do?
How do
I personalize Wincams to include our company information, and to turn on and off
features?
Where
are the files located (file structure)?
Wincams
won't run over our network! How do I change it? Can we use
older versions of Windows with SIM*plicity ? Can we use
SIM*plicity with Vista? How do I
reset a key (make a fresh start on data)? How do
I know if I have the
latest version of SIM*plicity?
Runs very slow - How can I
speed it up? What are the values of the
"inventory flags" that are used for data imports? ===================================================================================
How
do I personalize Wincams to include our company information and to turn on and
off features?
Modify CAMS.INI (found in your
user directory). Optional values are shown for the lines commonly changed. If a
file name is indicated (such as for document footers) either modify that file
or point it to another file. Start by modifying the files with the
"fot" suffix. (These are your address files.) Also edit the
default logo.bmp or substitute your
logo bitmap for the one in \wincams\winuser\bitmaps. Caution: Bitmap logo size
is limited - if you make it too large the page won't print.
Can
we add vendors and customers "on the fly"? Life
isn't as formal as in years past! Early on, our clients were insistent
about "accounting" having the final say over who they bought from
and sold to. To accommodate them SIM*plicity required pre-approval by having a
separate vendor and customer file. Today,
the philosophy is get the order (or at least quote it) and somehow we will
work things out with potential customers. This requires a system capability of
adding new customers at the time of quote and adding new vendors whenever
needed. We made it as easy as possible - just right click on the vendor
or customer # field and select the the "add new" option ( the
bottom entry on the pop-up search list). This will bring up the database
screen. Please remember - click on the new box first before entering data and
to enter a zip code tab down form the address line and enter the zip
code #. If it exists, it will fill in the city line, if not it will pop-up a
new zipcode entry box
Wincams won't run over
our network! How do I change it?
Single user versions will not
run over a network. If you have purchased a multi-user version please contact
us for the necessary authorization files and/or to resolve your problem.
Where
are the files located (file structure)? There
are three groups of files: -
Wincams Folder:
Program files (Wincams32.exe + network control files). -
Windata folder:
Data files (database and log files). Temporary ( for specific orders)
Bill of Materials, and Schedule files are in subfolders. -
Winuser folder:
User files (settings for your company including dynamic bills of
material. Bitmaps subfolder contain product bitmaps. Single
user system folders must follow this naming convention and logic
What is the relationship
between Labor, Workstations, Workcells, Department and Equipment Records?
This is a little complicated so
bear with me. What we have is a chain of command that is used for work
assignment and cost control. Departments are the highest level and overhead
costs are normally charged by department .
A department is a collection of Workcenters.
Each Workcenter is composed of one or more
Workstations).
A Workstation is a generic functional
machine: it can be an individual piece of equipment , i.e., panelsaw, or cutting table, a workcell (group of
machines dedicated to a multi-step process) or a dedicated line
(metal painting or hot press panel laminating line).
Specific machinery ( each panelsaw or router),
workcells and lines are listed in the equipment key. The first parent is
the machine or workcell location, the
second parent is normally the Workstation.
For equipment which is part of a dedicated workcell or a line (the
gluespreader on a laminating line), the second parent is the specific
workcell or line in the equipment key.
Production schedule data is accumulated by
Workstation and then summarized by Workcenter and Department. Group
leaders can use the Workstation Schedule to assign specific machines to jobs,
to check whether materials are available or prior operations are completed.
These records point to each other by the use of "parent records" An example: operation (workcell /line) I only see an empty (blank) screen
when I start the program. What should I do? If the screen is truly blank - no text visible on the above
accordion bar (left side of screen) go to Control Panel> Display>Windows Setup> Display> select
"Classical Windows " theme! If you can see the Accordion Bars
but after clicking on one, can't see subheadings then you must change the
colors in your Windows Setup. Select Default (Blue). Click this link for more
details on our opening page!
