Purchase/Expense Comment Grid

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This section of the Purchase/Expense Order form contains a grid for recording relevant user comments to the purchase record, along with storing all related emails. Because these comments form part of the quality record for each purchase, any additions by a user are automatically time/date/initial stamped for accuracy and provide an excellent quality record of events.

 

Quality

Note: Maximum character limit of 7950 within the comments.

 

As a result, the comments within the grid cannot be reordered. Comments within the Comment grid are normally for internal use, and will not form part of the purchase/expense order print report that is sent to the vendor.

 

purchase comments

 

In Edit mode, double click in the Comment to bring up this dialog:

 

edit comments PO

 

Info

A time/date/initial comment line will be added to the Comment grid whenever the status of the purchase order is changed. Conversely, if a comment with a status is added to the Comment grid, Jim2 will ask the user if they would like to change the status of the purchase order.

 

change po status

 

The fields within the Comment grid are described below:

 

Field

Explanation

paperclip icon

This icon will appear if there are attachments to an email. Select the paperclip and select Has Attachments allows you to view only linked emails that include an attached file.

 

POcomm

mail icon

This icon will indicates that this line is an email, ie. received, replied, forward, read, not read.

Date

The date and time that the comment was added (hold the mouse pointer over the Date field and the time will appear).

Initials

Shows the initials of the user who added the comment.

Status

This field will show the current status of the purchase order.

Comment

This is a multi-line text field with word wrap (limited to 8,000 characters) where enter relevant information. Right click and add a comment in either View or Edit mode, even if the purchase is Finished.

 

The following options appear when right clicking in any of the fields in the Comment grid.

 

quote comments popup

 

Field

Explanation

Add new

Adds a new line in the Comment grid.

Delete

Deletes the line that has been added to the job.

Send comment via email

Will send the selected comment via email.

Send all comments via email

Will automatically send all comments via email.

Reply, Reply All, Forward

Reply, reply all or forward email.

Show Grouping

Adds the familiar list grouping option to the Comment grid so users can group by all available grid columns.

 

showgrouping

Show Find panel

Enables the Find panel, and provides the user the ability to search within the grid.

 

Show find panel v4.1

Grid Columns...

Allows adding more columns. Also allows removal of columns. Select the column to add, then drag it to the position required in the columns within the grid. To remove, click and drag to the Grid Columns... window, or drag down away from the header area.

Save Layout

Save the current column configuration. Administrators will be asked if they want to update the default layout for all users. Once saved, this will become the default layout.

Use Default Layout

Reset your grid layout back to its default layout.

 

Info

When a purchase order is sent electronically, a comment to that effect will be automatically added to the Comment grid.

 

Info

Security level governs whether or not a user can edit other people's comments within the Comment grid.

 

Filters

filtercomments

 

Within the Comment grid, hover over a heading and a the Filter filter icon image will appear. Click the filter icon to see a list of available filters to help refine the search. This is particularly useful when there are a lot of comments within the grid. These filters will only show comments within the grid specific to the filter chosen.

 

Column Filter

Filter Choices

Attachments

All, Custom, No Attachments, Has Attachments.

Email

All, Custom, Comment, Email Replied, Email Forwarded, Email Read, Email Not Read.

Date

All, Custom, then shows all dates within the grid.

Initials

All, Custom, then shows the initials of all users within this field.

Inc

All, Custom, False. When this field is ticked, show comments on website. When a customer goes to the job on the website, this comment will show. Unticked = don't show.

Status

All, Custom, then shows all statuses within this field.

 

The custom filter choice allows to define the search further:

 

customfilter

 

Spellchecker

Spell checker is usable within key text entry areas such as the Comment grid and Labour Entry screens. All spelling options are at a user level.

 

Autocorrect options can quickly be adjusted whilst within the spell checker by right clicking within the Edit screen:

 

spellcheck

 

autocorrectoptions

 

Among the autocorrect options is the ability to turn on or off the autocomplete function.

 

Note that autocorrect is off by default in a new Jim2 setup.

 

Info

Spellcheck settings are per user.

 

Further information

Purchases Security

Debtors Purchase Orders

Expenses at a Glance

Purchases at a Glance

Expenses Tab on POs

How Does Cost of Goods work

How PO Status Affects the GL

Purchases/Expenses Status

Purchase/Expense Order Header

Purchase/Expense Order Footer Tabs

Purchase Order Approval Process

Purchase Order Stock Grid

Purchase Order Reports

Purchase Order List

Purchase/Expense Preview Pane

Purchase List Header

Expense Order Stock Grid

Opening Balance Purchase Order

Add a Negative Expense Order

Add a Purchase Order

Add a Document to an Order

Add an Amount to a PO when Finished at $0

Add an Expense Order

Add Backorder Purchase Order

Add Comments to a Purchase/Expense Order

Add Freight to a Purchase Order

Add Stock to a Purchase Order

Add Vendor Discount

Auto Create a Purchase Order

Create a PO from a Similar PO

Create a PO Template

Create a Purchase Order List

Enter Serial Numbers

Fix Incorrect Pricing after PO Finished

Handle Employee Reimbursements

Handle a Credit for Freight Charged

Link a Job to a Purchase Order

Link Expenses to a Purchase Order

Print a Purchase/Expense Order

Progress Payments on Purchase Orders

Purchase Consignment Stock

Receive Consignment Stock

Receive Stock

Record One Invoice Number on Multiple POs

Record Overseas Purchases, GST, Import Costs

Return to Vendor

Round up Supplier Invoices

Scan Stock into a Purchase Order

Staff Purchases

Unprint Purchase/Expense

Vendor Price Breaks

View or Edit a Purchase/Expense