System Settings

The System Settings screen allows you to configure the settings for your server and file retention history.

Navigate to Configuration > Miscellaneous > Other > System Settings.

The System Settings screen has these sections:

General
Field Description
Service Agreement Management Flatrate History Search Entries

This field determines the number of historical entries that should be used to calculate the average dollars for non-completed jobs in the Service Agreement Management system, based on the job code associated to the service order. Historical entries are defined as the total dollar amount for closed work orders.

For example, if 10 is entered in this field the system will look at the dollar amounts used on the last 10 occurrences of a job code to determine the average dollar amount for the selected code.

Reclass/Matrix Trigger

Controls how the Matrix field on the Parts Profile and the Reclass field on the Ordering Information tab of the parts profile are updated. If activated, any changes to the Source, Class, Type, or Inventory Class fields in the Parts Profile or in the Price File causes the system to recalculate the Reclass and/or Matrix value, automatically keeping them up to date as changes occur. For this to work, all Part Adds table records must first be set up with the desired CSTI combination for the Reclass and Matrix fields. See Naming a Price Matrix.

The options are:

  • None—the matrix or reclass values can be freely changed in the part profile.
  • Matrix—forces the part's Matrix value to follow the $ naming convention specified for the Matrix field on the Part Adds screen. If $ isn’t being used then the matrix value can be freely changed in the part profile and the Reclass field can always be freely changed in the part profile.
  • Reclass—forces the part's Reclass value to follow the $ naming convention specified for the Reclass field on the Part Adds screen. If $ isn’t being used then the reclass value can be freely changed in the part profile and the Matrix field can always be freely changed in the part profile.
  • Both—forces both the Matrix and Reclass values to follow the $ naming convention specified for their respective fields on the Part Adds screen. If $ isn’t being used then the matrix and/or reclass values can be freely changed in the part profile.
Used Evaluation Job Code History Search Allows you to set up different number of occurrences/Job intervals for used evaluations. Similar to Service Agreement Management Flatrate History Search Entries.
Do not update G/L in Surplus Returns Determines the options that appear on the Surplus Returns - Update screen when updating a surplus return. For details, see the Surplus Returns - Updates screen help topic.
Server Connected To Internet Determines whether your server is connected to the internet. This field should always be set to Y.
Change I/O Status to I for DTF Equipment Order If activated (Y), the In/Out status on the Equipment Profile are updated when JDMINT orders are received from John Deere.
Use NUMBERS To Assign DTF Equipment Order

If activated (Y), the following logic applies to Complete Goods Orders and Invoices:

  1. When a Complete Goods On Order record is received, use the next available stock number in the NUMBERS file as the stock number and include the start digit, if any, as loaded in the ADDWGU table.

  2. When a Complete Goods On Order record is received, load the Deere order number in the machine serial number field. This field is searchable in IntelliDealer.

  3. When the Complete Goods Invoice record is received, update the machine serial number field with the actual serial number field. The Supplier Invoice number field is still updated with the invoice number which is the same as the original order number.

Remove Start Digits from Search Key for Parts If there are prefixes on a vendor's line of parts (such as JD in front of all John Deere parts, where T19044 becomes JDT19044), this setting excludes the prefix from searches.
Delay Between Statement Controls whether a delay is added between emails sent during the statement email run and billing runs. The default value is "N", or off. It is recommended to leave this setting off if your system sends out a very large amount of emails (in the thousands).
IBS Percentage 1 Used by IBS interface.
IBS Percentage 2 Used by IBS interface.
IP Telephony Address

The IP address of your VoIP telephone server used in conjunction with feature numbers 6161 (VoIPLink- Cisco), 6167 (VoIPLink- Nortel).

If licensed, these ‘Click to Call’ hyperlink functions are activated using the Access Click To Call security switch in security system 995 in IntelliDealer.

Job Schedule Printer/ User

Used when generating these reports from a batch job: PAR128Z, PAR128D, PAR128I, PAR128R, PAR128S, PAR132, AMAX reports, XMITDTRN, and SUBOTH.

  • If a Printer ID is entered, the system sends the reports to the corresponding printer.

  • If a User ID is entered, the reports are generated under the corresponding User ID.

  • If these fields are left blank, the system sends the reports to the default iSeries printer.

John Deere Main DTF Account

The dealer number assigned to a branch by Deere and is required to transmit data between Deere and a dealer's system.

Note:  The dealer number in this field should be entered with 00 in positions 3 and 4. For example, if Deere provides "010641" as the dealer number then the value in this field should be keyed as 01000641.

Reports
Field Description
Print DOC (Daily Operating and Control) Report

If activated, the Daily Operating Controls reports (DOC) is printed when a database re-organize is run. The Daily Operating Controls reports include:

  • DOC001D(Detail) - includes activity on an account since the last database reorganize was run. Parts and Equipment sales are considered. The information provided includes sales and margin figures in various periods (Month to date, Year to date, etc.) by company and division.
  • DOC001F (Financial) - shows aged A/R, A/P and WIP (Work in Progress) figures by company, division and branch and compares current balances to last year.
  • DOC001S (Summary) - is a Summary report of Sale, A/R , A/P and WIP G/L account totals by company, division and branch. This report is also aged.
Print Aged WIP DOC Report (Y/N)

If activated (Y), prints the Work-In-Process report (DOC003) during the nightly database reorganization.

