The main window is where you can create, edit and delete records. You can open and close multiple tabs in the main window. By default, it initially displays the Home tab which can display one of the following dashboard types:
The Home tab can be edited via Tools Menu>User Preferences. The Home tab cannot be closed.
Depending on the window type and records, a secondary window placed at the bottom of the screen can be displayed. Additional tabs can also appear on the secondary window.
A toolbar is displayed at the top of the window. The following options are available:
Grid Toggle (Alt+O) - toggle between list view and detail view;
New Record (Alt+N) - create a new record;
Copy (Alt+C) - create a copy of an existing record;
Delete Record (Alt+D) - delete a record;
Save (Alt+S) - save the record;
Cancel (Al+U) - undo all the changes made on a record;
Refresh (Alt+Q) - update the information displayed in the window;
Find / (Alt+L) - filter the records displayed on the window. The small magnifier icon suggests a filter has been applied to the record list. Details in Search Function;
Attachment / (Alt+T) - attach a file. The button is highlighted when there is at least one document attached;
Report (Alt+R) - generate a "list" report based on the records in the window;
Print (Alt+P) - generate a "document" report based on the selected record;
First Record (Alt+Page Up) - jump to the first record. Disabled when the first record in the list is selected;
Previous Record (Alt+Up Arrow) - jump to the previous record. Disabled when the first record in the list is selected;
Next Record (Alt+Down Arrow) - jump to the next record. Disabled when the last record in the list is selected;
Last Record (Alt+Page Down) - jump to the last record. Disabled when the last record in the list is selected;
Lock Record / - allows the User to restrict the access to a specific record. Details in Personal Lock;
Zoom Across (Alt+Z) - allows fast access to associated records (e.g. invoice -> receipt, receipt - invoice match);
Active Workflows (Alt+W) - displays the corresponding document workflow. Details in Workflows;
Check Requests (Alt+A) - check a request status or create a request regarding a specific record;
Collapse All - Summarize records, hide details;
Expand All - Display record with full details;
Grid Search - Search function used to search for records in a windows using predefined criteria, as following:
implicit - (for any window, the setting will be applied for the whole system!) the search can be made on the following fields: code, name, document number, description, fields marked as identifier and fields marked with "selection column";
exception - columns that contain a calendar date or a boolean data type(Yes/No).
additional - additional filtering fields for each individual window(this setting can be applied differently for each Tenant). The configuration can be made in "Windows, Tabs and Fields" window by selecting the desired Tab (usually the document header) then using the "Search (grid)" under-tab. The additional grid-searching columns can be added (other than the implicit ones):
Alphanumerical columns,
Virtual columns
v17.07 - only for consumer/supplier orders, notices/receptions, consumer/supplier invoices, receipts/payments the folowing search fields had been added:
Delivery/billing business partner contact
Delivery/billing business partner phone contact
Delivery/billing business partner email contact
Delivery/billing business partner CUI (TaxID)
Customization - opens the following sub-menu:
Save Customizatios, Delete Customizations - save and respectively, deletes all the customizations made on the window. Only saved customizations will be available in the future;
Edit Hilites - allows you to define highlighting rules for record values, when using grid view;
Back - allows you to navigate from secondary tab (lines) back to the primary tab (header);
Notes:
Starting with 15.09, when attempting to delete a record that is still in use, the system will return a detailed error which includes the column and table where the record is used;
e.g. when deleting a "Marketing Campaign" that is used on invoices the error message displayed will be: "Couldn't delete this record. It exists records addicted to this entry in the table Invoice";
Click sau on the toolbar to add selection filters to the records within a window. The icon indicates a search filter has already been applied. The Find window will open. There are two search methods available: Base and Advanced Search.
