GENRL (General)

The following control maintenance records belong to the GENRL (General) category.

Authorization Keys Not Available For Remote Request

Enter the authorization keys that you do not want available for remote authorization request. For example, you may want all orders that are on credit hold to go through a queue. Therefore, you do not want to have remote authorization requests come through for a credit release, such as SOE.CREDIT.RELEASE. You add this to this list.

Branch Common Settings

For internal Eclipse use only. Use this record to reduce input/output time when processing records for which each branch has its own settings. More:

Options	In the Maximum Branches for common field, enter the maximum number of branches any of your users can access. In the Number of Seconds before Clearing Common field, enter the number of seconds after which the system clears the common area.
Outcome of setting this control record	Can reduce process time.
Default Value(s)	None
Action if set to Null	None
Additional Information	The system stores the records it reads in the common area for the designated length of time, so multi-layered programs do not have to re-read records.

Branch Fax Cover Sheet

For internal Eclipse use only. For each branch, enter the name of the subroutine or file that prints a branch-specific cover sheet for faxes. More:

Options	Any subroutine or file that lives on your forms server.
Outcome of setting this control record	Allows you to set up a custom fax cover sheet for each of your branches.
Default Value(s)	None
Action if set to Null	The system uses the default fax cover sheet.
Additional Information	The system requires you enter UNIX slashes (/), however it converts those slashes to a windows slash (\) when the program runs. In addition, the image you want to use for a fax cover sheet must live on your forms server. Note: Contact your system administrator for assistance in creating fax cover sheets and assigning them in this control maintenance record.

Countries That Require a State

Enter the two-letter abbreviation of any country that requires the entry of a state abbreviation in addition to the country code to save the zip code record. More:

Options	Any two-letter country abbreviations. Include the abbreviation for Canada (CA) in this record. In Zip Code Maintenance, enter the abbreviations for Canadian provinces in the State field.
Outcome of setting this control record	Any country you enter here requires state information when you are defining zip codes in Zip Code Maintenance.
Default Value(s)	None
Action if set to Null	No country requires a state when defining a zip code.
Additional Information	You can determine a country's abbreviation in the Country field in Zip Code Maintenance.

Default Receiving Lot Label

Enter the default label you want to use when printing from the Split Locations window Print Lot Labels option.

Disable Download of Client Error Log Files To Universe Server

Indicate whether the eer.interim.log file on your Universe server is populated with the client error logs. More:

Options	Yes - Disables the error log from downloading to your Universe server, regardless of the log4j settings. No - Continues to download the client error log to your Universe server.
Outcome of setting this control record	Setting this control maintenance record to Yes could help your system performance, however, you lose error log information for each client on your system.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	Before changing the setting in this record, contact Eclipse technical support.

Disable Remote Authorization Requests

Indicate if you want to disable the ability to use the remote authorization request process. This is a global settings for the entire company site.

By default, this control maintenance record is set to No after upgrading to Release 9.0.

Label Print Quantity Control

Enter the number of labels the system prints before prompting for print continuation, or for warning about the number of labels that are about to print. More:

Options	Any number of labels, 0 to 99999, in the following fields: Max Label Qty Before (Y/N) Warning - Enter the maximum number of label the system prints before warning that the print job is over the limit. If you do not enter a quantity here, there is no warning regardless of the size of the print job. In the Max Label Qty Before 'CONTINUE' Prompt field, enter the number of labels the system prints before displaying a message asking you to confirm that you want to continue with the print job. If you do not enter a quantity here, there is no break in printing or prompt to continue regardless of the size of the print job.
Outcome of setting this control record	Helps to eliminate errors in the number of labels that are set to print.
Default Value(s)	None
Action if set to Null	The number of labels entered prints with out warning or prompting.
Additional Information	Effective in the Split Locations screen from order entry for label printing so that you can automatically assign lot numbers and print labels for items you are receiving into the warehouse.

Location Label Format

Enter the default label you want to use when printing labels from Product Location Maintenance with the Product Label Printing option.

