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Contents of the Print Vendor List Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Print Vendor List screen.

Identification

Use the fields in this block to create a new parameter ID or to retrieve a previously saved parameter ID. A parameter ID represents a set of screen selection parameters. After you have saved a parameter ID and its related parameters, you can retrieve them using Query.

You can use the retrieved parameters to produce reports and run processes more efficiently and with greater consistency. The saved parameters are also useful and necessary when you want to run the process as part of a batch job. Many users save a unique set of parameters for each different way they run a report or process. When you select a previously saved parameter ID or parameter description, the associated saved screen selection parameters automatically display as selection defaults. The page setup and print options, if there are any, are also included in the saved parameter ID. You can change any of the associated selection defaults as necessary.

Field Description
Parameter ID

Enter, or click to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. Choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made on the screen, such as PERIOD or QUARTERLY.

When you save your record, all the selections made on the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query.

You can use the parameter to run the process more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections. After the default selections display on the screen, you can override the defaults.

Description

Enter, or click to select, a parameter description of up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Selection Ranges

Field Description
Select By

Select the field for which you would like to select records. The available options are:

  • Vendor
  • Vendor Name
  • Entry User
  • Entry Date
  • Employee
  • PO Status
  • Payment Status

The fields available for selection are the same fields listed in the Sort By group box.

Range

Select the range option for the report. Valid options are

  • All (the default)
  • One
  • Range
  • From Beginning
  • To End
Start

Enter, or click to select, a valid starting value for the range specified.

End

Enter, or click to select, a valid ending value for the range specified.

Sort By

Field Description
1st Sort

Select the appropriate option to sort your report. The following options are available:

  • Vendor
  • Vendor Name
  • Entry User
  • Entry Date
  • Employee
  • PO Status
  • Payment Status
Page Break

Select this check box to insert a page break each time the value of the primary sort changes.

2nd Sort

Select the secondary sort for your report.

If you select Vendor or Vendor Name as the primary sort, this group box is unavailable.

Options

Show

Select the check boxes for those fields you need printed on the report in addition to Vendor, Name, and Location. Valid settings are:

  • Entry User
  • Entry Date
  • Employee
  • PO Status
  • Payment Status