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Contents
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Index
Introduction
Requirements
Network
Server
Workstations
Printers
Suggested Itinery
Installation
Installing from a CD
Installing from a download
Loading the software
Initialising the software
Starting Match-IT
Log-in
Select options
Your initial desktop
Hiding The Desktop
Change Your Password
Apply your licence
Add your initial users
Setup your documents
Typical standard document structure
Logging-Out
Using from a workstation
Moving the software
Un-Installing
Upgrading
Upgrading from a CD
Upgrading from a download
Loading the new software
Loading your customisations
Initialising the new software
Undoing an upgrade
Damaged Data Recovery
Concepts
The Business Model
Documents
Processes
The Stock Model
What is stock?
What is a batch?
What is a batch instance?
What is a stock movement?
Example
The Product Model
What is a product structure?
What is a method?
Piece part method example
Assembly method example
The Production Model
The Buy/Make/Sell Model
The Stock Allocation Model
The SMART Scheduler
What do ASAP and JIT mean?
How is stock allocated?
How are resources allocated?
The Event Diary
The Default System
The Document System
Sample Quotation Letter
Sample Sales Order Acknowledgement
Sample Purchase Order
Sample Works Order
Sample Dispatch Note
Sample C of C
Sample Invoice
The Printing System
Printing Sequence
Printing Terminology
The Units of Measure System
What is a unit of measure?
What is a conversion expression?
What is a unit-less measure?
What is an undefined measure?
What is a conversion variable?
Where are measures used?
What is a unit Picture?
What is a Noise Level?
We buy in kilos, use in feet, how can I handle this?
The Accounts System Interface
The Security System
Date representation
Quick Tour
Part 1 Sales Order Entry
Take New Order
Select Customer
Enter Their Order Number
Enter Order Line Detail
Close completed order form
Part 2 Sales Order Approval
Event Diary
Sales Orders Awaiting Approval
Check price
Check delivery date
Contract review
Credit Check
Schedule the order
Approve the order
Part 3 Production Methods
Materials Catalog
Top Level Method
Bought-In Part
Manufactured Part
Resource Costs
Part 4 Progress Tracking
Dispatches Due
Tracing Backwards
Tracing Forwards
Outstanding Events
User Guide
Logging-In
Changing Your Password
Logging-Out
Getting Help
In-context Help
Manuals
Training and support
Error message structure
Adding your own help
Moving Around
Ribbon menus
Setting your menu preferences
Browse Lists
Forms
Form/browse hybrids
Locating an item
By text entry
By selecting
Tips and techniques
Searching for an item
Setting your window layout preferences
Interrupting long operations
Overriding printer locations
Printing documents in the report stack
Setup Guide
Setting up your menus
Building user specific menus
Setting your default preferences
Setting up the diary
Setting up your check-lists
Setting up your security scheme
Naming your groups
Assigning groups to users
Assigning groups to functions
Assigning groups to fields on forms
Assigning groups to calculated columns in browses
Assigning groups to buttons, et al
User specific overrides
Suggested set-up strategy
Hiding fields, buttons and tabs, et al
Setting up the Agent
Setting up your printing
Overview of printing process
Creating print queues
Attaching print queues to layouts
Creating document layouts
Creating new papers
Document Routing
The Reporter
The Report Stack
Report Generators
Setting up currencies
How do I add a new currency?
How can I handle different buy and sell currencies?
Setting up your units of measure
How do I define a new conversion?
How do I define and use variables?
Setting up your selling rules
Cost Estimating
Setting up qualifiers
Setting up your accounting system interface
Sage Line 50 (scripted)
Pegasus Opera (scripted)
TAS Books (scripted)
Open Accounts (scripted)
Sage Line 50 (legacy)
Sage Line 100 (legacy)
Exchequer Enterprise (legacy)
Systems Axis Diplomat (legacy)
MYOB (legacy)
Setting up your resources
How do I define a resource?
How do I define a resource group?
How do I define a resource week?
How do I define a shift pattern?
How do I define holidays and shut-downs?