Max Days In Future/Past Before Warning In Date Entry

In the Max Days In Future Before Warning In Date Entry field, enter the maximum number of days, 0-99999999, in the future before the system displays a warning when you enter a date in any date field.

In the Max Days In Past Before Warning In Date Entry field, enter the maximum number of days, 0-99999999, in the past before the system displays a warning when you enter a date in any date field.

Next Sales Order, P/O, Journal Entry Numbers

For sales orders, purchase orders, and journal entries, this record displays the next transaction number the system will assign. More:

Note: If a user aborts a transaction before saving it, the system reuses the aborted transaction number before using the next transaction number displayed in this record.

Do not change the values in this record, unless directed to do so by Eclipse personnel.

Typically, you use this record only if your site has had a system crash. For example, if you are restoring the system from a backup tape following a hardware malfunction which caused your site to lose all the data entered that day, you might want to reset these numbers to account for the number of orders you probably created that day.

Number Of Passwords To Be Saved Before They Can Be Reused

Enter the number, 1-99999, of old passwords to save for a user before the user can reuse a password. When users change their passwords, the system saves the old passwords in an encrypted file.

Number Of Seconds To Delay Processing Of MSG-IN Files

Enter the number of seconds you want to hold when processing new files being sent to the MSG-IN folder in the Eclipse network folder on your system. This is used by administrators or Eclipse Release Engineering to troubleshoot and help resolve network speed issues. Consult Eclipse Support before using.

Number Of Years Sales In PSUB File

Enter the number of years, 0-99, of sales history the system should use in the PSUB file. The ledger purge program determines the total amount of maintained sales history. More:

If you decrease this number, the overnight CHECK.PSUB removes excess history.
If you increase this number, the overnight CHECK.LED2 rebuilds the necessary history.

If you change the number of years to a number that takes you past the system's G/L Audit Date, the overnight CHECK.LED2 does not add back the records older than the G/L Audit Date. To add records older then the G/L Audit Date, do one of the following:

Have Support change the Audit Date and then run CHECK.LED2.
We do not recommend this option.
Have Support rebuild the PSUB file.

Number Of Years To Be Included In Customer Demand Index

Enter the number of years, 1 or 2, of product data to include when you run the Customer Product by Demand Index Build program. This program updates the Reorder Pad.

Pick Task Size Mapping

For each branch, enter the maximum number of picks to allocate to each pick group. More:

Options	In the Branch field, enter the branch for which you want to assign pick task sizes. In the Pick Grp column, enter the pick groups for the designated branch. In the Task Size column enter the number of picks to allocate to each pick group.
Outcome of setting this control record	Places a limit on the number of picks that can be assigned to a pick group at a time.
Default Value(s)	None
Example(s)	For example, you have a location that contains large items, which are difficult to place on totes. Allocate two picks to the pick group assigned to the location. When an order is entered for four items in this location, the system breaks the order into two pick groups.
Action if set to Null	There is no limit to the number of picks to allocate to each pick group.
Additional Information	None

Recalculate Delivery Times On Shipping Manifest For Manual Changes

Indicate whether the system recalculates shipping manifest delivery times, upon exiting from the Shipping Manifest Queue, if a user has manually changed a delivery time. More:

Options	Yes - Recalculates delivery times for subsequent stops and then resorts the queue by delivery time. No - Resorts the queue by delivery time, but does not recalculate delivery times for subsequent stops.
Outcome of setting this control record	Allows you to set the system so that you can manually adjust the delivery times on a shipping manifest without also adjusting all the other stops on the manifest according to the delivery interval.
Default Value(s)	Yes
Example(s)	For example, if you auto load your shipping manifests, you can use this control maintenance record to control how the system behaves if you decide to adjust times on the auto-created manifest.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to Yes.
Additional Information	None

Set System Time Zone

Enter the time zone where your server is located. Use the User Maintenance Default Time Zone control maintenance record to specify the time zone to assign to all new user records.

