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Purpose
The Suppliers tab is where the Suppliers, Plants and Mix Design lists are maintained. Both plants and mix designs are associated to (owned by) a suppliers.
. A given Supplier can have many Plants along with having many Mix Designs. Both Plants and Mix Designs are "owned" by a Supplier.
Managing Suppliers / Plants / Mix Designs
Adding
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Records
Click the Add button in the upper-right corner of the Supplier grid.
Adding a Plant or Mix Design
Both Plants and Mix Designs are associated to (owned by) a Supplier. First select the Supplier for the Plant and / or Mix Design you want to add. Like with Suppliers, click the Add button to add your plant and / or mix design.
Importing Mix Designs
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CSV file structure:
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| Mix Design Name | Mix Design Notes |
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Field values should NOT have commas in them unless the field value is surrounded by double quotation marks ( " ). |
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If you are using FireFox there is a known issue preventing the uploading of files. You will need to use a different browser, such as Chrome or Internet Explorer, to perform this function. |
above the grid to manually add a record. When adding a Mix Design, you will supply a single Material in addition to the Name. You can also supply an optional Strength (psi) for Mix Designs used in concrete / grout / mortar applications. When adding a Plant, you will supply a Name and one or many Materials that that plant produces.
Importing Records
Supplier, Plant and Mix Design records can be imported from a .csv file. Click the Import _____ button to initiate an import. A pop up will display and provide instruction on the data layout of the file. An example follows (for Plants).
Managing Draft Suppliers / Plants / Mix Designs
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The following applies to Concrete / Grout / Mortar applications only. |
Prohibiting Entry of Draft Values
Users (field technicians) can be prevented from entering Draft values in the Field module. Simply remove the check mark in the respective Allow Draft Values field above the appropriate Supplier, Plant or Mix Design grids.
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Since suppliers and plants tend to be more predictable (can be entered ahead of time), a firm may choose to not allow Draft values to be entered for suppliers and plants, but allow Draft mix design values to be entered. |
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