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Introduction
This document provides instructions for retail field translations. This table is used to translate incoming data into Optifacts format.
Procedure
From the Optifacts main menu:
Type 11 – Retail Transfer and press enter.
Type 5 – Editor: Field Translation and press enter.
The Retail Translation Table displays.
Add a new entry
- Type A to add a new record.
- Enter all the applicable data about the frame pressing enter past each field.
- System Name - The system name for the file format that will contain this field.
- Account Code - The account code (right justified) if the account has account-specific format or use (0) zero to apply to all accounts.
- Field Name - The field name recognized by the Optifacts system.
- Field Order - The number to match order in the retail field location editor (menu 11-5-4).
- Source String - The source string or incoming data (Type NULL if blanks expected or ANY OTHER for suffix or prefix).
- Return String - The translated string to pass to Optifacts to replace the source string.
- Prefix - Enter ^ where spaces are required.
- Suffix - Enter ^ where spaces are required
- Notes - Information or description of the translation entry.
- Example:
- Press Escape to save the data.
- Press ctrl-c to exit without saving the data.
Edit an existing entry
- Type Q to Query.
- Type the applicable details using the fields provided and press escape.
The specified data will display on the screen.
- Type U to update the data.
- Make any necessary changes.
- Press escape to save the data.
- Press crtl-c to exit without saving.
- Type E to exit and return to the Retail Transfer menu.