Viewing Product Activity Logs

When a change is made to a product or location, the system generates a log entry and adds it to the Product Activity Log. You can also append additional entries to the log, as necessary.

Use the Product Activity Log Viewing screen to view and update entries for product activity. The following authorization keys determine whether you can view and edit activity log entries:

The BR.COST.ACTIVITY.VIEW authorization key determines whether you can view branch cost information in the Product Activity Log.

To view product activity:

From the Whse Mgt menu, select Product Location Maintenance to display the Product Location Maintenance screen.
In the Branch field, enter the branch where the product resides.
In the Product field, enter a product to view. Press F10 for a list of products from which to select.
Use the Actv Log hot key to display the Product Activity Log Viewing screen.

Note: You can access the Product Activity Log Viewing screen from other system screens, such as the Inventory Inquiry screen, by using the appropriate Log hot key.

The system displays the following information:

Field	Description
Br	The branch to which the product you are viewing belongs.
Desc	The description of the product.
UserID	The user who made the change to the product.
Date	The date the change was made.
Time	The time the change was made.
Comment	The comment the user entered when they made the change to the product or a system-generated comment for product activity.

Press Esc to exit the screen.

More Options from the Product Activity Log Viewing Screen

The Product Activity Log Viewing screen also offers these options.

Hot Key	Function
View	Displays the transaction attached to the product activity entry in view-only mode.
Edit	Displays the transaction attached to the product activity entry in edit mode.
Sel	Displays a selection criteria screen. Use this screen to search for a product activity entry by entering selection criteria.
New	Displays the Product Activity Log Entry screen. Use this screen to enter a new log entry for the product and date displayed.
Edit Item	Displays the Product Activity Log Entry screen. Use this screen to edit the selected log entry.
Append	Displays the Append Message screen. Use this screen to append a message to the original log entry.
Expand	Displays all comments in their entirety.
Synop	Displays only the first line of each comment.
UserQ	Displays the user job queue for the user ID of the selected entry.
JobQ	Displays the Call Tracking Entry screen. Use this screen to create a tracker for the user, customer, or vendor to whom the product activity applies.
Type	Displays the Comment Types screen. Use this screen to limit the type of product activity entries that display one of the following: Branch Costs Location & RF All Note: You must have the BR.COST.ACTIVITY.VIEW authorization key defined to view Branch Costs.