Over the years one issue Online users have talked about is not knowing when they can remove a master file entry in one of the support definitions (e.g. Trading Terms, Reps, Buyers, Customer Categories). So we looked at what could be done to make this easier.
The main focus was preventing the deletion of an entry that was still in use. We were able to come up with changes to all the main master file setup functions that now prevent this situation. These changes mean that Online will check a given entry that a user is attempting to delete, and first check other files for references to this entry to ensure it is not in use.
For example, when attempting to delete an Asset Location, the system will check to see if any Assets are tagged with that location. When attempting to delete a Shipping Port in Purchasing, the system will check for Shipments that are tagged with that port etc.
| Asset Groups ASSET LEDGER | Assets Locations ASSET LEDGER | Currencies ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | Supplier Hold Payment ACCOUNTS PAYABLE |
| Suppliers Categories ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | Suppliers Quality Assurance ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | Suppliers Selling Groups ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | Suppliers Standing Payment Categories ACCOUNTS PAYABLE |
| Customer Buying Groups ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | Customer Categories ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | Customer Delivery Areas ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | Customer Market Segments ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE |
| Customer Trading Terms ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | Reps ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | Reps Categories ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | Return Codes ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE |
| Tender Types ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | Branches GENERAL | Divisions GENERAL | Banks GENERAL LEDGER |
| Categories GENERAL LEDGER | Bins INVENTORY | Colours INVENTORY | Inventory Details INVENTORY |
| Price List Codes INVENTORY | Product Categories INVENTORY | Product Classes INVENTORY | Product Groups INVENTORY |
| Product Materials INVENTORY | Product Sections INVENTORY | Product Types INVENTORY | Sizes INVENTORY |
| Job Managers JOB COSTING | Job Stages JOB COSTING | Job Types JOB COSTING | Heading MANUFACTURING |
| Labour MANUFACTURING | Load Centres MANUFACTURING | Manufacturing Sites MANUFACTURING | Other Charges MANUFACTURING |
| Overhead MANUFACTURING | Specification MANUFACTURING | Stage Codes MANUFACTURING | Version MANUFACTURING |
| Work Order Instructions MANUFACTURING | Mailing Classifications CONTACTS | Mailing Contact Types CONTACTS | Mailing Titles CONTACTS |
| Back Orders ORDER PROCESSING | Carriers ORDER PROCESSING | Customer Other Charges ORDER PROCESSING | Order Class Codes ORDER PROCESSING |
| Order Line Item ORDER PROCESSING | Purchase Buyers PURCHASING | Purchase Delivery Methods PURCHASING | Purchase On-Costs PURCHASING |
| Purchase Payment Methods PURCHASING | Purchase Ports PURCHASING | Purchase Price Groups PURCHASING | Contract Status ROYALTIES |
| Contract Types ROYALTIES | Recipients ROYALTIES | Release Versions SYSTEM | System Calendar SYSTEM |