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- | To help with the proper management of your stock, mSupply can inform you of things that need attention | + | To help with the proper management of your stock, mSupply can inform you of things that need attention; transactions that need completing, stock that you are running out of etc. |
This page will tell you how to set up and use the notifications (alerts) that mSupply can give you. | This page will tell you how to set up and use the notifications (alerts) that mSupply can give you. | ||
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===== Setup ===== | ===== Setup ===== | ||
==== Set the store parameters ==== | ==== Set the store parameters ==== | ||
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Some of the notifications, | Some of the notifications, | ||
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==== Select which notifications a user will see ==== | ==== Select which notifications a user will see ==== | ||
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The notifications a user will see and whether they see them on login or only when they click on the Notification icon (see below) is set in a user's settings. | The notifications a user will see and whether they see them on login or only when they click on the Notification icon (see below) is set in a user's settings. | ||
- | From the menus, select //File > Edit users//, double-click on the user you wish to adjust the settings for and click on the // | + | From the menus, select //File > Edit users//, double-click on the user you wish to adjust the settings for and click on the // |
===== Notifications in use ===== | ===== Notifications in use ===== | ||
- | On the top left of the Navigator, you will see the Notifications (bell) icon: | + | On the top right of the Navigator, you will see the Notifications (bell) icon: |
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+ | All the alerts selected to show for the logged-in user are displayed in the list and their values are calculated as the window opens. Some of the alerts might take a while to calculate, in which case you will see the word // | ||
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+ | When all the calculations are finished and the notifications are complete, the window will look like this: | ||
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- | If your //Show notifications window on login// preference | + | The meaning of each notification: |
- | + | * **Expiring items:** The number of items which have one or more batches whose expiry date is equal to or less than the threshold number of months away. | |
- | + | * **Overstocked items:** The number of items which, at the current rate of consumption (calculated using the last 12 months consumption data), | |
- | More information coming soon! | + | * **Understocked items:** The number of items which, at the current rate of consumption |
+ | * **Pending supplier invoices:** The number of supplier invoices that are waiting for processing i.e. that have a status of new (//nw//) or suggested (//sg//). The goods on these supplier invoices have not yet been added to your stock. | ||
+ | * **Pending customer requisitions: | ||
+ | * **Pending customer invoices:** The number of customer invoices that are at new (//nw//) or suggested (//sg//) status. These invoices might have been picked but have not been confirmed yet so the goods on them are reserved for the customer (i.e. they have been removed from the **available** stock) but not removed from the **total** stock in your store. | ||
+ | * **Pending customer credits:** The number of customer credits that have new (//nw//) or suggested (//sg//) status. The goods on these customer credits have not yet been added to your stock and credited to the customers. | ||
+ | * **Overdue purchase orders:** The number of purchase orders that have at least one item on them that has not been received by their expected delivery date (or does not have an expected delivery date). | ||
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+ | If the user's //Show notifications window on login// preference is turned on, the notification window will open as soon as the user logs in and the notifications that are selected to show for the user will be displayed. | ||
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+ | The notifications will not refresh automatically. To make sure they are up to date, click on the **Refresh** button and the notifications will be recalculated. | ||
+ | To find out which transactions or items are involved in any of the alerts, simply double-click on the notification. mSupply will then open the list of transactions or items that triggered the alert and you can investigate in the usual way. | ||
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