Maintain Form Mode

Menu: Tools | Form Mode...

Introduction

1. It helps to filter the data based on the conditions defined.

2. It is very useful for those who DO NOT ALLOW certain users to access the documents.

3. For example, agent Lip Fong' can view and access the sales invoices belong to his agent code LF ONLY.

Maintain Form Mode (eg. Filtered by Agent)

1. Click on New.

2. Enter a Code, eg. IV-LF, IV-SF...

3. Select the Form to filter, eg. Invoice.

4. Click on Customize Filter. Click on press the button to add a new condition.

5. Choose a field to filter, eg. Agent (SL_IV.AGENT).

6. Change the filter operators, eg. equals.

7. Enter the agent code.

8. Filter Text will be display as: (SL_IV.AGENT = 'LF').

9. Other optional setting.

Options	Explanation
Allow Multiple Windows	To allow duplicate Windows screen by click from the menu list.
Force Filter	Force filter.
Split Browse & Detail Windows	Enable to split the Windows when click on Browse and Detail button.
Default Windows * Browse * Detail	To set the default mode.

10. Lets said you have created more than 1 form mode for same form (eg.invoice). Go to Sales | Invoice, you will get prompt the select browse mode to choose. See the screenshot below.

How to lock the form mode by Agent

1. Go to Tools | User Access Right Assignment...

2. Under the list of security, click on form mode.

3. Select the user, eg. user code: LF (Lip Fong).

4. Tick to allow execute the form mode, eg. tick on form mode: IV-LF.

5. Click Save. See the screenshot below.

6. Login the user as LF.

7. Go to Sales | Invoice...

8. User LF can see the invoices belong to his agent code: LF.

Other Form Mode/Filter

• Make sure the script is 1 line ONLY

Filter Today Only for Sales Invoice

(SL_IV.DOCDATE = CAST('Today' AS DATE))

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Filter Current Month Only for Sales Invoice

EXTRACT(Month FROM SL_IV.DOCDATE) = EXTRACT(Month FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE)) AND EXTRACT(Year FROM SL_IV.DOCDATE) = EXTRACT(Year FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE))

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Filter Last Month & Current Month for Sales Invoice

EXTRACT(Month FROM SL_IV.DOCDATE) = (CASE EXTRACT(Month FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE)) WHEN 1 THEN 12 ELSE EXTRACT(Month FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE)) -1 END) AND EXTRACT(Year FROM SL_IV.DOCDATE) = (CASE EXTRACT(Month FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE)) WHEN 1 THEN EXTRACT(Year FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE)) -1 ELSE EXTRACT(Year FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE)) END) OR EXTRACT(Month FROM SL_IV.DOCDATE) = EXTRACT(Month FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE)) AND EXTRACT(Year FROM SL_IV.DOCDATE) = EXTRACT(Year FROM CAST('Today' AS DATE))

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See also

• User Access Right Assignment (Acc)