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Creating the Queue
What is a queue?
To simplify the process of getting store data from the Eagle System into Margin Master, users should set up a queue that will allow them to quickly execute the required reports, in a singe step. Don’t worry about the formalities of queues; just understand that a queue is simply a grouping of reports – that can all be run at the same time.
There are two reports that must be run for each store that will be using Margin Master. The RIV report is an inventory valuation report that lists information like current price, and quantities on hand. The RIH report is a sales history report that shows monthly sales details for each Sku.
Obviously, these reports are the source of the information needed by Margin Master to effectively help a store manage and manipulate their pricing strategy. Follow the steps below to correctly set up the RIV and RIH reports, and to save them to the queue.
Setup the RIV Report
- Open the Eagle Browser.
- Enter Username and Password.
- At the Launch Bar near the top of the screen, enter RIV and press enter.
- The RIV Report Screen will open. Make the following selections by selecting the appropriate Tab on the left side of the screen.
- On the Print Tab – Select Print to “S” to Send the report to the Spooler
- On the Options Tab – Select the Cost to Use (Typically Replacement)
- On the From/To Tab – Enter the Store Number you are running the report for.
- Set the Subtotals option to “N”.
- After making the above selections, hit F7, or click on the QUEUE button at the top of the Report Screen. Enter the Name “MMASTER”
- Keep the Store Number at the default value.
- In comment, type Margin Master Reports
- Click Ok.
- You will see a message stating that the report has been added to position #1 in the Queue.
- Repeat the RIV creation for each store in the organization – adding each report to the queue.
- Press the ESC Key to Exit the RIV Report Screen
Setup the RIH Report
- From the Eagle Browser as above, Enter RIH in the Launch Bar and press Enter.
The RIH Report Screen will open. Make the following selections by selecting the appropriate Tab on the left side of the screen:
On the Print Tab – Select Print to “S” to Send the report to the Spooler.
On the From/To Tab – Enter the Store Number you are running the report for.
Set the Subtotals option to “N”.
After making the above selections, hit F7, or click on the QUEUE button at the top of the Report Screen.
Select the Name “MMASTER” from the dropdown list.
Keep the Store Number at the default value.
Click Ok.
You will see a message stating that the report has been added to position #2 in the Queue. (Unless Multiple RIV Files were created in a multi store environment.)
Repeat the RIH creation for each store in the organization – adding each report to the queue.
Press the ESC Key to Exit the RIH Report Screen
Setup the RDE Report
- From the Eagle Browser as above, Enter RDE in the Launch Bar and press Enter.
- The RDE Report Screen will open. Make the following selections by selecting the appropriate Tab on the left side of the screen:
- On the Print Tab – Select Print to “S” to Send the report to the Spooler.
- On the Options Tab – Enter N as the Report Format.
- On the From-To Tab – Remove the Store Number to include ALL Stores.
- After making the above selections, hit F7, or click on the QUEUE button at the top of the Report Screen.
- Select the Name “MMASTER” from the dropdown list.
- Keep the Store Number at the default value.
- Click Ok.
- You will see a message stating that the report has been added to position #3 in the Queue. (Unless Multiple RIV & RIH Files were created in a multi store environment.)
- Press the ESC Key to Exit the RDE Report Screen
Setup the RCL Report
- From the Eagle Browser as above, Enter RCL in the Launch Bar and press Enter.
The RCL Report Screen will open. Make the following selections by selecting the appropriate Tab on the left side of the screen:
On the Print Tab – Select Print to “S” to Send the report to the Spooler.
On the Options Tab – Enter N as the Report Format.
On the From-To Tab – Remove the Store Number to include ALL Stores.
After making the above selections, hit F7, or click on the QUEUE button at the top of the Report Screen.
Select the Name “MMASTER” from the dropdown list.
Keep the Store Number at the default value.
Click Ok.
You will see a message stating that the report has been added to position #4 in the Queue. (Unless Multiple RIV & RIH Files were created in a multi store environment.)
Press the ESC Key to Exit the RCL Report Screen
Once you have created this Queue, you can now and in the future execute all of the Margin Master reports quickly by going into Network Access and running the Queue rather than going into Eagle and running each report individually.
Note: In a multi-store environment, you will have one QUE that will contain ALL reports for ALL stores. Each report must be created and saved to the queue separately.
Running the MMASTER Queue
After successfully creating the MMASTER queue above, you are now ready to initiate or execute the queue. From the Eagle Browser, open Network Access, and login with the proper username and password. At the Function Screen, type in MMASTER and press Enter. A small box will appear in the center of the screen with the cursor blinking in Run Time. Hit N, and the run time will change from End-of-Day to Now. Hit the F3 key to submit the queue, and the reports will begin running.
The reports will take varying amounts of time from system to system. Multi-store organizations obviously have more reports that need to run. The length of time isn’t important. The important thing is that these reports MUST finish running BEFORE we can import them into Margin Master. Since we have more work to do, we can get the rest of our work completed – then we will verify that the reports have finished processing.
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| Article Details | Created:4/30/2009 10:59:31 PM
Modified:5/28/2009 2:39:08 PM
Author:bgreen
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