"Error with Calendar Data" Message Your software needs a more current calendar
file (days worked and holidays). Please email us for the version suitable for
your version of SIM*plicity. What math functions can be
used to determine quantities? SIM*plicity's dynamic bill of material files
contains a full range of mathematical functions. First here is an example of
how to use them: What are
the Labor Reporting Options when using Production Reporting. Labor can be reported within either the Plan and Perform
module or by using the Production Reporting option in the Manufacturing
Control module. This discussion pertains only to the
Manufacturing Control module where labor is reported by ticket number. To initiate labor reporting add (or edit) the following lines
in CAMS.INI manufacturing section: The significance of the setting "Report
Inventory" depends on how labor is reported in your company. If you
report it in real time set this value to yes. If you batch report (i.e.,
enter time card date at the end of the day) you may want to avoid the
lag in entry time required for the inventory to be updated after each
transaction. If "Report Inventory" is set to "no"
inventory transactions will only take place when you ship the product . With
either option back-flushing of inventory and labor usages will take place
unless that specific transaction was reported. Operators name, and/or ticket numbers can be entered by
scanning of barcodes or directly via the keyboard. Time can be
entered as conventional (1:00 pm) or military time (1300). Entering
"=" enters the current time. How do I copy
(clone) Bills of Material? Dynamic Bills of Material are normally used for a wide range
of products while Static Bills are used for specific products. If you have
similar products which require Static Bills you can use a similar item as a
template --"cloning" its structure to an an empty Bill of Material. From
the Engineering accordion bar select "Create/Edit B/M". Select the bill to
copy from and click "Ctl-C" {control plus the c key}. Then select the empty
bill and click Ctl-V". The data from the original bill is copied to the new
bill which can then be edited. How are upcharges calculated and
what features are they dependent on? Select Order Entry,
then Product Definition selection on the menu accordion. Entering an
item allows you to select the Global option that establishes the base price
for that product. If you enter "0" in the base price then the unit
value prices are the product prices. If you enter a value in the base price
the unit values are incremental. To these prices you can add feature specific
pricing which can be either Global (Order) or Product Option specific. However these
upcharges are the same for all products that have the specific options selected
in their bills of material. Upcharges depend on the unit value of the selected
option (if not a yes/no option), and are defined with the following characters
(selected from a drop down list). note values can be negative (price
reduction) $ Dollar amount added to product price. Q C T $ amount multiplied by product's thickness W L A M Metric area Area is
calculated as length multiplied by width and as this could become a very
large number use the "M" option which is area divided by one million -
equivalent to converting square millimeters to square meters. P Perimeter: 2x width plus 2x length S 2x(width x length x thickness) B Board Feet - thickness ( specific size ranges) x
(length x width)/144 Using Board-feet
values requires a special usr file "boardft.usr. Here are some typical values: 1
.83
1.25 1.05 1.5 1.31 2 1.81 2.5 2.31 For example all products with a
final finished thickness greater than 1.05 and less than 1.31 would be
considered 6/4 and have their surface area (divided by 144) and multiplied by
1.5. CAUTION: The following U A per order charge - regardless of quantity N A charge (or reduction) if the quantity is greater
than specified default X (When selecting N or X a pop-up box appears to input the
minimum or maximum quantity.) How do I run WinSpcl
(the utility that performs special tasks)?
Prior to doing so copy wincams32.ini to
winspcl.ini so that at startup it will find your two versions of the database.
Your application is on the pull down bar at the top of the screen. Try it on
your test database first!!!
What are Master
Records? Master
Records The
engine that drive SIM*plicity
is a relational database. It is
transparent to most users but sometimes you need to get “under the hood”
(when setting up your database) or just want to know what’s there.
This overview should help but please contact us for detailed info before
you change anything in the “System Maintenance” area. To
isolate problems SIM*plicity’s database is divided into separate files.
Most of these share a common format and are designated “Master Records”. The
layout of a standard Master Record is divided into fields as per these examples:
Standard
Record Format Zipcode
Format Zipcode
Record Record # Z0-nnnnnnn Z0-0000704 Class/Key
(identifier) Z0 Z0 Code (must
be unique) Zip Code 11201 Description City
(Only) Brooklyn Unit Value Country “0”=U.S.A. First
Parent State “Z9
–33” N.Y. Second
Parent Not used Status Not
Displayed “A”
All
these fields are indexed (sorted
automatically) giving you immediate
access to a single record or groups of records based on any of the above. RECORD
# Each record in the
system has a unique identifier so you know what file it belongs to and what its
record # is. An analogy is a car’s VIN#.