Training Workbook
Getting Started
Logging-in
The Event Diary
Change Manager Password
Add User
User Groups
Set-up Documents
Stage 1 Sales Order Processing
Add Customer
Set Credit Limit
Add Product
Set Cost
Set Price
Add Sales Order
Add Sales Order Line
Select Product
Set Ordered Quantity and Deliver On Date
Check Sales Price
Approve Sales Order
Approve Works Order
Book-In Product
Select Works Order
Set Completed Quantity
Create Dispatch Note
Approve Dispatch Note
Create Invoice
Approve Invoice
Checking Progress
Outstanding Sales Order Events
Stage 1 Notes
Stage 2 Bill Of Materials
Add Supplier
Add Raw Material
Set Profile
Set Size
Set Supplier and Cost
Find Product
Add Part
Test the BoM
Stage 2 Notes
Stage 3 Purchase Order Processing
Raise Ad-Hoc Purchase Order
Add Ad-Hoc Purchase Order Line
Check Purchase Price
Create Scheduled Purchase Order
Approve Purchase Order
Log Supplier Delivery
Identify Delivered Item
Book-In Delivered Item
Log Supplier Invoice
Identify Invoiced Item
Approve Supplier Invoice
Check Purchase Progress
Outstanding Purchase Events
Check Stock Levels
Stock Level Summary
Stage 3 Notes
Stage 4 Routing
Add Resource
Find Product
Identify Resource and Time Required
Test the Routing
Stage 4 Notes
Stage 5 Works Order Processing
Raise Ad-Hoc Works Order
Add Ad-Hoc Works Order Item
Approve Ad-Hoc Works Order
Works Order Kit List
Allocate Raw Material Stock
Book-In Return from Works Order
Log Works Order Progress
Check Works Progress
Works Order Progress
Stage 5 Notes
Notes
Using the Method Editor
What is a method?
How do I create a method?
How do I test a method?
Method Elements
Assembly
Method
Step record
Part record
Part Types
Materials (Of This column)
Quantities (Use column)
Resource record
Tool record
Do record
Sub-con
Buy part
Output
Return
Output part
Like record
Using the Process Library
Setting Short-Cuts
Techniques
Parallel operations
Method choices
Nesting (multiple outputs)
Sharing resources across multiple jobs
Sharing work across multiple resources
Queue time
Dwell time
Disabling
Multi-up operations
Multi-setup configurations
Sub-contracted assembly
Using SFDC
What is SFDC?
What do I need?
What preparation is necessary?
How do I setup an SFDC station?
How do I use the reader?
Works order actions
Issue kit
Return kit
Book-in completed products
Operation/step actions
Start Setup
End Setup
Start Run
Log On
Log Off
Log a Quantity
End Run
Book-in an output
What reports can I get?
Where is a worker?
What is the progress on a works order?
What time has been logged this month?
Document Design Tutorial
What is a paper design?
What are the design considerations?
How do I start the paper designer?
How do I change my paper’s orientation?
How do I put header information into my paper?
How do I put my company information into my paper?
How do I put detail information into my paper?
How do I add more data lines to my paper?
How do I put footer information into my paper?
Use of advanced features
Conditional printing
External functions
Printing Labels
Printing Multiple Tables
Scripting
Lua
What is Lua?
What is a script?
The Match-IT module
Accessing files
Using virtual files
Accessing fields in files
Data types
Accessing defaults
Accessing registers
Accessing system globals
Accessing system constants
Pre-defined functions
Register usage conventions
Useful tools
Using the console
Using the debugger
Example scripts
Wizard Functions
Wizard DO Function
GUILE
What is a User Interface?
How do I create a user interface?
Window definition table structure
Ruler format
Callback Interface
Window Layout
How do I access properties?
How do I test a user interface?
Accounting Software Interfaces
How is the interface organised?
How is the script organised?
Interface Reference
Export Table Reference
Import Table Reference
Example
Extending Report Files
Product Configurators
What is a Product Configurator?
Why would I use a Product Configurator?
What happens when I run a product configurator?
How do I run a product configurator?
How do I design a product configurator?
How do I define a look-up table?
How do I define a product configurator?
Reference
Import Filters
Terminology
What is an Import Filter?
What is an Import Package?
What is a CSV file?
What is a Text file?
What is a group?
What should I be aware of?
How do I create an import filter?
How do I create an import package?
How do I create a CSV file?
How do I create a report text file?
How do I run an import filter?
What can be imported?
A CSV example: Sage Line 50 Stock File
A Text File example: Sage Sterling Stock Explosion
Import File Include Sections
Security Scheme Import Syntax
Menu Import Syntax
INI Files
Training & Support Plan
Training Manuals
Function Training
Standing data actions:
Normal business actions:
Failure/Reject/Change/Chase actions:
Business status actions:
Method Construction Training
Document Designer Training
Implementation Consultancy
Non-Specific Customisations
User Training
Advanced Training
User Support
Software Upgrades
Extended Support
Support Scheme
Support Charter
Upgrade Policy