Select your username from the list.
Enter your password. When this window opens, the focus is on the password field. This allows the user who last logged in to be able to quickly log in again.
If using the user 1(pass= user1) name, type user1
as the password.
Select the store you want to log in to from the drop-down list.
In a synchronisation system (29.01. Introduction to synchronisation) the user will see a list of all the active stores they have permission to log into in this datafile.
View any messages that might be displayed.
Finally, click OK to login. If login is successful you will be taken to the navigator screen.
As with all windows in mSupply, pressing the Enter key at any point produces the same result as clicking on the highlighted button, which, for this window, is the OK button. This facilitates fast keyboard control.
There are various options that can be set that cause a user to be taken to other screens or shown other information after logging in successfully. For example, Reminders or Invoices preferences.
If one has not already been set up and if you are using a single user copy of mSupply, after logging in you will be asked to select the location for the journal file. A good place is to put it in the same folder as the datafile. You will only be asked to do this once.
The journal file is a place that mSupply records every database transaction that occurs after the last backup. It is used for repairing a damaged datafile and for investigating some types of errors.
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For a glossary of terms please refer to section 1.05. Terms, definitions and conventions used in this user guide
Only mSupply®'s basic features are covered in this tutorial. The enhanced features are covered in-depth in later sections of the user guide.
This chart shows the common steps in most pharmaceutical supply processes. The manufacturing step only applies to manufacturers.
The two most common transaction types in mSupply are the supplier invoice (si) and the customer invoice (ci). These transactions record stock purchases from suppliers, and stock supplies to customers respectively. mSupply records stock adjustments through these two transactions. So, given an opening balance of stock, mSupply will show a series of transactions that result in the recorded closing stock.
Of course, there is much more to it than that, but these two transactions are the core of the system.
Note that mSupply has dozens of preference settings (File>Preferences) which change the behaviour of many aspects of the software. If you have changed the preferences from their default settings, some parts of this tutorial may not be as stated below. To work through the tutorial, we recommend you start with a fresh copy of the example data to ensure the preferences are set correctly.
Before starting the tutorial, you will need to have installed mSupply and opened the example database. If you haven't done so, see section 2.02. Installation.
mSupply runs best with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater. If you have your screen set to 950 x 850 or lower, some windows will not fit on the screen. To change screen resolution:
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