Introduction to Enterprise Applications Change Summary
Introduction
Overview
QAD Enterprise Cloud
QAD User Interfaces
QAD .NET UI
QAD Character UI
Program Types
Maintenance Programs
Inquiry and Report Programs
Browse Programs
Transaction Programs
Utility Programs
Data Types
Control Data
Transaction Data
Static Data
Interface Elements
Menus
Fields
Codes
Frames
User Interface Management Programs
Security Considerations
QAD .NET User Interface Overview
Introduction to the QAD .NET UI
Starting the QAD .NET UI
Main Window
Main Menu Bar
File Menu
Edit Menu
Tools Menu
Options Menu
Workspace Menu
Window Menu
Help Menu
Accessing Application and Interface Help
QAD Assist
Searching QAD Assist
Running QAD Assist from the Command Line
QAD Guide Me
Enabling QAD Guide Me
Applications Menu
Menu Search
Menu Item Options
Properties Window
Home Page Menu Item
Favorites Menu
Setting Auto Start
Applications Area
Tab Views
Horizontal and Vertical Layout
Move Tab to New Window
Status Bar
Navigating the User Interface
Using Component-Based Screens
Using Information Grids
Grid Sorting
Selecting Records
Grid Filtering
Expand Button
Saving Records
Using Non-Component Based Screens
Dashboards
QAD Sample Dashboards
Creating a Dashboard
Adding Content
Adding Browse Panels
Adding Web Page Panels
Adding Business Intelligence (BI) Panels
Adding Metrics Panels
Editing Panels
Adjusting Browse Panel Widths
Refreshing Panels
Deleting Panels
Editing a Dashboard
Renaming a Dashboard
Publishing a Dashboard
Editing Dashboard Role Assignments
Exporting and Importing Dashboards
Deleting a Dashboard
QAD Messaging
Messaging Toolbar
Filter Area
Messaging Area
Creating a New Message
Moving Messages
New Messages Prompt
Using the Translation Option
Screen Calendars
QAD .NET UI and Terminal Keyboard Shortcuts
Programs in QAD .NET UI
Using Programs in the QAD .NET UI
Component and Non-Component Based Programs
Go To Menu
Actions
Copy
Print
Preview
Attach
Tools
Special Characters
Using Reports and Inquiries
Generating Report Output
Canceling HTML Reports
Enhanced Report Format
Using Fixed Assets Programs
Recording Program Actions
Saving and Browsing Drafts
Extended Program Button Labels
Creating Custom Links
Sending Program Links by E-mail
Entering Transaction Comments
Using Terminal Mode Screens
Programs in Terminal Mode Only
Browses in QAD .NET UI
Introduction to Browses
Non-Component Based Browses
Component-Based Browses
Using Browse Menu Options
Browse Menu Bar
Actions
Setup
Cancel
Record Set Navigation Buttons
Refresh Button
Add to Favorites
Browse, Hybrid, and Screen Views
View, Modify, and Create
Stored Searches
Saving Non-Component Based Browse Searches
Working with Browse Results
Navigating in Browses
Using Browses and Search
Search Criteria
Column Options
Using Browse Column Filter
Summarizing Results
Grouping Results
Results Grid Options
Browse Grid Vertical and Horizontal Splitters
Browse Maintenance
Browse Performance Guidelines
Browse Performance Checking
Starting Browse Maintenance
Creating a New Browse
Viewing Table Indexes
Using the Query Tab
Inserting New Columns in the Query Grid
Displaying Fields in the Field List
Field Properties
Creating Table Joins
Header Data Tab
Modifying a Browse
Deleting a Browse
Browse Maintenance Menu Options
Using Browse Chart Designer
Creating Browse Operational Metrics
Viewing Metrics by Field
Creating an Operational Metric
Operational Metrics and Process Maps
Operational Metrics History
Saving Operational Metrics as Favorites
Attaching Metrics History Manually
Creating Excel Output from Browses
Integrating with Microsoft Excel
Exporting Data to Excel for Reporting
Advanced Excel Integration
Creating a Template to Export to Excel
Accessing Links in Browses
Links to External Web Sites
Browse URL Maintenance
Defining Links from Browses to Programs
Defining URLs from Browses to Web Pages
Browse URL Link to E-mail
Browse Link Maintenance
Browse Collections
Process Maps in QAD .NET UI
Using the Process Viewer
Editing Process Maps from the Process Viewer
Using the Process Editor
Creating a Process
Opening a Process
Previewing a Process
Saving a Process
Deleting a Process
Associating URLs with Processes
Process Editor Menu Bar
Process Information Menu
Grid Properties Menu
Style Properties Menu
Process Properties Menu
Connector Properties Menu
Node Properties Menu
Adding an Operational Metric to a Process Map
Row and Column Properties Menus
Process Map Configuration Settings
Using Process Admin
Setting Context Parameters
Setting Process Properties
Multiple Language Support for Process Maps
Process Label Maintenance
Character User Interface
Starting in Character Mode
Program Interface Elements
Menu System
Menu Substitutions
Program Screen Elements
Using Browses in Character UI
Configuring Lookups for Multiple Return Values
Menu Bar
Output Devices
Character-Mode Keyboard Commands
Stored Values for Fields
Windows Character Client Interface
Product Information Resources
Introduction to Enterprise Applications Change Summary
Product Information Resources
QADNETUIInterfaceOverview
Dashboards
UsingtheTranslationOption
ProgramsinQADNETUI
UsingProgramsintheQADNetUI
GoToMenu
Tools
SavingandBrowsingDrafts
BrowsesinQADNetUI
StoredSearches
BrowseOperationalMetrics
IntegratingwithMicrosoftExcel