IVI - ITEM INQUIRY
The shaded box with the cursor is the active field.
Use the <Tab> key to move from field to field.
After selecting a field, type the required entry and press <Enter>.
Enter as many letters or words as you want, press <Enter>. The items will be displayed in alphabetical order by title. If you enter the exact title, and the item is in the masterfile, the item will be displayed at the beginning of the list .
If you enter only part of the title or a title that is not in the masterfile, the items will be displayed in alpha order by title beginning with the closest alpha item.
NUMBER - Indicates ITEM/ISBN number.
TITLE - Indicates TITLE/DESCRIPTION of the item.
AUTHOR - Indicates AUTHOR/ARTIST of the item.
IS - Amount of item IN STOCK/ON HAND. Or if reads NYP, zero in stock and not yet received/merged on a purchase order. If one thousand or more is in stock, this field will show "999" to indicate more than 1,000 in stock. (The field does not have enough characters to handle a larger quantity.)
OR - Amount of item ON ORDER.
SO - Amount of item on order that is SPECIAL ORDERED.
BO - Amount of item on order that is BACK-ORDERED. If shows an asterisk after the number, new item in stock. Item has been in stock/on hand less than 120 days.
CAT - Indicates the CATEGORY where the item can be found in your store.
LIST - Indicates the OUR PRICE #1 on computer for the item.
L-0R - Indicates the LAST DATE the item was ORDERED.
L-REC - Indicates the LAST DATE an amount was RECEIVED/MERGED into the on hand field for the item from a purchase order.
Options at bottom of screen:
<Esc> - Exits the program.
<Pg Up/Dn> - The titles will scroll forward/backwards in alphabetical order.
<Enter> - Brings forward the inventory maintenance record for the highlighted item.
<E>xtend - The complete title of the item will be shown. All other information will still be shown except last ordered/last received.
<F1> - Allows you to make a special order on the item highlighted.
IVI - AUTHOR / CATEGORY / WORD / ISBN SEARCH
All of the inventory searches are the same as the Title Search except:
Author is in alphabetical order by Author.
Category is in numerical order by Category Number.
Word search lists items found with the word in the title in numerical order by item number.
ISBN is in numerical order by ISBN (or Item number)
