Re: FIFO Dating - Single date per month

Bonnie,

I have done some work that used a trigger over the file INTRAN.  The INTRAN
file is the transaction file that is used in MAPICS IM entry.  With a
trigger, you can get hold of the record prior to it being updated in the
file and make changes to it.  This would be true of an add or update of a
transaction.  In that trigger program, you would just look for RP
transactions only and put the date you want onto the record.

This eliminates the need to make any modifications to those lovely IM entry
programs.

Nathan Quinones
Custom Systems Corp
973-726-0202 x213



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To determine slow moving inventory, the plant wants to implement FIFO
dating (not for any accounting purposes).
But to reduce the number of 'locations' they want to use  a single date
through out the month.

Rather than rely on the persons keying the transactions, IT has been
requested to drop in the first day of the
month on the receiving programs.  We are at XAR6 and have already
experienced some pain with
the base Mapics receiving programs - I'd hate to modify too many.

Has anyone done this?  I have identified at least 8 programs to change.

All comments welcome!

Thanks,
Bonnie Lokenvitz


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