Change its license from
state to state or even repaint it and you can still identify it.
This is extremely important within the system because you can
rename products in your catalog without losing the links to related
products or to its original bill of
material. ( W3030 is kitchen
cabinet industry standard nomenclature – you could change
its identification or description for ease of data entry or for private
labeling without changing any of its manufacturing information). CLASS/KEY The record # prefix is two characters designating the
file to which it belongs. These
characters are called “classes”
and” keys” Visualize them as a long bank of file cabinets. The individual
cabinets are the classes identified “0-9 and A-Z). Each cabinet has ten
“key” drawers (0-9). This gives us a total of 360 Master Record files, each
dedicated to a specific purpose. Most
users don’t need to deal with knowing
the Class/Key characters as the system automatically ties them to their intended
function. The
classes are identified with functional names as well as the characters so a
“file clerk” doesn’t have to hunt at random. For example; inventory is
stored in the “I” class (cabinet) with the main
manufacturing inventory in I1 and satellite warehouses and special
inventories in the keys (drawers) 0, 2-9. In the system maintenance section of SIM*plicity
the user can designate (initialize) keys for specific functions and access
utilities to repair the keys if they get damaged. CODE A unique
identifier (within the selected Class/Key) up to 10 characters long. Zipcodes are the best analogy. DESCRIPTION Up to 30 characters. This does not need to be unique.
(There are many Brooklyns in the United States but every one has a unique
Zipcode). UNIT
VALUE
A single character (key specific) to
designate a family grouping. In the
product key it may be used to designate sofas, chairs, etc.
In the inventory key it may be used for pieces. pounds, sets, etc. Next
to the Unit Value field in the screen above are up and down arrows called
“Spin Buttons”. The user can select or change the unit value for any record
by using these arrows PARENT
RECORD Every
Master Record is tied to two parents so the user can find
records based on their parents or children.
Parent records are predetermined and selected by the spin buttons when
data is entered manually. STATUS Master
record designations change in use: "A"
active. An active record can be located and modified as required. “I”
inactive record can be located and modified much the same way as an
active record, but generally does not appear on reports and other displays. “D"
deleted which means the record is hidden and removed from the sort indexes.
Master records are only marked as deleted, they are not removed from the file "L"
locked. This is temporarily used within a network to prevent other users
from modifying a record while it is being processed. "U”
unused. For how- to
information on importing your existing data into SIM*plicity please read:Importing
Data
How
do I clear an option (drop-down box) in Order Entry? Check the FOB.USR file in your user directory. If the
freight description starts with a "+" sign freight always defaults to
zero and can't be changed in order entry. Select another value in the
freight pulldown box or alter the FOB.USR file. Char Description 0 +Collect
(no freight value ) 1 PrePay
& Add
(freight charged on invoice) How
do we handle multiple packs? A classic question. Ordered are 6 arm chairs and 3 swivel
rockers. Chairs are 4 to a box and rockers are 2 to a box. How many boxes were
used and how much did they weigh? Did they put the two extra chairs in one
carton? Did they put a chair in with a swivel rocker? We don't know! Therefore: Weights are per piece based on your standard pack. Pieces per box are your standard. We will always divide the
total quantity of a "line item" by its standard pack and round up! Enter pcs per box info in the inventory add/edit section.
The
PROGRAMS.USR file, residing in the user file directory, specifies the
various sales programs which are available and the default options for each program.
