Alternate Vendors
Big Business lets you list Alternate Vendors and their Part Numbers for an item in the Alternate Item Codes window. This feature is updated to automate purchasing.
This is a feature you might turn on for several reasons:
• to find items by vendors' part numbers
• to find items by other part numbers like oem, manufacturer, or replacement
• to find items by scannable barcodes on packaging
Mark Fixes
Mark is an advancing tool and prone to regression bugs, where a new change breaks an existing feature. Mark appears on the Deposit tool to automatically select items for Cash Drawer to simplify separating multiple drawers. The error pictured occurs when you click on Mark on the Deposit and do not have a Cash Drawer.
This error is fixed for Big Business 13.48 and 14.11.
Update Dialogs
Big Business 13.48 updates Dialogs to Apple Optimize. This changes the movement of OK and Cancel buttons on most dialogs. If you get stuck on a dialog where you cannot see the buttons--the problem this is trying to fix--try Return key for OK, Command-Period for Cancel, Esc key for Cancel, or Command-Q to Quit,
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Filter Fixes
Filters appear above columns on Lists like Customers. Find All and type ">0" (greater than zero) above Balance to see those who owe money.
Click Add(+) to add a column and choose Presets, Default to reset. Sometimes you will get the error pictured after making columns changes or resetting.
This error is fixed in Big Business 13.48.
Chapter 317 Filters
Big Business includes Filters on most lists to find what you're looking for,fast. In fact you can turn off the Find Dialog and rely almost entirely on Filters.
Filters appear above the columns in Lists so you just type in what you want to match
• filter Items to instantly see matches for what your customer wants
• filter Contacts when choosing a Ship-To for a large customer or reseller
• filter Customers from a Q&A for Past Due to see which have Salesperson is you
To see, go to Items, Find All, and in the box above Quantity On Hand type, ">100".
Drag Out
Big Business lets you drag in files, like a PDF, to the Docs folder on any transaction. This is handy for saving PO.pdf with your new Order. It just needs to be its own file. If it's not, drag out of the original application to create a separate you can then drag in.
To create a separate file, drag out:
• one page from a pdf
• one email from an email prgram
• one attachment from another app
Drop in a convenient location like Downloads or Desktop.
For example, drag one page from a multi-page pdf and drop it in your Downloads. Then open your Downloads and drag the one page to the Docs folder in Big Business.
MRP Fixes
Big Business 13.48 fixes Rounding on some MRP Calculations to use System Settings.
Number Formats on the Company card let you set rounding and display for numbers such as Quantity, which you can set as whole numbers or showing five decimal places.