Base - opens through the Base tab;
allows the use of preset search filters;
preset filters are specific to each window and can only be defined by the system administrator;
the search history is saved and can be viewed in the My Queries field;
Advanced - opens through the Advanced tab;
you can create, re-use, delete and save search filters;
filters defined here are composed of one or more conditions;
to define a new condition :
press the button;
enter a column in the Column field or select it from the list;
select the operation in the Operator field;
in the Query Value field, enter the value you wish to query by, depending on the type of the column chosen;
to delete a condition, press the button;
to save a search filter:
a name for the search filter in the My Queries field;
press the button;
this way you can reuse the filter without having to redefine conditions;
to delete a filter that has been applied, select it in My Queries, and then click the button.
Right click on a field inside a window for the following quick actions:
Zoom - this will open the definition window for the respective entity, if the user has acces rights;
Refresh - this will update the available values in the respective field;
Value Preference - the user can choose a default value for the respective field;
New Record , Update - allows you to define and respectively, edit a business partner trough a summary window.
only available for business partner selection fields ;
details in Business Partners;
Help - a window with a help text for the respective field will be displayed.
You can define Value Preference for the following levels:
Window - the value defined will only be available for the respective window
User/Contact - the value defined will only be available for the respective user
Organization - the value defined will only be available for the respective organization
Tenant - this impossible to modify. In SocrateCloud, preferences can only be applied for a single tenant
These levels are available depending on the user's role. When defining a role the Preference Level field indicates the level at which users can save preference values. Value preferences can also be saved for processes or forms.
These saved Value Preferences can be managed in the Preference window, found in System Admin>Data>Utility.
Starting with SocrateCloud v14.10 a new security level has been added:
user - can only view records in the Preference window which will contain only preferences saved by the user
administrator - can view and edit any record in the Preference window, including those saved by other users
Users have access to the Reset Preferences process through which they can delete all preferences saved for a window, form or process, depending on their role.
Note: once a value preference has been set, you cannot reset it by setting a "null" preference value. In order to reset it you need to delete the corresponding record from the Value Preferences window or run the Reset Preferences process.
Grid view allows you to view multiple records within the same tab. When using grid view, the following options are available:
By clicking on column heads you can sort records depending on the value for the respective column. To switch between ascending and descending click again on the column head. The display order for columns can be changed through drag&drop, and each column can be resized.
For more options, right click on a column heading. The following options are available:
Columns - is used to select the available columns and their display order. The option can either open a selection window or a submenu;
Sort Descending/Sort Ascending - allows you to sort records based on a single column;
Configure Sort - allows you to define sorting rules based on multiple columns;
Unfreeze/Freeze - the column will always be displayed on the left side of the window;
Group by, Configure Grouping - groups and totals records based on the values in this column;
Add formula column - allows you to define an arithmetic result column using other available columns;
Add summary column - allows you to define a text column that may contain values from existing columns;
Auto Fit - resizes columns based on the length of the displayed value;
Limitation: cannot be used for "Read Only" window;
The Edit Hilites window available in the Customization menu will open the Edit Highlights window which can be used to define highlighting rules for the displayed fields based on their respective values:
on the left side of the window select the field for which the highlighting rules will apply
on the right side, define selection filters to determine the records that will be highlighted;
the following fields determine how the highlight is displayed:
text, background - colors used to display the text and respectively the text background;
Picture - o picture will be displayed on the left to the highlighted fields;
For example, If in the Edit Hilites window, the value in the Text field is "002FUZ", and the icon selected is <green checkmark>, in the main window, the fields with the value "002FUZ" will have a green checkmark next to them.
To attach a file to a SocrateCloud record press the Attachment / button located on the toolbar.
The Attachment window displays a list of all the records containing attachments.
The Attachment Search window allows you to search for attachments by name, table, organization or business partner.
Notes:
The maximum size allowed for attachments can be defined at role level using the Max Upload Attach Size field;
Starting with v15.10, the system allows you to attach PDF files from Google Apps / Drive accounts. To activate this functionality, the SocrateCloud used must be logged in using a Google Apps account. If no limit has been defined at role level, the functionality will be inactive.
You cannot attach files to windows (tabs) that are identified using two or more attributes. For example, in the Product window:
the Prices tab -> price list and product;
the Purchasing tab -> vendor and product;
etc.