There is a line in the file for each program. The
first field, terminated by a "\", is the program name. The second field
is the unit value for the item price. The next fields represent the
record number of the global option -- the first of these fields would represent
the option defined by the parent of the first master record of the
global option key. If the value is 0, then no default is defined; if
the option is positive, then it represents the record number of the option
specified by the parent of the global option master record but the
operator can specify a different option, if desired. The last global
option is followed by a "\" if there is additional information on
the line. Following this second "\" is the optional name of the program
which will appear on acknowledgments and invoices. The acknowledgment
name can be followed by a "\" and the number of the Are there
any shortcuts for entering due dates? Default due dates for order entry are defined in "CAMS
SETUP". Default due dates for requisitions (purchasing) are defined
in CAMS.INI in your user directory. In the purchasing section of this file is a
line "DUE DATE DELTA=0 . The number after the equal sign is the default #
of working days between ordering and due. You can edit this value
directly; click on the calendar icon to select a date; or, use one of the
following shortcuts entries: EOM sets date to last
working day of month Tomorrow sets date to next working day Today sets date to today Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri sets date to next
date that corresponds to day of week. Final sets date to last day of month
corresponding to today's day of week. Why
can't I read your files with Word or Excel? You can - use the transfer function in the Utilities section of the accordion
menu. What you can't do is directly read or write to our file structure from
other programs . This is for user security and general safety. (The
transfer utility has additional security features including preventing
users whose authorization has expired from accessing the data.) How
do I setup a Manufacturing Schedule? Manufacturing
Schedules Setup In the user
file directory, there needs to be a file, SORTINFO.USR, which defines the various sort
sequences that are needed. The first line of this file is ignored and can be
used as comments. (A sample file follows - note that the display format
may make it appear that there are blank lines between the data lines there
should not be any blank lines in your file. Please see the actual file in your
user directory). 1=NotUsed;2=Part#;3,4,5=T,W,L;6=Due;7=Remarks;8=Order
#;9=Cust;10=Labor,11=Ship Date, 12=Global Option,13=Local option,
14= Customer Name, 15=scheduled date 16=Product
Name Labor/Part#/T/W/L/DateDue\
10 6 3 4 5 Part#/T/W/L/DateDue\
2 3 4 5 6 T/W/L\
3 4 5 Part#/T/W/L\
2 3 4 5 DateDue\
6 Ship\
10 6 9 8 Cut
Panels\ 6 8 Date
due/partnumber\ 6 2 Frame
Color/Part#\ 2 G-1 Up
unto the ‘\’ is a description of the sort sequence; following the ‘\’
are the indices for the various sorts. These are:
Sort Index:
1 : Species
2 : Part Number
3 : Thickness
4 : Width
5 : Length
6 : Date Due
7 : Remarks
8 : Order Number
9 : Customer Number
10 : Labor Op (Code)
11 : Ship Date
12 : Global Option
13 : Local Option
14: Customer Name
15: Pack (schedule) date
16. Product Name
Note: a '!' following an option creates a page break. A"*" following
an option says not to sub-total on that option. In the example above, the first sort sequence is identified as
“Labor/Part#/T/W/L/DateDue” and the sort order is first
by labor operation (10), then by Date Due (10),
then by thickness, then width, and then length (3 4 5). For
Global Options, either a 12 or a ‘G’ will suffice and similarly for Local
Options, a 13 or an ‘L’. These parameters, however need to be followed by
which option #. For example, G-1 says the global option defined by the M0 key,
record number 1. After
the SORTINFO table is built, there are two ways to define which sort sequence to
be used for a particular machine. In the DOS Add/Edit Machine Info screen there
is a field for this. Alternatively, the manufacturing schedules are defined by
CMUFACT5.INI and the sort sequence can be specified there.
140-1 Paint Line\
D1-26 : 9 Indicates
that the ninth sort sequence in SORTINFO.xx0 is to be used for the equipment
identified by D1-26. With the file above, this would be “G-1 2”. D1-26 is
the parent of the labor operations to which the schedule should apply. How
do I change the format of schedules? Edit cmufact5.ini. The default is a multi-line detailed
listing. To change, add one of the following characters in front of the
workstation #:
"%" Totals only
"&" Summary (one line per item)
"*" Summary/w totals [Work Cells] Note there is no space between the symbol and the workstation
# IWhat
is the logic for Booleans (Yes/No options) in dynamic b/m's? If the option is a Boolean , then the number list it represents is "No" "Yes" (2
numbers, after the exclusion, like 0 1..) If the option is part of an expression such as !L1 or L1+L2,
whether it is a Boolean option or not, the 1st number in the number list
