The process for using Packaging Manager has three main sections of steps. Prepare Shipments Package Shipments Complete Shipments After you have set up the proper options in Configuration Manager related to Packaging Manager (see this article), you can now start…
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User Startup Options for Business Alerts and Dashboard Reports
Upon opening Acctivate, users have the option for a few different Acctivate windows to appear automatically. This option is user specific and can be changed in Configuration Manager. To view the options available for Startup windows, go to File >…
Packaging Manager Setup for EDI
Packaging Manager is used to package Sales Orders into shipments for EDI transactions. Acctivate can automatically package the shipment into separate cartons based on a number of settings. The weight of each carton can also be calculated based on the…
Widely Used SCAC codes
Here is a list of widely used SCAC codes for EDI shipping. Any others not on this list will need to come from your Shipping provider or EDI Trading Partner. SCAC Carrier name ALLV ALLIED VAN LINES ARFW AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYS…
Acctivate Database Backup Prompt
In newer versions of Acctivate, there is a prompt upon exiting the application to create a backup if a SQL backup has not been run in the last 7 days. This prompt will show for all users until the backup…
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“Error resolving name (email@email.com) for MAPI message(Not supported).”
Error resolving name (email@email.com) for MAPI message(Not supported). This error has come up for some users that have recently updated their Windows workstations. It seems to happen mainly for those users set up with an Office 365 email account. To…
Restore Acctivate Database in SQL Server Management Studio
If you are unable to restore your database file in AcctivateDBMaint or you are wanting to restore it to a different location than where Acctivate is installed then you may want to use SQL Server Management Studio to restore it.…
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“Cannot Open Databases for Company…” on CYMA workstation
Cannot open databases for company _________. This error comes from the configuration of PSQL in the Acctivate sources. First you need to know if you are using a PSQL Server license or a PSQL Workgroup license to run CYMA with.…
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Opening CYMA from within Acctivate
In order to open the CYMA application from within Acctivate you need to check two things. The User ID and password for both systems has to match. So if I have a User ID called ‘ABC’ in Acctivate, that User…
Posted in Configuration, Technology
Duplicate EDI 810 Lines
If you process an EDI 810 Invoice transaction and find that there are duplicate lines of products, i.e. you see line 2 on the transaction file twice, then you most likely have more than one Customer Product ID for the Acctivate…
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