Global Preferences - Corporate Regions - Options
In Admin Console > Global Preferences > Corporate Regions > Options, select the Inventory information that will be controlled by the Master Subsidiary.
The screen is divided into two areas:
- In the Merchandise Options area, you can select to automatically have new items, departments and/or vendors be regional. If unselected, new items, departments and vendors will not be regional.
- In the Regional Inventory Options area, select the check box for each Inventory information type values that will be controlled by the master subsidiary. Click the "All" checkbox to select all values.
Global Preferences > Corporate Regions > Options:
Regional Inventory Options
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Default new items as regional | If this checkbox is selected, when a new item is created, the item's Regional checkbox will also be automatically selected. |
| Default new departments as regional | If this checkbox is selected, when a new department is created, the department's Regional checkbox will also be automatically selected. |
| Default new vendors as regional | If this checkbox is selected, when a new vendor is created, the vendor's regional checkbox will also be automatically selected. |
| Price | Select this option to include Prices in the Regional Inventory. If selected, any price changes made at the child subsidiaries will be discarded when received at the HQ. Any price changes made at the HQ will be replicated to child subsidiaries, overwriting any price differences that exist at the child subsidiaries. |
| Cost | Select this option to include Costs in the Regional Inventory. If selected, any cost changes made at the child subsidiaries will be discarded by the HQ when received during replication. Any cost changes made at the HQ will be replicated to child subsidiaries, overwriting any cost differences that exist at the child subsidiaries. |
| ALU | Select this option to include the ALU field in Regional Inventory. If selected, any changes to the ALU made at the child subsidiaries will be discarded by the HQ when received during replication. Any ALU changes made at the HQ will be replicated to child subsidiaries, overwriting any different ALU value at the child sub. |
| UPC | Select this option to include the UPC field in Regional Inventory. If selected, any changes to the UPC made at the child subsidiaries will be discarded when it arrives at the HQ during replication. Any UPC changes made at the HQ will be replicated to child subsidiaries, overwriting any different UPC value at the child sub. |
| Description 3, Description 4 | Select the Description 3 and Description 4 checkboxes to include those fields in the Regional Inventory. If selected, any changes made to Description 3 and/or Description 4 at the child subsidiaries will be discarded by the HQ when received during replication. |
| Inventory UDF | Select this option to include Inventory user-defined and auxiliary fields in the Regional Inventory. |
| Vendor UDF | Select this option to include Vendor user-defined fields in the Regional Inventory. If selected, any changes made to vendor UDF fields at the child subsidiary will be discarded when received at the HQ. Changes made to vendor UDF fields at the HQ will be replicated to the child subsidiaries, overwriting any differences that may exist at the child Subs |
| Tax Code | Item Tax Code. For example, in some regions, an item might be assigned a special tax code. |
| Unorderable | Item Unorderable status. For example, in some regions, certain items can't be sold and therefore should not be ordered. |
| Scales | Select this option to include Inventory grid scales in the Regional Inventory. If selected, any changes made to grid scales at child subsidiaries will be discarded by the HQ when received during replication. Changes made to grid scales at the HQ will be replicated to the child subsidiaries, overwriting any differences that may exist at the child Subs |
| Use Exchange Rate for Costs | If selected, when sending Cost from the master subsidiary to the child subsidiary, the exchange rate for the currencies involved is applied. Define exchange rates between the currencies used by the master and child subsidiaries in Admin Console > Global Preferences > Currency. If this preference is disabled, then whatever amount is entered as the Cost at the master subsidiary will be copied directly to the Cost field at the child subsidiary. |
| Round Cost Conversion | Select the number of decimal places that will be rounding. For example, if set to "2", then a number like 1.009 will be rounded to 1.01. If set to "1", a number like 1.009 will be rounded to 1.0 |
| Use Exchange Rate for Prices | If selected, when sending Price from the master subsidiary to the child subsidiary, the exchange rate for the currencies involved is applied. Define exchange rates between the currencies used by the master and child subsidiaries in Admin Console > Global Preferences > Currency. If this preference is disabled, then whatever amount is entered as the Price at the master subsidiary will be copied directly to the Price field at the child subsidiary. |
| Round Price Conversion | Select the number of decimal places that will be rounding. For example, if set to "2", then a number like 1.009 will be rounded to 1.01. If set to "1", a number like 1.009 will be rounded to 1.0 |