product update subscription

Product Updates

For a small annual fee, you can receive a subscription to the Product Updater and every time the company changes the order form we will provide you with the latest order form on disk or email.. Once installed, you run the Product Updater program. Exit the main program before running the product updater! Click "Start",  "Programs", 'Dawin" and "Product Updater" to open the product update program.

A window will appear identifying the time period the update applies to. You will have the option to Begin Update or Exit. Selecting Begin Update will bring up a prompt asking if you have backed up your data base. If the answer is yes click Yes. If the answer is no, click No, back up your database and begin again.

Customizing the Update

You will be prompted to make several selections. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Your first choice will be to select between “Standard” descriptions and “User” descriptions:

Standard descriptions will utilize descriptions provided with the update. By selecting replace all descriptions, you will overwrite any customized changes that you have made to the descriptions in your database. i.e.) If you have changed the description of some products, the products in your database would be changed back to the original descriptions. By selecting only add new , then only new products are added with the included descriptions

As stated, utilizing User descriptions will do just that, update the database based on the way you have customized your database. i.e.) If you change the description of cleansers to be the specific product, Creamy Cleanser, it will retain your original format when it is put into the proper sequence of the order form.

Make your selection and hit O.K.

When selecting, Star old product and add new, you are choosing to add the new items to your database and if a classic product is found to utilize a similar description that product number will be modified to begin with an * as the first character and both products, part numbers, and inventory will be maintained in your database. The come back of Bisque Ivory is a good example. i.e.) If you have classic Bisque and new Bisque, both will be retained in the database as separate. You will need to make sure you select the proper item from your pop up window while creating an invoice in order to reduce the proper inventory.

When selecting Utilize old product and update part number, you are choosing to have the products combined into one part number and inventory. Again utilizing the Bisque example, i.e.) you have 3 classic Bisque and 5 new Bisque, they will all be reflected as 8 items on hand under the current part #.

Make your selection and hit O.K. to begin update.

As the update rearranges your order form it will display products as they are being added. You can change the description and color of products being added. Click OK to close the product window and continue with the update. A message will appear to notify you when the update has been complete. Click OK to close the message.