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The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an open standard specifying a technical method to prevent sender address forgery. More precisely, the current version of SPF (called SPFv1 or SPF Classic) protects the envelope sender address, which is used for the delivery of messages. Even more precisely, SPFv1 allows the owner of a domain to specify […]
DMARC is a standard email authentication method. DMARC helps mail administrators prevent hackers and other attackers from spoofing their organization and domain. Spoofing is a type of attack in which the “From” address of an email message is forged. A spoofed message appears to be from the impersonated organization or domain. DMARC also lets you […]
Business To Business Business To Consumer E-Commerce Library
Released 23rd January 2022 : version 9.5.1111.1 e-Commerce portal Password Change – The User Activity display now shows password change activity details for e-commerce portal users eWAY responses – we enhanced the messaging shown to users making e-commerce payments for purchases via the eWay payment gateway interface. For instance users will now see messages like ‘insufficient funds’ […]
Library Reporting
Once documents are completed (sent/printed), sometimes you have the need to go back and look to see where they were sent. This can be useful when checking for mistakes, or finding evidence of a paper trail. When a document is completed there are 3 audit updates that occur and you can find and view the […]
Document Delivery is the term we use for the automatic sending of stationery documents to external third parties i.e. Customers and Suppliers. Document Delivery allows you to set up rules for the electronic delivery of documents via email or fax. These rules relate to documents such as Quotes, Order Confirmations, Invoices, Debtors Statements, Purchase Orders […]
When sending out documents such as Invoices and Purchase Orders to Customers and Suppliers via email, the email ‘subject’ and ‘body’ requires some politely worded text. Within that ‘fixed’ text you often want to insert some ‘variable’ words pertaining to the document being sent. For example, you may want to highlight your invoice number and […]
There are many hundreds of “Display” functions in Online Advantage that are used to view information held in the system based on some “known” details. There are so many of these display functions because where you start an enquiry depends entirely on the situation, and what you may know to begin with. All the display […]
Inventory Control Library
Within Online Advantage you can set up a different bin tracking option per Stock Location. There are 3 bin tracking options available: Option 1 – Optional Bin Tracking ‘Optional’ or ‘No’ bin tracking, allows for the entry of bin details when issuing and receiving stock but does not track the quantity on hand held in each […]
Below is a description of the prompts that form the ‘Delivery Details’ section for an Order: Carrier For convenience the Carrier can be entered here. This is the same carrier as entered on the Consignment Details stage of order entry. This denotes the carrier that will be used to physically deliver the goods to the […]
Below is a description of the prompts from the ‘Order Details’ section for a Customer Sales Order: Date required Enter the date when the order is required. The current system date is used as the default date required. This date is also referred to as ‘Delivery Date Required’. One of the main uses of the […]
Accounts Receivable Library Order Management
Before allowing a Sales Order Entry to be processed through the Order Management system, a ‘credit check’ is performed on the customer’s account. The following outlines the logic of the credit checking ‘rules’ used: If the customer’s credit flag is not ‘Credit Approved’ i.e. is ‘Stopped’, ‘Held’ or ‘Unapproved’, the order goes on credit stop If […]
Library System Manager
Address Entry Throughout Online Advantage you will find a consistent format for entering addresses. Each address component is stored individually which makes it easy to export address data to spread sheets and xml files. Country Country is the first selection in the address because it determines the format of the remainder of the address. For […]
Inventory Control Library Order Management
The Picking Method determines what the system does with Back Orders. The Picking Method is entered on an Order, and is defaulted from the Issuing Location in the case of a Stock Transfer Order, or the Customer Details in the case of a Sales Order. The default Picking Method can be overridden/changed for the order if […]
Master File Maintenance Audit If you choose to switch on the “Master File Maintenance Auditing” feature in the System Options function, each time a Master File item is changed, the details of the change are recorded and reported on during End of Day processing. A “Master File” is a general term for all the “setup” […]
Library Online Tools
Purpose The Notes feature is used to view/add whatever notes (or internal “memos”) are required against selected important “data” elements of the Online Advantage system. At any time in the system you can view/add notes from the displays menus, or you can directly view/add notes relating to a particular element via the menu link that […]
General Ledger Job Costing Library Manufacturing Purchasing
When processing some transactions the system requires that the user provide an “Account Posting” for one or both sides of the transaction. Effectively this is for double-entry accounting, being the “Debit” and/or “Credit” entries. More often than not the system knows both, or at least one side of the double-entry. When the system requires the […]
Inventory Control Library Manufacturing Order Management Point Of Sale Purchasing Stock Forecasting DRP
Most Online Advantage Inventory transactions require the user to enter a product quantity. The entry of that quantity – and its associated data – can range from simple to complex. The degree of complexity is determined by how your business has decided to configure the system and the individual data elements like Products, Stock Locations, […]
Accounts Receivable Library Order Management Pricing
Selling prices are determined based on a Pricing Matrix that combines elements based on which Product is being sold to which Customer. The diagram provides an overview of the matrix, showing the four basic groups of elements that are used to determine sell prices. The selling price for a particular Product is determined by the […]
Library Reporting System Manager
There are a variety of options in the system for scheduling reports or processes to run automatically. These are available from the Process Scheduler and the Report Launcher. It should be noted that wherever a scheduled time is entered, the process will run according to the server time. Which is set to Australian Eastern Daylight […]
Overview Online Advantage has a built-in analysis tool called the “Cube”. We provide facilities with the system to send your data from reports or displays into the Cube so that you can explore and analyse the information within as required. The data in your system has many relationships that can be viewed in an almost […]
Purpose The ‘Report Launcher’ is the tool from which all reports in OA are run, whether it be to the screen, printer, email, fax or saved to file. The system is written this way to provide a standard, consistent and familiar method to all users who run reports. Also remember that sometimes “reports” can mean […]
Frequently Asked Questions Library Reporting
There have been occasions where all network printing from Online Advantage has stopped whilst everything else appears to be functioning perfectly. We have found that the cause is usually when someone attempts to print to print to an ‘interactive’ print queue like the “Microsoft XPS Document Writer’ printer. What is an ‘interactive’ printer? It is […]