Vendor Maintenance Function Keys
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Search (F1): This function key will open a separate search window and is accessible from the Account field.
Back (F4): This function key will navigate a user back to the previous field.
Lock (F5): This function key is used to copy fields from an existing vendor to a new vendor record. First, display the existing vendor record. With the cursor positioned on a specific field, press Lock (F5) - the field will be marked as Locked. Multiple fields may be locked at the same time. The user will be able to lock these fields, and these locked fields will be pasted into the new vendor account.
All fields locked fields will display in yellow:
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Unlock (Shift + F5): This function key can be used yo unlock one or more fields previously locked by the user. When the user selects this function key, all unlocked fields will return to the previous colour.
Lock All (Alt + f5): This function key may be used after a vendor file is displayed. This will lock almost all fields populated in the vendor file at the same time. It is used when creating a new vendor account that has the exact same information (i.e if a satellite account needs to be created on a main account with almost the same information). The locked fields (shown in yellow highlights) will be pasted into the new vendor record.
When the user selects this function key, all fields locked will display in yellow:
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Unlock All (Ctrl + F5): This function key will unlocked all fields that were previous locked at the same time. When the user select this function key, all fields will turn from yellow to regular colour.