Notes

 

The Notes tab allows a user to manage general memos associated an order.  Notes appearing within the Notes tab include those added by external processes and those manually added through the Add Notes button. 

 

Figure 5: Notes tab

 

To view the complete text of a note, double-click on the note message and the Note screen will appear with the entire content of the message visible in the Selected Note Detail tab.  Users will be able to copy (CTRL + C) and paste (CTRL + V) the message using keyboard shortcuts.

 

If content of the note is too large to display in its entirety, an ellipse (…) will be display at the end of the text.  The ellipse indicates that the message is continued.  This is true for all data that displays for the note that is too large to fit in the grid, including Subject, Type of Note, etc.  User can double-click on the record to view the entire contents of the record through the Note screen.

 

Described in the following table are the columns and functions available within the Notes tab.

 

Notes:

Click on the expand icon () to view note details or click on the collapse icon () to hide note details.

 

Users can sort by any data column within the Notes tab.

 

Column/Function

Description

Add Notes

This function opens the Add Note screen allowing the user to define a new order note.

Hotkey: ATL + A

Order Number

MoversSuite identification number assigned to the order displays in this field.

Shipper

The Last Name/Company Name followed by the First Name/MI of the shipper set through the Name, Address, Phone tab.

First Data Row

 

Subject

This column displays the title given to the note record.

Type of Note

This column displays the note type assigned to the record.   The note type places the note in a particular category and identifies the record as exportable to a third party application, if utilized. 

See Note Type Setup for details.

Last Entry Date

This column displays the date that the note was last updated.

Last Entry By

This column displays the name of the MoversSuite user that last modified or created the note.

Invoices

Displays the invoice number(s) associated to the note through AR Credit & Collections.

Second Data Row

 

User

The name of the MoversSuite user that created or appended the note displays in this Column.

Date

The creation date or the date of the latest modification displays in this column.

Scope

Flag indicating whether the note is visible (Public) or not (Private).

 

Users can append a note through the Note screen, which is accessed when a user double-clicks on an existing note or selects the Append To This Note option available through right-click menu options.  See Right-Click Options (Notes) for more information.