Introduction

This document provides instructions for setting up Blank Switching. This process allows the entry of one named product while using another lens in production. The most common use of this process is to allow the switching of Digital Design named product to a single vision or traditional design progressive for production.

Procedure

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 8 - Blank Selection and press enter.

Type 12 - Blank Switch Editor and press enter.

The Blank Switch Editor screen displays.

Lens Selection Master

Notice that the brackets are on the left side of the screen opening the fields for data entry. This is the lens_sel_mst table. On the left side, you will enter the data that is used by order entry.

Type A to add a record. If you were updating an existing entry, then you would press U to update.

In our following examples: We are switching from a 1.6 material TL, Progressive style P, type VXF Varilux Freedom 3, color TXB Xtractive Brown (this is what they have entered at order entry) to a 1.6 material TL, Single Vision style SV, type NA, color TXB Xtractive Brown (this is the lens that will be used in production).

Enter all applicable data, pressing enter past each field.
- CBT Desc -Commercial Code Family Name (or enter “NONE”)
- Material - Lens Material
- Style - Lens Style
- Seg Sz - Lens Seg Size (or “0” for no seg size).
- Lens Type - Lens Type (or “NA” for no lens type).
- Color - Lens Color

The following fields are filled in with the defaults and you should not have to change them unless one of the fields needs to be different.

Sphere - Beginning sphere range to Ending sphere range (inclusive).
Cylinder - Beginning cylinder range to Ending cylinder range (inclusive).
Cyl Axis - Beginning cylinder axis to Ending cylinder axis (inclusive).
Add Power - Beginning add power range to ending add power range (inclusive).
Fit Ht. - For Progressive, the Beginning fit height to the Ending fit height – maximum value (0 for others).
Thickness - (I) for Industrial, (D) for Dress or (*) for both.
Groove - (G) for Groove, (N) for Not groove or (*) for both.
Drill - (D) for Drill, (N) for Not drill or (*) for both.

The following fields are mandatory.

Priority = Master tables priority number (any number).
Record ID = Master linking ID number (any number).
- You may create these entries with a * for material and * for color, using the same priority and record Id, adding to multiple CBT's. Same for the detail side, for example, the style is SV and the material and color are added with *. This is because the calculator returns the product that is going to be used according to the product code. This is for digital only.

Press Escape to save the data.

Lens Selection Detail

Now we move on to the right side of the screen. On this side you will enter the lens that will be used in production.

Press D for detail.

Notice that the brackets have moved to the right side of the screen opening up the fields for data entry. This is the lens_sel_dtl table.

Press A to add a record. If you were updating an existing entry, then you would press U to update.
Type in all of the applicable data pressing enter past each field.
- Priority - Priority number for detail table.
- Material - Lens Material of the lens being switched to.
- Style - Lens Style of the lens being switched to.
- Seg Size - Lens Seg Size of the lens being switched to (or “0” for no seg).
- Lens Type - Lens Type of the lens being switched to (or “NA” for no type).
- Color - Lens color of the lens being switched to.
- Mfr - Manufacture Code of the lens being switched to if needed (enter a forced manufacture code (- must precede mfr code) or leave the Default of “-“ if not needed).
- Add Power - Add Power of the lens being switched to if needed (or leave default of -99.0 to not change).
- Calc as Entered or Switched - Calculate as either (E) Entered or (S) Switched.
- Price as Entered or Switched - Price as either (E) Entered or (S) Switched.
- Blk Sel Failure Goes to - If Bank Select Failure leave as either (E) Entered or (S) Switched.
- Allow Coat-Switching? - (Y) to allow Coat-Switching, (N) to not allow Coat-Switching.
- Allow Inventory Deplete? - Enter (Y), if stock status is D and zero QOH, don't select lens; Enter (N) to ignore stk status.
- Allow Inventory No QOH? - Enter (N) if zero QOH, don't select lens; Enter (Y) to ignore QOH.
- Light-up Group Dtl Number - Enter optional light-up group detail records to use (or 0 for none).
- Press Escape to save the data.

If you need to add a light-up or option to a particular product, then you will also need to setup a Light-up Group in the next table.

Light-up / Group Table

While the cursor is in the Detail table press D for detail.
Type A to add a record. If you were updating an existing entry, then you would press U to update.

The cursor will now be at the detail screen in the Light-up Group Dtl Number field.

Type a number to assign a value to the the lite-up group and press enter.

The brackets are now on the next screen. This is the lens_sel_lgrp table.

Type in all of the applicable data pressing enter past each field..
- Price Light-up Num [ ] Bit [ ] - Enter the pricing light-up Num and Bit that you want to use in order entry(-1 for not use).
- Set/Unset - “S” to set (turn on) the light-up, “U” to unset (turn off) the light-up.
- Calculation Option Number - the calculation Option Number you want to use in order entry (0 to not use).
- Set/Unset - “S” to set (turn on) the light-up, “U” to unset (turn off) the light-up.
- Recall Option Number - the recall option number you want to use in order entry (0 to not use).
- Set/Unset - “S” to set (turn on) the light-up, “U” to unset (turn off) the light-up.
Press Escape to save the data.

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