Chapter 228 iPad Orders
iPad Orders adds new dimensions to connected iPad and iPhone solutions by offering new tools such as Barcode Scanning using camera and the ability to work with Orders.
Previous iPad/iPhone builds support Mapping for delivery, Signature for pickup, and Invoice editing anywhere using Products, Email, PDF, and live update of Big Business.
This chapter will document changes for working with Orders and newest iPad features.
Big Business API: Contact Info
Big Business API is an Application Programming Interface that lets you read and write, update and insert, and add or delete data from Big Business using an available connection such as Middleware (MySQL), ODBC, SQL, or Web (HTTP or HTTPS).
Contact Info is a structure for sending information about Contacts and Customers.
This Solution provides details for Contact Info. (7560)
UUID - Universal Unique ID, automatically assigned
fUID - Big Business UID, if needed for finding Contact or Customer to update
Action - Big Business Action (updatecust), as needed
Listing, Company Name, Code, Salutation, First Name, Last Name, Title, Billing Name, Billing Address 1, Billing Address 2, Billing City, Billing State, Billing Zip, Billing Country, Phone 1, Phone 2, Email, Comment, User-Defined Date
Big Business 13.71 adds Price Level for updating from Trade Show iPad.
Big Business 13.63 adds Phone 3, Phone 4 for additional information in BizApp Orders.
iPad Put Customer
Put Customer lets you send changes you make in BizApp Orders, or another custom solution using FileMaker Go on iPhone or iPad, back to Big Business.
From a trade show put in new customers as you meet them and take their orders. For existing customers update their contact infomation just as soon as you find out.
From anywhere in your warehouse add comments, custom dates, and other infomation you have designed into your workflow.
iPad Pricing
BizApp Orders, or another custom solution using Filemaker Go on iPhone or iPad, can automatically use Price Levels copied from Big Business or select Price Levels
iPad Pairing
iPad Pairing is the process of linking your iPad to your Employee card in Big Business.
This makes is possible to designate records in Big Business--Customer, Items, Invoices, to be sent to your iPad the next time you connect.
Trade Show
Trade Show is an iPad App that lets you create Orders and save them to Big Business.
By preloading Customers and Items, you can save time and work
Price Labels Custom
The option for Price Labels Custom has been added to Print Options for:
• Bill
• Bill Search
• Item
• Item Search
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The option for Price Labels No Price has been added to Print Options for:
• Bill
• Bill Search
• Item
• Item Search
To print price labels for each item on a Bill:
1. Open the Bill
2. Click Print
3. Choose Price Labels
4. Click OK to Print
Other Addresses Dialog
Click the Other button in Ship To on Order to show a dialog for choosing an address.
Pictured is the basic dialog that displays without any options enabled.
Other Contacts Dialog
Click the Other button in Ship To on Order to show a dialog for choosing an address.
Pictured is the Contacts dialog used with the option to Load Addresses. This option is set in Customer Prefs and enables the Shipping tab
Chapter 606 Wix
Wix did not present a Public API and while a custom connection would be possible, turnkey is not practical. Wix Tool and Wix Settings have been removed from Big Business.
Chapter 607 Other Contacts
Other Contacts lets you access Contacts from Orders by clicking Other in Ship To.
Depending on settings you can:
• Choose an Address to fill into Ship To
• Choose a Contact to use for Shipping Name & Address
• Add or Edit a Contact from within the Order
• Show a Live List of Contacts with Filter to search among hundreds
• Add or Edit from Live List using Contact card to access all information
Full Docs
Full Docs just means we write down each change as it happens. This causes headaches for design but means we can deliver customization faster with standard documentation.
In the conversion to Big Business 14 there are many, many changes, fully documented. This proves worthwhile with issues like dark mode, which is automatic, to keep track.
Full Nine
Full Nine is our design objective that a new version include all the features you rely on.
For example, there are four Toolbar options in Big Business 13 and only two working in Big Business 14.21. With so much to convert this seemed the expedient solution.
Early adopters need to adapt, temporarily, but in due course we will convert the rest. Please let us know what oddities you encounter, particularly with colors and formats.