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other_stuff:misc_topics [2021/04/26 14:20] – [Further filtering of stores] Gary Willettsother_stuff:misc_topics [2023/04/05 23:31] (current) – [Supervisor mode - all stores] Mark Glover
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-====== 25.01. Miscellaneous topics ====== +====== 26.01. Miscellaneous topics ======
-=====  Inactive logout ===== +
-You can set mSupply to log an inactive client out after a customisable length of time.  Set the length of time in general preferences.+
  
-{{:other_stuff:inactivelogout.jpg|}}+This page is a collection of miscellaneous topics that may be useful but don't easily sit anywhere else in our online documentation.  They are included here so that they can be found when you search this wiki for the relevant key words. 
 + 
 +=====  Inactive logout ===== 
 +You can set mSupply to log an inactive client out after a customisable length of time. See the [[preferences:general#server_tab|15.01. General preferences]] page for details.
  
  
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 mSupply was initially designed to maintain data relating to a single store in each data file, and for many users, this is how mSupply continues to be used. mSupply was initially designed to maintain data relating to a single store in each data file, and for many users, this is how mSupply continues to be used.
  
-Since version 2 users have been able ot operate with multiple stores. Normally you will log into a particular store when starting mSupply, and only see stock and transactions relating to that store. However, users can be given the permission to [[tutorial:log_in|login]] as //Supervisor - All stores//. In this mode, users may now access data relating to more than one store - either selectively or cumulatively.+Since version 2 users have been able to operate with multiple stores. Normally you will log into a particular store when starting mSupply, and only see stock and transactions relating to that store. However, users can be given the permission to [[tutorial:log_in|login]] as //Supervisor - All stores//. In this mode, users may now access data relating to more than one store - either selectively or cumulatively.
  
-<WRAP center round info 90%> +<WRAP center round alert 90%> 
-Any user in 'Supervisor - All stores' mode will only see the stores they are allowed to log into in the list of stores to select from.+Any user in 'Supervisor - All stores' mode will have access to all data in **//all//** stores, not just those that they are allowed to log into.  So you should only really give this permission to ... a suitably authorised Supervisor ;-).
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
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 The item search filters will be applied to items visible in the stores selected only. If there are a lot of stores in the datafile you can click on the **Bigger List** button (or **Magnifier** button on some windows) to select the required store(s) in a separate window. The item search filters will be applied to items visible in the stores selected only. If there are a lot of stores in the datafile you can click on the **Bigger List** button (or **Magnifier** button on some windows) to select the required store(s) in a separate window.
  
-=== Further filtering of stores ===+=== Filtering of stores by Tags and / or Custom data ===
 Some mSupply datafiles can contain hundreds of stores. It cna become problematic to them select the exact stores to include in a particular report. To help with this, on some reports, there is an additional magnifying glass button near the top of the store list. See this example on the //Current stock// report window: Some mSupply datafiles can contain hundreds of stores. It cna become problematic to them select the exact stores to include in a particular report. To help with this, on some reports, there is an additional magnifying glass button near the top of the store list. See this example on the //Current stock// report window:
  
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   * **//X/////Y// Stores shown text:** //X// is the number of stores shown in the list, //Y// is the total number of stores in the datafile.   * **//X/////Y// Stores shown text:** //X// is the number of stores shown in the list, //Y// is the total number of stores in the datafile.
  
 +When the stores list shows the list of stores you want to include in the report, click on the **Select** button. This will close this filter window and highlight all the stores shown in this list in the stores list on the report filter window.
  
 +Click on the **Cancel** button if you want to return to the report filter page without selecting any stores.
  
  
 ==== Ordering stock ==== ==== Ordering stock ====
-In //Supervisor - All stores// mode you can also create Purchase Orders that will be based on data for all stores, and can specify delivery destinations for different lines within the order.+In //Supervisor - All stores// mode you can also create Purchase Orders that will be based on data for all stores, and can specify delivery destinations for different lines within the order. See the [[purchasing:purchasing_from_multiple_store]] page for details. 
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 +===== Changing item codes in bulk ===== 
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 +If you have need to change item codes in bulk, refer to [[import_and_export:importing_items#import_new_item_codes|Import new item codes]] 
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 +===== Updating On Price List in bulk ===== 
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 +If you have need to change the On Price List for items in bulk, refer to [[items:item_basics:tab_misc#update_on_price_list_in_bulk|Update On Price List in bulk]] 
  
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  • Last modified: 2021/04/26 14:20
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