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Finding Picking Notes

You may use the Finder to:

Note: Rather than using your mouse, it is possible to use your keyboard to activate the required record type in the Finder, browse records in the Finder, then open the record in a new tab or add it to an open document. See Using Keyboard Shortcuts With The Finder.

Displaying Picking Notes In The Finder

To show Picking Notes in the Finder:

 

Your Picking Note records will be listed in the Finder. For example:

 

Finder_PickingNotes.gif

 

For further details and column definitions see Working With Picking Notes.

 

Note: You may change the sequence of records displayed - see Changing The Search Sequence.

Browsing Picking Notes

If more than one page of records is displayed in the Finder you may click the blue arrow keys on the Finder Toolbar to scroll through pages of records and/or enter/select a page number. For example, entering 40 will show the 40th page of results. See Browsing Records in The Finder.

 

You may select the Branch which issued the Picking Note using the Branch menu on the Finder Toolbar.

Opening A Picking Note From The Finder

To open the required record from the Finder, either:

 

Note: An alternative method of opening a Picking Note is to open a Sales Order, click the Tracking tab, then click the hyperlink on the Picking Note record to open it. See Sales Orders: Tracking Progress After Completion.

 

The record will open in a new tab. For further details see Working With Picking Notes.

 

Other Available Hyperlinks

The following hyperlinks are also available in this Finder. Click:

* If Document Scanning is enabled. See Scanning And Archiving Documents.

Changing The Sequence

You may wish to alter the sequence in which the records are displayed in the Finder. To do this:

 

1.      Click Advanced on the Finder Toolbar.

 

2.      The Search menu shows the current order in which records are displayed. To change the sequence, select an alternative option from the menu.

 

Picking Notes have the following Search options:

 

You may also change the sort order by selecting either A to Z or Z to A.

 

3.      Click the search (magnifying glass) icon Gen_FinderSearchIcon.gif on the Finder toolbar. The records will be re-sequenced.

Searching For A Specific Record

To find a specific record without having to browse through pages of records:

 

1.      Type an appropriate search term into the search field on the Finder Toolbar.

 

The search term you enter should relate to the Search option selected - see above. For example, if the Search option is Required By then enter all or part of the 'required by' date.

 

Note: You may click the down arrow within the search field to view and select a recent search.

 

2.      Click the search (magnifying glass) icon Gen_FinderSearchIcon.gif on the Finder toolbar.

 

The records will be re-sequenced in the Finder, with the nearest matching record displayed at the top.

Filtering Picking Notes

You may use filters to control which records are displayed in the Finder. To filter Picking Notes:

 

1.      Click Advanced on the Finder Toolbar.

 

2.      By default, all Picking Note Statuses are displayed in the results (i.e. all of the Status fields are checked). To reduce the number of results you may wish to uncheck the following fields:

 

Status:

 

Pick Status:

 

Delivery Type:

 

Despatch Status:

 

3.      Click the search (magnifying glass) icon Gen_FinderSearchIcon.gif on the Finder toolbar.

 

The selected records will be displayed in the Finder.

 

Note: To list all records again: check the All field(s) then click the search (magnifying glass) icon Gen_FinderSearchIcon.gif on the Finder toolbar.

Filtering By Order Date / Note Creation Date

Additional fields are available - Order Date and Note Creation Date - enabling you to filter Picking Notes by Sales Order date and by Picking Note creation date. Enter a From and/or To date as required, then click the search (magnifying glass) icon Gen_FinderSearchIcon.gif on the Finder toolbar. The filtered records will be displayed in the Finder.

 

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