Manually Enable VISUAL Help / Books Online Files

Did you know that you can manually enable Visual Help / Books Online files?

Under certain conditions in some VISUAL 6.5.x environments, security can impede the ability of VISUAL Help or Books Online from launching.

To manually enable this functionality, you need to:

1. Run Regedit
2. Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\HTML HELP
3. Right Click the Help folder.
4. Select New then String Value from the menu and add a new entry (Example VM.CHM).
5. Double click the new entry.
6. In the Edit String window, enter the path to where the appropriate .CHM file is located.
7. Repeat the above steps to add VF.CHM, EIS.CHM, Barcode.CHM

Presto! VISUAL Help / Books Online is now enabled.


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Modify the Personal Menu to create daily to-do lists & reminders

Did you know that you can modify the personal menu by adding new groups to create a daily reminder and to-do list?

A good idea is too add new groups for each day of the week. You can then add the programs that you need to run each day. The personal menu becomes a daily reminder and to-do list.

1. From the MAIN MENU, select FILE and then PERSONAL MENU.
2. Right click anywhere in the Personal Menu and select CUSTOMIZE
3. Select ADD NEW GROUP, then enter a Group Caption and select an Icon of your choice. The new Group will be added to the Personal Menu.
4. Highlight the new Group Name and select BROWSE AND ADD. A browse window will appear and you can select the program or report (and Icon) you wish to add to the group
5. Next, a window will appear asking for the Caption or description of your new item
6. Enter the caption

Presto! Your new Personal Menu Item will now be available in all of your personal menus in VISUAL.

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Did you know that you add a symbol to any field that accepts text?

Did you know that you can add a symbol to any field that accepts text?

(This can be applied to Part ID’s and Order ID’s, although this is not recommended)

First, use the Character Map in Windows (Program\Accessories\System Tools) to locate the symbol that you want to use, and then find correct the keystrokes.

Then, open VISUAL and enter those keystrokes into the desired text field. Some of the symbols may appear garbled, but usually print out without any issues!

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Create Rework Orders to capture proper cost & to eliminate self-referencing violations

Did you know that you can create Work Orders (Rework Orders) to capture the proper cost, and to eliminate self-referencing violations?

The procedure for creating Work Orders assumes that the item to be reworked has been received into inventory. It will allow an item’s cost to be issued to WIP, and any additional rework cost applied to the item when received back into inventory. It is understood that a phantom item will have to be created and periodic inventory adjustments made to zero the inventory balance. This phantom item will have no cost impact on inventory.

1. Create a Part ID “REWORK”
2. Do NOT add any cost values
3. Add a Warehouse & Location ID

4. Create a New Work Order from the Manufacturing Window using the Part Id “REWORK”
5. You might want to create a unique Job ID to identify the Rework Orders.
6. Enter the Lot ID, Want Date and Quantity to be reworked.
7. Click Save

8. Double Click on the Header Card of the Work Order
9. You can now Click on CO-Products
10. Click on Insert

11. Enter Part ID to be reworked and tab to the Mat’l % field
12. Enter 100% into this field and tab. The system will fill in the Labor, Bur, Serv percents automatically. This action tells the system to apply all cost to this item. Tab to the Desired Qty field.
13. Enter the Quantity that will be reworked.
14. Click Save
15. Click Close
16. Click Save

17. Now you can add the material to be Reworked to the Work Order. This will enable you to issue the item and all associated cost from inventory to WIP.

18. You can now issue the item to be reworked to the Work Order.
19. You can now receive the Work Order into inventory.
20. You will now have to do another receipt for the CO-Product. Select the pull down arrow.
21. Select the CO-Product and finish the receipt.
22. This transaction will bring all cost incurred into inventory against the CO-Product. When Costing Utilities is run, the inventory value for the Reworked item will be revalued.

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