AgVantage Software’s Most Commonly Used Queries Lab - Part 2

AgVantage AgVantage Software’s Software’s Most Commonly Most Commonly Used Queries Used Queries

Lab - Part 2Lab - Part 2

Presented by: Mike Smark AgVantage National Presented by: Mike Smark AgVantage National Conference 2010Conference 2010

AGENDAAGENDA

More “common” queries More “common” queries discusseddiscussed

How to read and use File How to read and use File Structure DocumentsStructure Documents

Share Queries – discuss central Share Queries – discuss central databasedatabase

How to modify to your specific How to modify to your specific needsneeds

TerminologyLibraries, Files, Records and Fields

• I-Series – Stores information much like a file cabinet

• Libraries – AgVantage stores your information in a company library named CO*DATA where * is your company letter, number or a symbol.

COUDATA

COBDATA

COSDATA

iSeries

Example Library Co*data – Data library which

contains all AgVantage files

Files U4CSTMR – Customer Master Records Each individual customer’s

information

Fields CSLKNM – Customer Lookup Name

Query Libraries

• Recommendations:– Create your own library for queries.

• CRTLIB command

– Use QRY at the end of the name.• Ex. “COOP”QRY or SMARKQRY (own server)• Most already have “base” Query Library• ASP customers (Use company name/abbrev, then your

name in description)

– Common AgVantage Query Libraries• GRNQRYV65 (Version 7 not there yet)• SYSQRYV6 (Version 7 not there yet)

File Structures

USYSTM AgVantage System Menu Select one of the following: 1. General Ledger GLS or U1 2. Accounts Payable U2 3. Payroll U3 4. Accounts Receivable U4 5. Grain Accounting U5 6. Agronomy U6 7. Energy Management U7 8. Inventory U8 9. Patronage U9 10. Mailing Manager UA 11. Counter Invoicing 12. Investments UI 13. Interfaces 14. Feed Selection or command F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel

Accounts Receivable

U4CSTMR Customer Master

U4ITMMR Item Master

U4ITMBL Item Master Balance

U4DEPT Department

U4FLC Fine Line Code

U4TRNH A/R Header Information

U4TRND A/R Detail Information

U4CAGE A/R Aging Information

GrainU5CROPS Crop InformationU5PCTRL Purchase Control/Contracts U5PLOAD Purchase Load Header FileU5PLOADJN Purchase Load Header File

Joined with ArchiveU5PSBLD Sub-Load InformationU5SCTRL Sales Control/ContractsU5SETTLH Purchase Settlements HeaderU5SETTLD Purchase Settlements DetailU5SETTLDJN Purchase Settlements Detail

Joined with ArchiveU5SARLD Sales Settlements

SPECIAL NOTE: Library GRTRANx contains crop position and general ledger daily posting information

RUNQRY (F4)Used to display the data in the

fileUsed to run a specific query

Type choices, press Enter. Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *NONE Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB Query file: File . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *SAME Library . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *RUNOPT, *LIBL, *CURLIB Member . . . . . . . . . . . . *FIRST Name, *RUNOPT, *FIRST, *LAST + for more values Report output type . . . . . . . *RUNOPT *RUNOPT, *DISPLAY... Output form . . . . . . . . . . *RUNOPT *RUNOPT, *DETAIL, *SUMMARY Record selection . . . . . . . . *NO *NO, *YES

WRKQRYUsed to create, change, delete, display &

run queries

Work with Queries Type choices, press Enter. Option . . . . . . 2 1=Create, 2=Change, 3=Copy,4=Delete 5=Display, 6=Print definition 8=Run in batch, 9=Run Query . . . . . . . Name, F4 for list Library . . . . . SMARKQRY Name, *LIBL, F4 for list

Let’s review more Queries !

QUERIES TO SHARE ?

VIA AgVantage MESSAGE BOARD (Track updates, User interaction)

VIA AgVantage WIKI BOARD (Similar to Message Board)

MAINTAIN ON AGVANTAGE SERVER (Own Library CUSTV65QRY, Need

Administrator)

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