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--- other_stuff:bulk_store_preferences_editor [2020/03/13 16:29] – Gary Willetts
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-======  23.09. Bulk Store Preferences Editor ======
+====== 26.08. Bulk Store Preferences Editor ======
+The **Bulk Store Preferences Editor** allows changing preferences and other properties for many (or all) stores at once. This will be particularly useful in any system where you have many stores in a single datafile.
-The **Bulk Store Preferences Editor** allows changing preferences for many (or all) stores at once.
+For a user to be able ot use this function, they must have the //Edit store details// permission turned on (see the [[admin:managing_users#permissions_tabs|Managing users]] section for details).
-Launch from **Special** menu -> **Bulk edit store preferences...**
+Open the editor by choosing the //Special > Bulk edit store preferences...// menu item. This window will open:
-{{ :other_stuff:bulk_store_prefs_editor.png?800 |}}
+{{ :other_stuff:bulk_store_prefs_editor.png?600 |}}
-===== Types of Preferences =====
+The editor allows editing of basic **Preferences**, **Custom Data** (Not yet implemented but coming soon!) and **Tags** (Not yet implemented but coming soon!). Preferences are selected by default when the window opens but click one of the others in the top panel if you want to work with another type of store setting:
-The editor allows editing of basic **Preferences**, **Custom Data**((Not yet implemented)) and **Tags**((Not yet implemented)). Select the preference type you wish to work with from the buttons in the top panel:
+{{ :other_stuff:bpe_buttons.png?400 |}}
-{{:other_stuff:bpe-buttons.png?nolink&500|}}
+The //Preferences// table in the left hand panel shows all the available settings of the type specified above. The //Stores// list in the right hand panel shows all the stores in your datafile that you can edit the settings for (normal stores, dispensaries and report type stores).
+When you select a Preference, the Stores list shows the current settings for each of the stores in the **Current** column - this column is read only and can't be changed.
+To change a selected preference, click on the checkbox in the **New** column to switch the preference on or off.
-===== The Preference and Stores List =====
+You can apply a setting to all displayed stores with the **All/None** checkbox on the far right panel. If you want to undo what the **All/None** button did then click on the **Reset** button.
-The list in the left-hand panel shows all the available preferences (of the type specified above). The list in the right-hand panel shows all the **Stores** you have available to edit.
+Once you're done making changes for this preference, click the **Save Changes** button to write your preference settings to the database. The **Current** column will be updated with the new settings to reflect the saved changes.
-When you select a Preference, the Stores list shows the settings for each of the stores in the **Current** column.
+**Please note:** You //must// save changes before switching to another setting, or your changes will be lost. mSupply won't stop you moving to another preference before saving changes but it will tell you if you lose unsaved changes.
-===== Editing preferences =====
-To change a selected preference, tick the checkbox ☑️ in the **New** column to switch the preference on/off.
-You can apply a setting to //all// displayed stores with the **All/None** checkbox on the far-right panel. Once you're done making changes for this preference, click the **Save Changes** button to write your preference settings to the database. The **Current** column will be updated with the new settings to reflect the saved changes.
-**Please note:** You //must// save changes before switching to another Preference, or your changes will be lost.
 ===== Filtering stores =====
+If you only wish to make changes to a subset of stores, you can filter the Stores list with the //Filter stores// bar in the top panel:
-If you only wish to make changes to a subset of stores, you can filter the Stores list with the Filter bar in the top panel:
+{{ :other_stuff:bpe-filter_bar.png?400 |}}
-{{:other_stuff:bpe-filter_bar.png?nolink&400|}}
-In the current implementation, when you click the text entry field, you will be presented with a simple ''Query'' editor:
+When you click the text entry field, you will be presented with a simple query editor:
-{{ :other_stuff:bpe-query_editor.png?nolink&800 |}}
+{{ :other_stuff:bpr-query_editor.png?800 |}}
-Submitting this query will update the list of Stores accordingly. Restore the full list of Stores with the **Reset Filter** button.
+Submitting this query will update the list of Stores to match the query you created. Restore the full list of Stores with the **Reset Filter** button.
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