On a quarterly basis we report sales and customer information to Woodstock Chimes.
Quarters are:
- 01-Jan to 31-Mar
- 01-Apr to 30-Jun
- 01-Jul to 30-Sep
- 01-Oct to 31-Dec
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- In HiPoint click on the TRN tab and run the Transaction Inquiry for vendor = WOODSTOC with dates for the previous quarter
- Save to Woodstock_yymmdd.txt
- Find file in C:TDSFiles. Copy new file to G:\DATA DEPARTMENT\Woodstock Reports.
- Open G:\DATA DEPARTMENT\Woodstock Reports\Woodstock_Reporting.mdb
- Run qry_1_DELETE_WoodstockSales
- Import the new file to tblWoodstockSales. External Data > Click on the Text File icon > Import text file > Click Browse and find the Woodstock_yymmdd.txt file you just created and Append to tblWoodstockSales.
- Export qryWoodstockSales_rpt to Excel file at G:\DATA DEPARTMENT\Woodstock Reports\yymmdd_WoodstockSales_rpt.xls.
- Format file for headings, column widths as in previous files we sent
- Put period dates in last two column headings (see earlier file) (Alt + Enter = line break in a cell)
- Copy Notes tab with legend text box from earlier file to current file
Email to Betsy Harrington, betsy@chimes.com.
Subject = Dempsey Sales Reporting x to y
Hello Betsy
Here are the sales to our customers for the period x to y. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers
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