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Temporary Files for Email Attachments and Reports

Acctivate uses Crystal Reports for generating Sales and Purchase Order documents to be emailed to customers and/or vendors. The report is first generated in Crystal Reports then saved as a PDF file in the Temporary Internet Files folder on your

Posted in Email, Reports

“The page size was not large enough” for reports

The Crystal Reports (Design) software saves the Page Size, Printer Options and Margins within each Crystal Report (RPT) file. Most reports are designed for the Letter (or A4) Page Size, which works very well with most printers.  However, some reports

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Video: Multiple Tracking Numbers on Invoice

The standard Acctivate Customer Invoice (Crystal Report) displays the first Tracking Number only.  You’ll need to modify the invoice using Crystal Reports to include the tracking numbers for the full list of cartons related to the invoice. The following Crystal

Posted in Reports, Shipping

Crystal Reports Selection Prompts/Parameters window

When running reports in Acctivate, users can narrow down results by choosing different selection prompts or parameters. This article will walk through different ways to use filters when running reports in Acctivate. First, select a report by clicking the Reports button on the

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Acctivate Data View Definitions

The following Data Views are available in the Acctivate (SQL Server) database for read-only use in reports, queries and exports.  Please read this article for more information on using data views for reports. Data View Description Acctivate Screen Access Contains

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Acctivate Code List

Product Inventory Type (Item Type) Inventory Session Type 0 = Non inventoried 1 = Inventoried 2 = Drop Ship only 3 = Special Order only 100 = Labor 101 = Other Charges 102 = Shipping A = Adjustment I =

Posted in Database, Reports

“Not Implemented” message printing Crystal Reports

A “Not Implemented” message may be received in Acctivate if some component being used in the Report isn’t available on the workstation in which the report is being printed/displayed. Users may also be prompted to run Acctivate as Administrator when starting Acctivate.

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Overstated Accrued Purchase Receipts

You should regularly check the balance of the Accrued Purchase Receipts (formerly known as Purchase Suspense) account.  It should be equal to the inventory receipts that have been posted without a corresponding purchase invoice. You can review Inventory Receipts posted

Posted in Accounting, Purchasing, Reports

Advanced Report filters

Using the Report Selection Criteria window to filter reports Acctivate can produce many reports that can be customized to show specific information. You can do this from the Report Selection Criteria window (right) by selecting or excluding information with the

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Windows 7 Label Printers

When using a label printer on Windows 7, the default printer settings may not communicate with Acctivate. There is an issue with Windows 7 with how it treats default printer settings in some programs. If you have your printer default

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