represents "Yes" How do I specify alternate processes
based on characteristics of raw materials or components? “Grain
Sensitivity” in a Bill of Material Grain Sensitivity is a modifier used to designate
material with process limitations. Examples are plaid fabrics which can’t be
cut on automatic cutters and wood grain laminates where the length and width
dimensions are not interchangeable
for optimization in panel saws or in router nesting. There are two places where grain sensitivity is specified: -
The first is on the inventory item itself and is set through the Add/Edit
Inventory Item screen, Physical tab. This flag being set indicates to the system
that this particular item has grain sensitivity. -
The second place is in the bill of material designating the operations
which are affected by grain sensitivity.For static bills of material, this is
set in the Create/Edit Bill of Material Screen. On the Create/Edit screen, the
“Grain Sensitive” check box is three-stage. Checked means that the b/m item
should be included if a previous item is grain sensitive; Unchecked means that
the item should not be included if a previous item is grain sensitive;
and Gray means always include the item. For dynamic bills, this is specified on
the line after the record numbers and before the Autocad information, if any, as
a “G+” or “G-” indicating that the item in the bill of material is grain
sensitive and non-grain sensitive. The absence of either a “G+” or a
“G-” implies a grayed state. When exploding the bill of material, the system looks at
every selected item and if the grain sensitivity flag is set for that item, it
sets an internal flag saying that the component, assembly or whatever has grain
sensitivity specified. This internal flag only applies to the current level of
the bill of material – each higher or lower level has its own flag. Each
subsequent item (and the item itself) is now checked against the bill of
material grain sensitivity flag. It is anticipated that Checked/Unchecked combinations of
labor records would be used in
pairs in a bill of material in order to select one or the other operations based
upon whether a previous item was grain sensitive. (If no item in the current
level of the bill of material has its grain sensitivity flag set, then the
Unchecked and Grayed would produce the same result.) What is conditional
pricing and how do I activate it? Conditional pricing is when the
value selected for one option is combined with the value selected for another to
determine price (or upcharge on the base price). For example if you are
making tables with both laminate and veneer tops you could decide that you
wanted a substantial upcharge for combining wood edges (rather than laminate
edges) with laminate tops. To activate it you create a matrix
of unit values of the two dependent options in the following format : 1 5
0 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9 A "1 5" in the upper left hand corner are the
option #'s. Across are the unit values for option #5 and down are the unit
values for option #1. Non-zero values in the table are the conditional
pricing values when both of these unit values are selected. In product definition
select multiple options are the pricing option and enter the names of the
conditional option in the special box that pops-up when multiple options
are selected.
How do we create
1. Edit the DISCNTxx.USR files to set up the various special
C:\
C:\Wincams
C:\Wincams\Windata
C:\Wincams\Windata\Billmatl
C:\Wincams\Windata\Schedule
C:\Wincams\Winuser
C:\Wincams\Winuser\Bitmaps
labor
equipment
Workstation
Workcenter
Department
class #11
class #D1
class #D2
class #D3
class #D4
labor op - P1
Glue-up
equipment -P2
spreader#1
Pressline A
Press#56
Spreader#21
Pressline B
Press #88
workstation -p1
Pressline A
Laminating
Pressline B
Laminating
workcenter -P1
Laminating
Panels
06 Panel L1 0.25 12 72
"" I1 Panel 0 (ceil(W/W5)).. $
FUNCTION
DEFINE AS
COMMENTS
integer
INT
integer part of a real number
ceiling
CEIL
lowest integer >= to x
floor
FLOOR
highest integer<= to x
absolute
ABS
absolute value of number
fraction
FRAC
fractional part of number
[Manufacturing]
Report Labor=yes
(no is the default)
Report Inventory=no (yes is the default)
140-1 PAINT LINE\ %D1-26
: 9
150-1 ASSEMBLY\
*D1-28 : 9
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
2 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
3 0
0 0 0
16 16 16
0 0 0
0
4 0
0 0 0
32 0 32
0 0 0
0
5 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
6 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
7 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
8 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
9 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
A 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
B 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0File names are:
GlobalOptionFile: UPCxxyy.USR
LocalOptionFiles: UPLnxxyy.USR (Ln = L1, L2, etc)
xx = first option record #
yy= second option record #
Can we designate a starting number for our invoices?
Edit CAMS.INI in your user directory.