Set This Account Up As A National Account

Indicate whether to set up your Eclipse system account as a national account. Do not flag your account as a national account, unless instructed to do so by Eclipse personnel.

Ship Vias For Which Vendor Delivery Is Not Requested

Enter the ship vias that require no delivery from the vendor. The buyer, such as Afflink, is responsible for delivery.

Solar Terminal ID Assignment

You can select how you want the terminal ID stored and if you see an information popup to show.

Windows User – If you use this option, the terminal ID follows the user to whatever computer they are using.

Computer Workstation – If you use this option, the terminal ID is bound to each computer that Eclipse is on.

For Suppress Term ID Hint choose N to see an information popup that shows the terminal ID. In the Solar Preferences, under General, next to the Terminal ID field the information icon presents the TERM ID as it was for 9.0.X when you hover over it.

Third Party Routing Solution

UCC 128 Assigned Vendor Number

Complete this record if your company uses the Carton Loading function. For each branch, enter a unique Uniform Container Code (UCC) 128 vendor number.

UCC 128 vendor numbers identify a shipment by the vendor, content, and location. Your customers can easily identify your shipments and their cartons with this number.

Turn Off Auto-Complete Preference For Entire Site

Indicate whether to allow users to use the auto-complete feature in their widgets. Auto-complete is used in widgets such as Quick Sales Order Entry and the system search in the upper right corner of the main Solar Eclipse menu bar. More:

Options	Yes - Overrides all users' auto-complete preferences so that auto-complete is turned off for widgets on your site. No - Respects all users' preferences for auto-complete as set in the Advanced tab in the Preferences window.
Outcome of setting this control record	If set to Yes, regardless of a user's auto-complete preference for widgets, they are not able to use auto-complete within widgets, such as the Quick Sales Order Entry widget. Users are forced to press Enter after entering a few letters in the search field within the widget. Consider setting this record to Yes if you have a large amount of data and it is taking your system a long time to complete the searches when using auto-complete.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	All users must log out and back into the system for changes to this record to apply. The Preferences window is available under the File menu.

UNIX Backup Device Path Name

Unit For Load Factor Measurement

Enter the unit of measurement for a product load factor to use with the Afflink interface. The load factor for products on purchase orders transmitted to Afflink must be specified using this unit of measurement.

Unit For Weight Measurement

Enter the unit of measurement for a product weight to use with the Afflink interface. The weight for products on purchase orders transmitted to Afflink must be specified using this unit of measurement.

Valid Customer Price Classes

Enter customer price classes used to group customers with a similar type of business or similar level of buying power for pricing purposes, and assign a level, 0-999, to each one. More:

The system creates a default price class ALL, which is not visible on the Valid Customer Price Classes screen. In the hierarchy of price classes, ALL is at the same level as your highest defined price class. To allow a user to view price class information with a price class of ALL, assign the user the OE.PRICE.CLASS.LEVEL authorization key at a level equal to your highest defined price class. To ensure that a user can see all price class information, assign that user the OE.PRICE.CLASS.LEVEL authorization key at a level of 999.

Valid Files

Valid files are the Eclipse files you can use with the Report Writer and Mass Load programs. Eclipse personnel maintain the list for standard files. You can add user-defined files to the list.

Note: A file must be included in this list before you can set the Prevent Mass Load flag to Yes in File Definition Maintenance.

Valid Imaging Auth Keys

Valid Location Classes

Set this control maintenance record if you use Location Detail Maintenance to define the locations in your RF warehouse. Enter classes that determine the type of product you can place in product locations.

After defined, you can assign classes to locations in Location Detail Maintenance. Defining and assigning location classes restricts what users can place in the locations. For example, you can define PIPE as a valid location class and then assign it to a location.

Validate Solar Sessions Every (Minutes)

If you run Solar Eclipse, enter how often, in minutes, you want the system to refresh information about who is logged into a Solar session. The system starts a phantom process at the interval you enter in this record to verify valid Solar session information.

GENRL (General) Control Maintenance Records