The DOC003 report is an aged summary WIP report for customer work orders only. It lists all open customer work orders and a combined total of parts and labor charged to each work order to date. The DOC003 report is not designed to be a balancing report for WIP. As an alternative, you can create a work in process report from the Work in Process screen in IntelliDealer which contains more details.

Note:  VitalEdge recommends entering N in this field in favor of creating the work in process report in IntelliDealer.

Print Return Code Change Report (PAR128R)

AND

Produce Summary Rpt (PAR128S) During Communications

This field is for Deere dealers only. When a parts Master Price file update is performed via the Deere poll (#CO12), report PAR128R can be produced. This report shows all parts whose Return Code has changed and lists the branch, the affected part number and the old and new return codes. The first character in this field (Y/N), determines whether to generate the report.

The second character in this field (Y/N) determines whether to generate a Summary Report(PAR128S) during the update. If the switch for the summary report is a Y, then the parts file is sorted by class—which is a requirement for the summary report—and the summary report is produced.

Note:  The RS shown next to this field indicates the report that will be controlled by the corresponding value that is entered. For example, if "NY" is entered, the PAR128R report will not be produced during the update but the PAR128S report will be.

PAR128I List Price Inc/ Dec Cutoff Percent

Controls the percent threshold for what will display on the PAR128I report (a detailed report of list price or cost increases that can currently only be produced from within the green screen application when a parts price file is processed, using #PARTPRC.)

The same part number may appear on both the increase and decrease report but will only be added to totals once. Parts without an increase or decrease will not appear on the reports. However, the cost and list amounts will be added to the totals to reflect an accurate value of inventory on the summary reports.

Automatic Stock Order Report to Print Determines the report that is generated whenever an Automatic Stock Order is generated at your dealership; either the PAR007 report with history (Y), the PAR007 report without history (N), or the PAR190 report (R).
General Retention
Field Description
Retention Months DTF Files This field is specific to John Deere dealers. DTFARCH file data, DTFPOR (regardless of status/completion) data, and files in the IFS Deere directories are purged based on this number. The purge will occur during the first full database reorganize after the A/R month end process. The default and minimum value is 01 with a maximum of 06.
Retention Months Web Files This field determines when the log files in the WEBLOG file should be removed using the WLCLEANUP program.
Retention Months for Authorization Files The DTRAN file stores communication records for credit authorizations between IntelliDealer and different vendors. These communication records are purged as part of the A/R month end process. Enter the number of months between each purge.

The maximum time System Specific File Monitoring & Retention files can be retained is 24 months, plus the current month, for on-premise dealers. For cloud ASP dealers, the maximum retention is three months for all files except:

  • Rental Invoice Detail Log File and Rental Invoice Detail Log File can be retained up to 12 months for dealers with Rental Counter feature (6512).

  • Work Order Files and Sales Order Header and Detail can be retained up to 24 months for dealers who have the Work Order Audit feature (6207).

System Specific File Monitoring & Retention

These fields control the files listed and the number of months to retain records for.

The file monitoring system creates these files that can be used for queries:

LOGBANK - Bank Reconciliation File
LOGCCAU - Credit Card Authorizations
LOGCGIB - W/G Master Log File
LOGCMAA - A/R Agency Log File
LOGCMAS - Customer Master Log File
LOGCMSC - Customer Contacts Log File
LOGCMSH - Customer Master Ship To Log
LOGCOAC - Chart Of Accounts Log File
LOGEMPL - Employee Master Log File
LOGEMPS - Employee Secondary Log File
LOGLGRP - Security Switch File
LOGPART - Part Master Log File
LOGPORD - Purchase Order Header
LOGPPRT - Purchase Order Details
LOGRMCT - Rental Management Contract Log
LOGRMDT - Rental Management Detail Log
LOGRMID - Rental Invoice Detail Log File
LOGRMIN - Rental Invoice Log File
LOGSD - Sales Order Header File
LOGSO - Sales Order Detail File
LOGSUBL - Subledger Log File
LOGTABL - Tables Log File
LOGUSER - Web Browsers by User
LOGUGGRP - User Group Security
LOGWOD - Work Order Details
LOGWOH - Open Work Order Header
LOGWOL - Work Order Labor (WIP)
LOGWOR - Open Work Order Repair (Segment)
LOGXMDT - Credit Card Postings
LOGYTDJ - Journal Log for Manually Keyed Journals Only
LOGVMST - Vendor Master File
LOGVMDL - Vendor Dealers
LOGVMCN - Vendor Contacts
LOGVMDS - Vendor G/L Distribution
LOGVMMF - Vendor Manufacturers

InspectionPlus
Field Description
Allow for Approvers and approval workflow

Used by the InspectionPlus system to allow for assigned approvers on inspections that are configured to require them.

Disabling this option hides the approver process workflow completely.

If an inspection is started with the approver workflow enabled and this switch is disabled, the approval process can only be restored once this switch is activated again.

Data Source: PFWTAB

Security: 994 - Web Admin

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