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Introduction

This document provides instructions for setting up the Lab General Configuration table. There are several primary configuration tables involved in the lab setup. Each one handles a small part of the overall laboratory process control. If a field does not require a change, just use the default setting provided.

Procedure

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.

Type 6 – Configuration Editor and press enter.

Type 4 –Edit Lab General Configuration and press enter.

The Lab General Configuration screen displays.

  • Enter all the information using the guidelines listed in the following table:
    • Press F2
    or Escape
    • to save the data.
    • Press Escape to discard the changes.

Field Definitions

Field Name

Definition

Enable Recall


Enter Y to save all jobs and enable recall to change blank info

If active (Y) then all jobs are saved and available for recall at Layout.

Continuous Inv

Enter Y to print invoices on continuous forms (N for drop in)

If (Y) then invoices are expected to be on continuous forms (tractor feed). If (N) then prints as individual sheets.

Auto Invoice #

To auto invoice 3: L0ayout, S)tock, 1)Both w/1 grp, 2)Both w/2 grps, N)o

Sets the auto invoicing sequencing. Possible choices are: (L) for Layout, (S) for Stock, (1) for both Layout and Stock using one group, (2) for Layout and Stock using tow groups, and (N) for neither.

Ship To Label

Enter Y to print a ship to Label on the bottom of continuous invoices.

Drop in Lines Down

Enter number of lines to skip down on drop in invoices to print area

Number of lines down to begin printing on invoice. For dot-matrix printer alignment.

Drop in Col. Over

Enter number of columns to skip over on drop in invoices to print area

Number of columns over to begin printing on invoice. For dot-matrix printer alignment.

Enable Lens Usage

Enter Y to save all lenses in the lens usage database

Enable Rx Saving

Enter Y to save all jobs in the Rx database

Enable Frame Usage

Enter Y to save all frame info (including color and temples) in database

Invent Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Inventory package

Track Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Track package

TT Fax Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Tray Track Fax package

Must have Tack Enable active.

Gerber Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Gerber Generator package

This sets the system to send data to Gerber devices.

Important Note: Leave the setting Gerber Enable set to (Y). It is vital that this switch equal (Y) even if the lab does not use Gerber equipment. Certain internal events, for interface files, are triggered by this. Primarily, the ‘X-MIT TO GENERATOR” lite-up is automatically active only if this switch is (Y).

Coburn Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Coburn Generator package

This set the system to send data to Coburn devices.

BL Sel Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Blank Selection package

Layout Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Layout Calculation package

Price Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Pricing package

AR/Trans Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Accounts Receivable package, T for Transfer Site

Trace Enable

Enter enable Y/N for Frame Trace package

Trc Prt (none)

Enter the device port (such as tty2a) that has a Coburn frame tracer on it

St Qty Break

Enter L)ens, C)ontact, B)oth, T)otal or N)either for mix & match, or F)orce

To enable Stock Quantity Break. Choices are: (L) for lenses, (C) for contacts, (B) for both lenses and contacts, (T) for total or (N) for neither mix and match. A (F) will force a break.

Price Marked FA

Enter Y to price frame A oversize on marked A

If (Y) then oversize pricing is based on the true ‘A’ size as opposed to pricing by the marked size.

Prompt Misc Blk OK

Enter Y to prompt operator is misc, blank infor is okay

If active (Y) and operator enters miscellaneous blank information (from other settings) this will prompt the operator to acknowledge entry.

Prompt Insert Inv

Enter Y to prompt operator to insert invoice and press return

If active (Y) the system pauses at the end of each Rx Entry and asks the operator to insert the paper for printing. Logically, since printers use stacked paper, setting this to (Y) just allows the operator an additional chance to edit the Rx before committing and clearing the entry screen.

Show Comp Lens Thick

Enter Y to show computed lens min. Thickness in blank window

If set to (Y) the entry screen will display a window showing the computed minimum thickness of the lenses for the job.

Calcs Remove Trace

Enter Y to have the calculation module remove frame trace file

If active, once a tracing is attached to a good job (in process) the tracing is removed from the trace file.

Uncuts use Trc Data

Enter Y to have uncut jobs use trace frame data

If active uncut work can use traced frame data for calculation of the Rx.

Skip Traced Name

Enter Y to skip entering frame name on traced jobs

If active, (Y) the entry screen will not force typing of a frame name on a tracing.

Save Lay/Stk Adt

Enter what you want saved for audit trails: B)oth, L)ayout, S)tock, N)one

This setting determines what is saved in the Audit Trail. Possible choices are: (B) for both Layout and Stock, (L) for Layout only and (N) for neither (no audit trail).

Prompt for Act/Hold

Enter Y to prompt operator for statements run on Active, Hold or Both

Prompt for various statement run types. (A) for active, (H) for hold and (B) for both.

Stmts Default A/H/B

Enter default Active, Hold or Both for running statements

Type of statements to run (A) for active, (H) for hold and (B) for both.

Set Hold to S

If updating on hold invoices, enter Y to set holdcode to S for WIP to work

If set to (Y) sets hold code to “S” for WIP work when updating on –hold invoices.

