Help:CRS-Update Container Activity By ID
This option is used to manually record the activity on the various containers. This activity is normally recorded on the Bar Code Reader and uploaded into the system. This option is to enable you to record those activities which were not recorded by the Bar Code Reader.
This option forms a session. Many different activities can be recorded before the session is closed. A report of the entries in this session as well as a report on the billing will be printed after the session is closed by pressing the [Post Session] button.
Transaction Date: Enter the date on which this Container activity took place. To activate a calendar, you can either double click the left mouse button while the mouse is in the date field, or you can press the [?] button to the right of this field.
Customer Number: Enter the number of the Customer which owns the Container on which this activity is being recorded. The Customer's name will be displayed to the right of this field. Press the [?] button for a list of the current customers.
Customer Container ID: Enter the Customer Container ID Number of the container. Press the [?] button for a listing of Containers for the above selected Customer.
Transaction: Five different types of transactions can be recorded by this option:
Access - Retrieve a Container for inspection by the owner of the container. The container is usually replaced into the warehouse after it has been accessed.
Destroy - Records the Container as destroyed and sets the Destroy Date to the Transaction Date entered above.
In - Records the Container as back in the warehouse after being returned. The Temporary Temp Out Date will be set to 00-00-0000.
Out - Records the Container as temporarily out and sets the Temporary Out Date to the Transaction Date entered above.
Returned - Records the Container as permanently returned to the customer and sets the Date Returned to the Transaction Date entered above.
Billing Code: Enter the Billing Code for this Activity if you wish to create a Misc. Billing entry for this Activity. When you post the session, you will be given the chance to combine all like billing code entries into one billing code for each Customer. This will set the units as the number of times this billing code has been used for the Customer, making the monthly storage invoice much less detailed and cumbersome.
The description of the Billing Code will be displayed to the right of this field. Press the [?] button to see a list of the current Billing Codes.
Person: This field is used for the person who received or returned the Container. This will update the Transaction Log so that a history can be maintained of Who accessed each Container.
[ Record ] Press this button to record this activity. The information will be retained on the screen after pressing this button, but the Activities Recorded field will be incremented by 1. You cannot record the same entry twice in one session. Once the first activity has been recorded, then the [Cancel] button becomes inactive. This session must be posted before this screen can be exited.
[ Post Session ] Press this button to post this session in the various files. It will calculate and post the billing and generate reports of the container activity recorded and the Misc. Billing Entries added.
[ Cancel ] Press this button to cancel this operation. Once the first activity has been recorded, then the [Cancel] button becomes inactive. This session must be posted before this screen can be exited.
[ Help ] Press this button (if available) or the F1 key to view the Help text for this window.
