Clear Consignment Files (IC89)

The Clear Consignment Files (IC89) program purges all consignment records that have a current consignment balance of zero.

Note:

• You may want to keep the zero balance records on the file if you wish to retain the movement of stock in and out of consignment. However, most Enterprise users prefer to keep this consignment inventory file as clean and up-to-date as possible. Therefore we recommended that this program be run periodically (monthly) to clear the file with zero quantity balances.

• If the quantity is zero that means the consignment has been successfully completed, that is sold to the consignee, or returned back into stock with a credit. Therefore these zero quantity transactions have no further use.

  The following list defines every field in the Clear Consignment Files panel:

  • Purge Date - Enter or select from the query the desired purge date. All eligible records are purged up to the specified date and for the range of entered customers.

  • Start at Cust - Enter or select from the query the Customer code at which to start the purge. If you leave this field blank the purge starts at the beginning of the customer file.

  • End at Cust - Enter or select from the query the Customer code at which to end the purge. If you leave this field blank the purge ends at the end of the customer file.

  The following table outlines the functionality of each button on the Clear Consignment Files (IC89) screen:

  Button Label	Icon	Functionality
  Start Purge		The Start button initiates the purge for the selected customer range up to the entered Purge Date.
  Cancel		The Cancel button closes IC89 without starting the purge.

  
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