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Search for a Lens by Description or SKU
The lens SKU assignment screen is an lnformix form that allows you to do direct entry and editing of the lnformix database. If you're not familiar with using lnformix Forms, please refer to Perform Menu - Maintenance Screens document to familiarize yourself with the commands associated with the lnformix perform screens.
From the Optifacts main menu:
Type 9 - Inventory and press enter.
Type 1 – Editor Utilities and press enter.
Type 3 – Lens SKU Assignment and press enter.
The Lens Record table displays. The active table (ln_rec) will be indicated by the [brackets].
The SKU assignment screen is broken into three distinctive sections, the Lens Record (ln_rec table), the SKU table (sku table), and the Inventory Record (invt_rec table). In order to work with one of these tables, it must be active. You select the active table with the Master and/or Detail options of the perform screen. The upper right portion of the screen will show the active table within asterisks, ln_rec table as shown in the diagram below. On the main screen, the brackets [ ] will shift positions to show you what fields you may work with. Choosing Master will choose the previous table, choosing Detail will choose the next table.
In the following diagram you can see the brackets in the middle section and the name of the table on the upper right side just above the dashed line.. sku table.
To search for a lens, simply Query on the Master table of In_rec, search for the manufacturer, style, seg size (if any), material code, type code (if any), diameter, and base curve of the lens. Or, if you know the SKU that you are searching for, you can simply press the letter 'D' when first opening the screen. The active table will then be the sku table and you can type in the SKU code from the package, and press Escape to perform the search.
When you find the lens in question, press the letter 'D' to move into the detail table, sku. The screen may beep and say 'No Rows Found'. If an entry is found, it will be displayed on the screen. This may happen if a SKU exists for a color or add power, but not for the lens you are trying to a SKU for. Press 'N' to view the Next SKU in the table, until you have viewed all the entries.
Press the 'D' again, this time moving into the detail section, invt_rec. You can make adjustments here to a few fields but we cover the full procedures for setting these up further in this document. You can press the letter 'A' to add an entry or you may edit the fields to your requirements. Enter the purchase cost of the item, the bin location, quantity on hand, and specify if the item is stocked or not. Press Escape to save this information. Press the letter 'M' once to move back to the SKU section, and M again to return to the Master table.
If you need to search for another manufacturer, base curve, material, style, type, or diameter, press the letter 'M' until you make the In_rec table active. Remember, the top right portion of this screen will show the active table. Then simply repeat the above section.
When you have finished, press the letter 'E' to exit this screen and return to the Inventory Editor Menu.
Refer to the instructions below. Should you need to use these tables and need further assistance, please call Optifacts Support. We can work with you over the telephone, walking you through a few actual entries, and making sure you understand how to work with these tables.
Lens Record Table
- Type Q to Query a lens record.
- Enter the applicable criteria in the field(s) provided that you will need to perform the search.
- Press Escape to view the results.
In the following example, we queried mfr ES, style P material PC and type VXC. We can see that there 15 rows found based on the search criteria. Since we did not specify a diameter or base curve, it has found all diameters and bases with the criteria that we specified.
- Type N for next to move to the next record, until you come upon the one you are searching for.
- Once you have found the record, type D for Detail.
SKU Table
- Type Q to Query a lens record.
The SKU table will now be indicated as active by the [brackets].
- Enter the sku number you are looking for.
- Press Escape to view the results.
- Type N for next to move to the next record, until you come upon the one you are searching for
In this example, we can see that the system has found the SKU 0204937783.
- Type D for Detail to proceed to the Inventory Information in the lower section.
Inventory Record Table
The inventory table will now be indicated as active by the [brackets].
You can use this section of the screen to update or add the relevant inventory data for this SKU. However, we have procedures to update lenses as described later in this document.
- Type A to add a new record or E to edit.
- The fields available in the invt_rec are:
- Stocked (Y/N)
- Bin Location
- Min Stock value. This field may be left at the default value if it is being managed by the inventory control clerk.
- Max Stock value. This field may be left at the default value if it is being managed by the inventory control clerk.
- Type (M) Manual or (C) Computed. This field may be left at the default value if it is being managed by the inventory control clerk.
- Press Escape to save the data.
- Type E to exit the screen or type M for Master or T for Table to move the active cursor back to the SKU table.
- If you need to update inventory records for more SKU's you can either type N to proceed to the next SKU or type M to return to the master table to perform a new search.
- Type E to exit the screen.
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