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Mid-September update?
09/06/07 at 10:16:01
 
Last week I received an email that announced a patch and also mentioned a new update coming this month. A "much improved" RMA process was promised. Has there been any beta version of that trotted out?
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Re: Mid-September update?
Reply #1 - 09/06/07 at 11:11:46
 
I am just wrapping up my testing and will offer a beta as soon as I am done.
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Reply #2 - 09/06/07 at 11:18:19
 
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Reply #3 - 09/11/07 at 19:19:29
 
Quote from Lynn_Pantic on 09/06/07 at 11:11:46:
I am just wrapping up my testing and will offer a beta as soon as I am done.

 
I will send you (and anybody else who requests them) the files.  Your Serial Number issues should be resolved, as well as other smoother RMA to S/R transitions.
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Reply #4 - 09/12/07 at 05:07:46
 
What should I expect? Is this a new module, a replacement of the RMA module, or...? How does it move from RMA to S/R? Will it be alright to test this on the live system?
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Reply #5 - 09/12/07 at 07:10:22
 
It is a new RMA module that replaces the old add-on RMA that was an extra charge.  This will be part of the update at no charge to subscribers.  It will work as follows:
 
1.  Enter RMA - very much like Enter Sales Order.  Can then print the RMA to send an authorization to the customer to return the item(s) if desired.
2.  Receive RMA - this simply sets a status flag indicating that the items have been received in house but have not yet been inspected or dispositioned.  At this point, no inventory transactions are generated.
3.  Disposition RMA - There are several choices:
    a.  Parts are good to return to stock; issue a credit to the customer, perhaps with a restocking charge.   Program will generate a negative sales order to return the parts to stock and automatically add the line for restocking charge based in defaults.
    b.  Parts are defective and customer wants replacements.  Program automatically generates a sales order at $0 selling price for the replacements.
    c.  Parts are defective, customer just wants a refund.  Program will generate a negative sales order for the Non-Inventory part number to process for a credit.
    d.  Parts are defectve and can be repaired and returned to customer.  Program will convert the RMA order to a S/R order, then convert to S/R Work Order.  
 
If the items are Lot and/or Serial controlled, then the information can be entered at any point in the process.  If the items are going to be repaired, then the Lot/Serial information must be entered by the time the S/R Work Order is created and if they are dispositioned as scrap, the Lot/Serial information is required at that time.  For option a, the RMA module itself does not generate any transactions.  The order is transferred to a Sales Order and then the credit would be printed and posted like any other using the sales order module returning the parts to stock.  For options b & c, the RMA program generates a "G" (Scrap) transaction with Lot/Serial information documenting that the parts were scrapped.  For option d, a negative "R" transaction with appropriate Lot/Serial information is generated when the S/R Work Order is created, documenting the return of the item to be repaired.
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Reply #6 - 09/12/07 at 07:52:07
 
Sounds spiffy. We'll test it live. I may also write directly to the RMA tables from my web app, at least for testing.
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Reply #7 - 09/14/07 at 12:25:34
 
RMA Beta is now available.  Instructions and link to download at www.istechsupport.com/rmabeta.pdf.  You HAVE to have the 7/14 IS Tech update installed first.
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Reply #8 - 09/16/07 at 13:10:52
 
Hmmm... followed the instructions, saw the programs install, but no RM button. Using UT-A/TAS-A I can run all RM programs except ISRMA.RUN... something not right. Will rerun install even though I received no errors the first time through.
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Reply #9 - 09/16/07 at 13:22:15
 
The SD-Q options are there, I've logged in and out several times, still no RM button (ADMIN) and ISRMA.RUN still starts up, flashes and flees away. Interesting.
 
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Reply #10 - 09/17/07 at 06:30:13
 
The menu file fixes the missing button, thank you. Unfortunately, RM-A flashes and dies. I'll try fiddling with the SD-Q settings and see if I did something wrong there. Are there settings for any other modules that would affect this one? Do I need to get rid of the add-on RMA program?
 
And another silly question: what do I do with the open RMAs in the old program? I assume that we'll have to manually re-enter them if we want them in the new program, but would everything work fine if we just process those in the old RMA module and just use the new module for new RMAs? They look to be separate, except maybe for the next RMA# setting. Looks like they both use the same register?
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Reply #11 - 09/17/07 at 09:10:30
 
Can you run SR-A?  as for the old RMAs, you can re-enter them or process them using the old add-on programs.
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Reply #12 - 09/17/07 at 10:08:46
 
Yes, runs fine. We also noted this morning that SR-C now demands serial numbers, so that part is working, as well. I've fiddled with the SD-Q settings to no avail.
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Reply #13 - 09/17/07 at 11:08:06
 
Are you running this in Evo or Classic?  I know you have both and I can't duplicate in either.
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Reply #14 - 09/17/07 at 11:24:18
 
We shut off Classic, so we're 100% Evo (yay).
 
Can you tell me what the dependencies are for start up of the ISRMA.RUN? If I knew the logic I could check the conditions. Thanks.
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