In the pre-GST versions of Micronet, this field was used to indicate whether you were a wholesaler (purchases or imports were generally exempt of sales tax) or a retailer (purchases including sales tax) so that sales tax could be calculated properly throughout the system. With GST, this field has been disabled.

Select Yes if you are running the Micronet Kitting System (MKS) or No if you are not.

Select Yes if you are running the Micronet Job Costing system (MJC) or No if you are not.

This field is only enabled if you have selected the FIFO Costing Option on the Purchasing Configuration screen, and if the Fifo Control by Item field on that screen is set to No – see "Edit - Program - Purchasing".

Micronet enables you to track serial numbers (or batch numbers) for your stock items. Options are:

• No – do not use serial number tracking
• Yes – select serial number (or batch number) tracking for individual items in your stock file. When you select Yes in this field, the Automatically Ask Serialfield further down this screen is enabled.

Select whether you want Micronet to default to Add or Update mode when you access a master file record. Options are:

• Add Mode – Micronet defaults to Add mode whenever you access a master file, assuming that you are entering a new (or adding to) master file record
• Update Mode – Micronet defaults to Update mode whenever you access a master file, displaying the partial key search box and assuming that the default is to update (or alter/amend) existing master file records.

This field is only enabled when either:

• the Use Serial Numbers field on this screen is set to Yes, or
• the Fifo Control by Item field on the Purchasing Configuration screen is set to Yes – see "Edit - Program - Purchasing".

The options are:

• Yes – Micronet always asks users to accept, or select/alter, the serial number of the items being sold
• No – Micronet uses standard FIFO (first in first out) processing where it always selects the first or oldest entry in your inventory serial number master file.

Select Yes if you want to allow suspense accounts in Micronet or No if you don’t. Having suspense accounts means users can process a customer’s order even if they are on hold, with the invoice suspended until you are ready to release the product/order to the customer.

If you are using suspense accounts, when an order is processed and suspended, by default Micronet does not deduct the stock until the final invoice is processed. By selecting Yes in this field, you have the option to hold the stock so as to diminish your free stock for better overall stock control.

Micronet provides the ability to enable or disable backorders for individual customers. However, if your company does not have backorders at all, setting this option to No switches off the entire backorder process throughout Micronet.

This field only applies if you are using a Data.Connect routine to bring picking slips into Micronet after they have been picked on PDAs.

When this field is set to Yes, if an item is in stock, it will simply be included on the imported picking slips as normal. However, if an item is not in stock, Micronet will create a backorder for the item.

In previous versions of Micronet, the text on invoices, orders, etc. was linked to the main transaction and was not stored in the actual transaction line file. In V2.1 and later, this has been changed. Options are:

• Let report generator work it out –
• Let program copy text into files – this is the preferred option.

Select whether master file records can be deleted.

Even if there are no deletion restrictions, warnings will be displayed if a user tries to delete a record which will have consequences in other areas of Micronet.

If you want to change the colour of the background on Micronet screens, select the Colour button, choose the colour you want then select Ok. You need to log out of Micronet and log back in for the new colour to take effect.

Select Reset to return to the default colours.

Micronet displays alternate lines on partial search screens in a different colour so it’s easier to distinguish between the lines (as shown on the screen below). If you want to change the colour of the alternate lines, select the Colour button, choose the colour you want then select Ok. You need to log out of Micronet and log back in for the new colour to take effect.

Select Reset to return to the default colours.

Select the browse (...) button to select the folder where Micronet will automatically copy data when an End of Month is processed.

An ABN (Australian Business Number) field is displayed on various screens, reports and inquiries throughout Micronet. If you would prefer to use a label other than "ABN", enter the label you want to use. Wherever ABN is displayed in Micronet, it will be replaced with the label you enter.

An ACN (Australian Company Number) field is displayed on various screens, reports and inquiries throughout Micronet. If you would prefer to use a label other than "ACN", enter the label you want to use. Wherever ACN is displayed in Micronet, it will be replaced with the label you enter.

A GST (Goods and Services Tax) field is displayed on various screens, reports and inquiries throughout Micronet. If you would prefer to use a label other than "GST", enter the label you want to use, e.g. you might prefer to use the label "VAT". Wherever GST is displayed in Micronet, it will be replaced with the label you enter.

When generating a credit note for items with serial numbers, you have the option to either create a new FIFO entry or credit the original item serial number back into stock.

Select Yes if you always want to add a new serial number entry in the FIFO file when items are credited. Even if items with the same serial number exist in the FIFO file, the credited items won't be merged with those items.

Select No if you want Micronet to try to find the original serial number that was used when generating the invoice and add the credited item back to that serial number. This merges credited items back into the original serial number entry in the FIFO file so they appear together. However, if Micronet cannot find the original serial number entry, it will create a new entry in the FIFO file.