Stmt Prt Inv Tax

If doing tax on invoice, enter Y to print tax total on statement trailer

If system is set to “Tax on Invoice” setting this to (Y) will print the total tax amount on the statement.

Stmt Prt Post

Enter Y to print the postage totals on the statement trailer

If set to (Y) the system will print the postage totals on the statement.

Stmt Prt Frame

Enter Y to print the frame totals on the statement trailer

If set to (Y) the system will print the frame totals on the statement.

Stmt Dsc Tax

Enter Y to compute statement discounts on tax amount also

If active (Y) and taxing is used, this will compute statement discounts including the tax amounts.

Stmt Dsc Post

Enter Y to compute statement discounts on postage amount also

Similar to Stmt Dsc Tax, if active (Y) this will compute statement discounts including the postage amounts.

Stmt Dsx Frame

Enter Y to compute statement discounts on frame amount also

Related to Stmt Dsc Tax and Stmt Dsc Post when active (Y) will include the frame dollar amounts as discountable on statement discount calculation.

Run Opti Base

Enter N run normally will all entered config values used. Y is base

NEVER SET THIS TO (Y). This will circumvent the program enhancements in use and revert the software back to its basic, default state.

USA Tax

Enter Y to do tax for the United States. N will do tax for Canada

Prt Co on Inv

Enter Y to print the Company name and address on top of the invoice

Prt Co on Stk

Enter Y to print the Company name and address on top of the stock invoice

Pt Co on Stmt

Enter Y to print the Company name and address on top of the statement

Prt Stmt Stub

Enter Y to print the statement stub identifiers: N if they are preprinted

Inv Item Rnd

Enter number of cents to round invoice items to, from 1 through 10

Min Serv   0.00

Enter minimum service charge on statements, for customers that get charged

Prt Stk Chng

If blank sel adds STK, Y=prnt style w/ST, N=prnt org. S=prnt as SF always

If blank selection (during Rx entry) selects a stock lens as a viable choice and this setting is set to (Y) will print both the finished and semi-finished choice on the work ticket. If set to (N) will print the original (best) choice only and if set to (S) will print only the semi-finished selection on the work ticket.

Prc Stk Chng

If blank sel adds STOCK to style, enter Y to price style w/ST, N to prc org

In conjunction with Prt Stk Chng setting this to (Y) will price the job using the stock lens selected (if applicable). Setting to (N) will prices based on the best choice only.

O/A Levels

Enter number of Override/Add-on price list levels to allow

Values between 1 and 10 are acceptable.

Save Sls Anl

Enter number of months to save sales analysis info (0 to not save)

Set to zero (0) if no save is needed. Otherwise, a value of 1 to 99 is allowed.

Prc Edit Sze

Enter the total field size (7-19) for pricing editor price list fields

Acceptable range is 7 through 19.

Use 132 Coln

Allow 132 column mode for V0t100, or N)one

Ck Dup Tray

Enter Y to check for duplicate Tray numbers in A.R.

Set to (Y) to check for duplicate tray number use in the AR system. A setting of (N) will allow duplicate tray numbers.

NOTE: this has no impact on tray numbers used in production. In production, there are no duplicate tray numbers allowed.

Tray Only #’s

Enter Y to allow only  numbers for tray, N to allow all characters

Tray Ck Char

Enter D to compute a number check digit for trays. N for no check digit

Inv @ Mail-out

Enter Y to print invoices at mail-out, N to print invoices when job entered

Invnt Verify

Y: inventory as verify (W forces Work Tickets)  N to decrement at layout

For determining how the system handles decrementing of lens inventory. Possible choices are: (Y) to decrement at the verification screen, (W) to decrement at verification and allow forcing of lenses, and (N) if neither is used.

Pick Tickets

Pick tickets Laser (L), Basic dot matrix printer (B) or Neither (N)

Prnt ST & SF

Enter Y to print both stock and semi-finished choices on work tickets

Ignore Lead 0

Enter Y to ignore the tray’s leading zeros. Enter N to read them

Set to (Y) would strip any leading zeros from stored tray numbers and if the tray barcode containeds zeros, they would not match at any scanning station. Set to (N) system fills the field with zeros all spaces left of the tray number.

Intermec Rdr

Enter Y if using Intermec readers, enter N if using Worthington

Days Needed

Enter the default number of days needed for Tray Track

Relative to work turn-around time.

Time Needed

Enter the default time needed for Tray Track

Using military format enter the time of day the workday is considered over. This determines when day end occurs.

Save Trk Hst

Enter the number of months to save Tray Track History

Acceptable range from 1 to 99 months.

Save Mailed

Enter the number of days to save mailed Track jobs

Acceptable range from 1 to 99 days.

Stk Upd Track

Enter Y if stock pricing should update Tray Track

If stock orders are to be included in tray track history set this to (Y).

Stk on Hold

Enter Y to put stock pricing invoices on hold. N to auto mailout

If set to (Y) stock orders are not automatically shipped when entry is completed. Set to (N) the system will automatically ship (mail out) the order when entry is concluded.