Mass item change
Learn how to create a saved file of items to be changed and how to mass change the saved file in Amlib.
Create a saved file of items to be changed
- Launch the Amlib client
- Select Main > StockItems > StockitemWhere – the Stockitem Where Search screen will open
- Set the Where statement to search for the items you wish to change – for example: Form = BK
- Click the Paste button
- Click the F7 QtoFile button - this will open Stockitem Saved Query Results screen
- Click the F1 New button
- In the Details column type in a file name – for example: Form Codes BK Changes
- Click the F3 Save button
- Then click the F9 Select button – this will place all the stockitems into the file
- A pop-up will appear, telling you how many items were saved into the file
- Click on the OK button
Mass change the saved file
- From the Stockitem screen main menu, select File > DisplayFile
- The Stockitem Saved Query Results screen will open
- Highlight the Saved File created earlier and click the F9 Select button – this will display the items in a Stockitem List
- From the main menu, select Table > MassItemChange
- The Mass Change of stock within a File screen will appear
- In box select the field you wish to change
- In box 2 type the new value for that field
- Click the Paste button – this display the setting change in the table
Note: If changing a code you will only be able to enter pre-existing Codes. New codes must be setup in Stockitem prior to attempting the Mass Change. If an incorrect code is selected then a Select screen will appear, where you can then select a pre-existing code.
- Click the F3 Update button
- A Stockitem – Mass Item Update popup will appear, informing you how many items will be changed during the update:
- Click the Yes button to start the process
- The stockitems will then be changed