In the [Invoices] section add a line
Number Offset=nnnnn (nnnnn is a number 1 less than your first invoice #)
discounts. For instance, DISCNT00.USR, should look like:
Installers Program
H1 H0
9
F 50 (.50)\
0.50 0.05
E 50-10 (.45)\
0.45 0.05
D 50-10-10 (.405)\
0.405 0.05
J Employee Disc
28%\
0.28 0.00
K 50-10-5\
0.4275 0.05
A (A) Blue MoonProgram\
0.10 0.04
Note: In Product Definition, the names for the various discounts
comes from the lowest number DISCNTxx file -- in this case,
DISCNT00. Therefore, the lowest number DISCNTxx file MUST contain
the names of all the special discounts.
2. Initialize the H0 key (through the Utilities menu). There need to be only enough records to hold
the products for which there are special discounts.
3. Enter into the H0 key only the products foer which there are special
discounts
t
4. In the Customer Database, set up each eligible customer for
the particular program and within each program, set them eligible
for the specific special discount programs.
What data needs to be changed when we decide we are done testing SIM*plicity and are ready to start with actual orders?
How do I reset a key (make a fresh start on data)?
Key Maintenance functions are found in System Maintenance>CAMS SETUP>Keys. Select the key by right clicking on it
To reset a key
Special Cases: M0 and L0 are read into memory as you enter SIM*plicity- always exit and restart after modifying these keys. It may be easier to edit these keys one record at a time!
Order Entry and Factory Order Keys have a number of associated records - see the list of keys to be reset in the startup discussion above.
How do I format shipping labels?
Please read this page for field definitions:
Shipping Labels Formatting
The shipping label format is under control of the “Shipping Label Format” section of the CAMS.INI file.
Each
entry in the section has the following format:
Key Name=Control String
Where Key Name can be any of the following (case is not important; spacing is}
PRODUCT CODE
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
CARRIER
PRO NUMBER
PO NUMBER
ORDER NUMBER
ITEM NUMBER
ORDER NUMBER PLUS ITEM
SHIP DATE
QUANTITY
STAGING LOCATION
THICKNESS
WIDTH
LENGTH
NOTES 1
NOTES 2
SHIP TO
ADDRESS 1
ADDRESS 2
CITY
In addition, a Key Name of LABEL puts just text onto the label.
The
label is measured in inches, with the upper left corner being 0,0. The control
string is made up of a series of parameters separated by semi-colons of form:
Parameter:value
The various parameters are as follows:
Xlabel X-coordinate for the label
Ylabel
Y-coordinate for the label
Xfield
X-coordinate for the field
Yfield
Y-coordinate for the field
LabelSize
Size of the label font in pixels
FieldSize
Size of the field font in pixels
Font
Name of the font
Bracket
Place the value string before and after the field
Label
The fixed text that is associated with the field
The “ORDER NUMBER PLUS ITEM” has a special parameter string, SEPARATOR, which defines the character string that is between the order number and the item number. Also, the presence of BOLD, ITALICS, or UNDERLINE in the control string sets the appropriate printer characteristic.
The
items are printed in the order they appear in the section of the INI file. If
there are duplicate key names in the section, only the first one is
recognized. The label, if any, is
printed before the field.
If
an X dimension field (Xlabel or Xfield) is omitted, the X position is the end
of the last string printed; if the Y dimension field is omitted, the Y
position is the next line down. If the FONT parameter is omitted, the
previously defined font will be used. If the font is changed during the
printing of the label, be sure that the first Key Name entry has the font
reset to the default.
In
the [Shipping Labels] section (separate from the Shipping Label Format
section), provision has been made for:
Orientation=landscape
Or
Orientation=portrait
In order to properly set the printer to the right mode.
