This Batch Update form applies to the Nesting Wizard, Select Suppliers and Inventory Lengths and Required Sections grid. It allows you to quickly add, remove or edit supplier lengths, include or exclude inventory or welded bars, and specify whether to nest to higher or lower grade inventory.
You can apply these options for all items in the Required Sections grid by clearing the Only Selected Rows check box, or by selecting certain rows in the grid and selecting the Only Selected Rows checkbox.
Use the following instructions to update multiple items in the Nesting Wizard, Select Suppliers and Inventory Lengths and Required Sections grid:
1. In the Nesting Wizard >
Select Suppliers and Inventory Lengths >
Required Sections grid, select the items
that you want to update.
To do this:
§ Press Ctrl A to select all lines, or
§ Press the Ctrl key and click several non-continuous lines, or
§ Press the Shift key then click the first and last lines in a range.
You must click on the icon to the left of the entry to select it.
2. Click Batch Update.
The Batch Update form is displayed:
3. Update the fields as required.
Take a look at the tables below for a description of the available fields
and buttons.
Select Only Selected Rows to update only
the lines that you highlighted. If you do not select this check box, all
items in the grid will be updated.
4. Click Batch Update to update the selected items once you have made all the necessary changes within the form.
Check boxes are used throughout the form. A check box can have one of the following states:
Check box state |
Description |
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Selected When you carry out the batch update, the option will be selected. |
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Cleared When you carry out the batch update, the option will not be selected |
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Indeterminate When you carry out the batch update, the option will remain unchanged from its current status. |
To batch update the Inventory options you must select Use Free Inventory on the Setup Options form or have some allocated inventory material.
Field |
Description |
Check / Un-Check Include Inventory |
Select this check box to include available material from the inventory in the Lengths/Quantities Available grid. Clear this check box to exclude material from the inventory in the Lengths/Quantities Available grid. |
Check / Un-Check Use Higher Grades |
Select this check box to include inventory material of a higher grade in the Lengths/Quantities Available grid. The material must be unallocated or allocated to this contract. Clear this check box if you do not want to include inventory
material of a higher grade in the Lengths/Quantities
Available grid. |
Check / Un-Check Use Lower Grades |
Select this check box to include inventory material of a lower grade in the Lengths/Quantities Available grid. The material must be unallocated or allocated to this contract. Clear this check box if you do not want to include inventory
material of a lower grade in the Lengths/Quantities
Available grid. |
Check / Un-Check Use Same Rated Grades |
Select this check box to include inventory material of the same grade in the Lengths/Quantities Available grid. The material must be unallocated or allocated to this contract. Clear this check box if you do not want to include inventory
material of the same grade in the Lengths/Quantities
Available grid. |
Field |
Description |
Check / Un-Check Include Welded Bars |
Select this check box to include welded bars in the Lengths/Quantities Available grid. Clear this check box to exclude welded bars in the Lengths/Quantities Available grid. |
Use this grid to add new suppliers for the selected items and to amend details for suppliers that are already listed. To amend the details for any supplier, you must first add them to the list. To do this, select the supplier from the drop-down list in the Name column as shown below:
Then, you can:
§ Exclude a supplier from the Lengths/Quantities Available grid. To do this, clear the check box in the Include column.
§ Specify a different unit price and price unit.
See About unit prices.
§ Add supplier lengths. To do this, click the Add button in the Add Length/Widths column. The Add Supplier Lengths form is displayed. Type in the required lengths and click Close. The lengths are displayed in the Add Length/Widths column.
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§ The Item Supplier Lengths form will only populate once a supplier is selected. § For non- linear items a width will need to be added, as well as the length, for any new supplier lengths. |
§ Use the information that you specify here on the Batch Update form to update the available Supplier Lengths in the Item Library for future use. To do this, select the Also batch update items library with supplier rates and lengths/widths check box. If you do not select this check box, the updates are not saved back to the Item Library.