A sample [Shipping Label Format] section is:
[Shipping Label Format]
Product
Code=XLabel:0.25;YLabel:0.25;Label:"Product #
";YField:0.25;Font:"Times New
Roman";LabelSize:12;FieldSize:16
Product
Description=XLabel:0.25;YLabel:0.5;Label:"Product Desc
";YField:0.5;LabelSize:12;FieldSize:16
Carrier=XLabel:0.25;YLabel:1.0;Label:"Carrier
";YField:1.0;LabelSize:12;FieldSize:16
PRO
Number=XLabel:0.25;YLabel:1.25;Label:"PRO Number
";YField:1.25;LabelSize:12;FieldSize:16
PO
Number=XLabel:0.25;YLabel:1.50;Label:"PO Number
";YField:1.50;LabelSize:12;FieldSize:16
Order
Number=XLabel:0.25;YLabel:1.75;Label:"Order
Number";XField:0.25;YField:2.10;LabelSize:12;
FieldSize:20
Item
Number=YLabel:2.10;Label="_";YField:2.10;LabelSize:16;FieldSize:16
Quantity=XLabel:3.50;YLabel:0.25;Label="Qty
Pkd";XField:3.75;LabelSize:12;FieldSize:16
Ship Date=XLabel:3.50;
YLabel:1.00;Label="Ship Date";XField:3.50;LabelSize:12;FieldSize:16
Location=XLabel:3.50;YLabel:1.50;Label="Location";XField:3.50;LabelSize:12:FieldSize:20
Notes
1=XField:4.5;YField:0.25;FieldSize:16
Notes
2=XField:4.5;FieldSize:16
Ship
To=XField:7.00;YField:0.25;FieldSize=16
Address 1=XField:7.00;
Address 2=XField:7.00;
City=XField:7.00;
Order Number Plus
Item=XField:4.5;YField:1.75;Bracket="*";Font:"3 of 9
Barcode";FieldSize:48
Note: the lines which are indented need to be included in the line above the indention.
How can we automatically designate the freight classes on Bills of Lading?
Bill of
Lading Freight Class Files
Purpose:
These files contain the text for the” article descriptions” that are printed on the bill of lading. Additional fields have been added to designate which product unit value are associated with each class. SIM*plicity will automatically print the the number of cartons for each on bills of lading.
File Name Designation:
Prefix specified in CAMS.INI
[Bill of Lading]
Class File Name=(defaults to
“BillOfLading”).
BillOfLading files:
These are text files located in your user directory. Extensions are of the form “.nnn”. One file for every class description that should appear on the bill of lading There are a maximum of 8 files of this type.
Example: BillOfLading.001
Class=85;0,1,2
BOOTHS,BAR,REST, OR STORE NOI KD
FLAT, IN PACKAGES ITEM #82400
Format:
First Line CLASS=nn
Where “nn” is the class that appears on the bill of lading. This text can be optionally followed by a “;”, and then a unit value list or the word “Default”, such as:
CLASS=85;0,1,2
CLASS=85;Default
Second and subsequent lines:
Text that is included in the article description.
Although there is no limit as to the number of lines to be entered, the box
printed on the bill of lading will only contain four lines.
These files define the
article descriptions to be placed on the bill of lading.
If the unit value list is not used, all items on the orders are
grouped into the first description.
If the unit value list
is used, the items on the order(s) are processed, and the appropriate
description, based on a match with the product unit value, is tallied for
piece count and shipping weight. If a unit value match is not found, the
default article description is used. If no “Default” is specified, the
first article description that does not contain a unit value list is used.
Note, if needed please request the Word
document illustrating the CAMS.INI values for Bill of Lading FORMAT
fields:
Can we automatically price and process (at order entry) buyout items?
Sub-contract and buy-out items are automatically costed in the same manner as product pricing. A base price
can be established depending on the unit value (species, fabric grade, etc.) and
option and feature upcharges can also be calculated based on their unit value.
In order to use this feature, the following items need to be set:
- In
the [Accounting] section of CAMS.INI:
Product Costing=Yes - The H9 key (default) needs to be initialized. When the Product Costing=Yes option is present in CAMS.INI, a key is displayed on the System Maintenance | CAMS Setup screen. Description should be something like “Product Costing”. The key needs to be initialized but not necessarily populated.
- Order Entry | Product Definition – for product type, choose Product Costing. Enter a part number. The search is actually done on the normal product key, H1, and an appropriate record is displayed. If a corresponding record does not exist in the H9 key, it is added with the “External Source” flag set.
- In the H9 key, enter the appropriate unit value pricing and the appropriate upcharges for both the global and local options.
- In the H1 product key, select the attributes ("color" options) that you want printed on the PO. Size of the purchased product and reference to the customer order and line # are also printed.
- An external source item can be either directly entered or be included in a top level bill of material. Examples of this would be the purchase of unfinished chairs with the bill of material then having upholstery operations or doors for kitchen cabinets.
When a customer order is approved</