Adding Contacts related to a customer

Jose,
I looked into that, it doesn't look possbile, since the menu/form the Open With calls is somehow a modified/customized version of Customer Entry, which I cannot seem to find or figure out how to call. Looks like something they are doing in the base code.

-Rick Bird
IT Software Administrator
Rowmark, LLC>

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Jose Gomez <jose@...> wrote:
>
> Maybe you can just add a custom Context Menu in Context Menu Maintenance
> shouldn't be too hard.
>
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> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:36 PM, that_guyy <rbird@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Dug around some more, I think the missing 'Customer Contact Entry' from
> > the Contact context menu in Case Entry is more of a bug. I reviewed several
> > other programs and found "Customer Contact Entry' in the following programs
> > Contact/ATTN context menus and it works:
> > Order Entry
> > CRM Call Entry (Call Log)
> > RMA Processing
> >
> > I would say in most places in Epicor 9.05.700B2 the option is available,
> > so everyone just needs to file calls complaining about it missing from Case
> > Entry Customer Contact context menus.
> >
> >
> > -Rick Bird
> > IT Software Administrator
> > Rowmark, LLC.
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "that_guyy" <rbird@> wrote:
> > >
> > > In 9.05.700B2 in Call Log Entry you can create a new contact for the
> > Call Log Customer by right clicking on the Contact field and selecting
> > 'Customer Contact Entry' this calls MenuID OMMT1110, however this menu ID
> > call requires the CustomerID or CustomerNum as a parameter. This is
> > actually opening Customer Entry, but it looks like a stripped down version
> > (a base customization?).
> > > Unfortunantly the only place I find the 'Customer contract Entry' option
> > in the context menu is from Call Log Entry, not from Case Entry.
> > >
> > > I would guess one could either find how Epicor calls this from the
> > context menu (I couldn't find it in the list in Context Menu Maintence)
> > either add it to the context menu or create a customization that mimics it
> > and call that customization from the context menu.
> > >
> > > The other way would be to use Person/Contact Entry and add the Customer
> > ID under the link tab.
> > >
> > > Either way, I would recommend filing a call with Epicor and try to push
> > this as a bug....' 'Customer Contact Entry' is missing from every Customer
> > Contact context menu but Call Entry and request that it be included in the
> > other context menus. If they don't go with the bug claim, then put in an
> > Enhancement request stating the same.
> > >
> > > Many say enhancements don't get implemented quickly, but in 4 years I
> > have seen several very valuable enchancements (some I have requested) put
> > into the application.
> > >
> > > -Rick Bird
> > > IT Software Administrator
> > > Rowmark, LLC.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Greenaway" <vantagegroup@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ran into an issue on a 606a system that is driving me crazy. It's
> > probably
> > > > simple and I'm just not thinking about it in the Epicor Way.
> > > >
> > > > How does a call center rep add a contact related to a customer without
> > > > having access to Customer Maintenance? In this company, call center
> > reps
> > > > may take a call from someone new at a customer and need to add a new
> > contact
> > > > related to that customer but access to Customer Maintenance is
> > restricted to
> > > > prevent changes to salesperson, territory, billing, ship-to,
> > attributes,
> > > > etc.
> > > >
> > > > Seems like they should be able to relate the new contact to the
> > customer in
> > > > Person/Contact or add a new contact by doing a right-click Add Contact
> > from
> > > > Customer Tracker, or something similar. So far, I've only hit dead
> > ends.
> > > > I'm trying to avoid having to lock down all the individual tabs and
> > fields
> > > > in Customer Maintenance by security group. Just seems like this should
> > be a
> > > > basic function of adding a contact...
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > www.CIO-onDemand.com
> > > > jeff.greenaway@
> > > > cell (206) 579-8157
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Ran into an issue on a 606a system that is driving me crazy. It's probably
simple and I'm just not thinking about it in the Epicor Way.

How does a call center rep add a contact related to a customer without
having access to Customer Maintenance? In this company, call center reps
may take a call from someone new at a customer and need to add a new contact
related to that customer but access to Customer Maintenance is restricted to
prevent changes to salesperson, territory, billing, ship-to, attributes,
etc.

Seems like they should be able to relate the new contact to the customer in
Person/Contact or add a new contact by doing a right-click Add Contact from
Customer Tracker, or something similar. So far, I've only hit dead ends.
I'm trying to avoid having to lock down all the individual tabs and fields
in Customer Maintenance by security group. Just seems like this should be a
basic function of adding a contact...

Any suggestions?

TIA

Jeff


www.CIO-onDemand.com
jeff.greenaway@...
cell (206) 579-8157
Epicor9.05.605 - progress

I have had a user change a part description, I did not have the change
log turned on for this field. I know the change was made between 4pm
last night and 8am this morning.

Is there any way of find what user made this change?

thanks in advance


Mark howard
I don't think part has any last modified by column, so you are probably out
of luck. Do you have transaction log on? SysLog table.? If so it might be
there, but good luck finding it.

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On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Mark Howard <mhoward@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
>
>
> Epicor9.05.605 - progress
>
> I have had a user change a part description, I did not have the change
> log turned on for this field. I know the change was made between 4pm
> last night and 8am this morning.
>
> Is there any way of find what user made this change?
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Mark howard
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Hi Jeff,

We have had the same issues. I have not seen a way around it except for application of security based on group.

Nancy
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Greenaway" <vantagegroup@...> wrote:
>
> Ran into an issue on a 606a system that is driving me crazy. It's probably
> simple and I'm just not thinking about it in the Epicor Way.
>
> How does a call center rep add a contact related to a customer without
> having access to Customer Maintenance? In this company, call center reps
> may take a call from someone new at a customer and need to add a new contact
> related to that customer but access to Customer Maintenance is restricted to
> prevent changes to salesperson, territory, billing, ship-to, attributes,
> etc.
>
> Seems like they should be able to relate the new contact to the customer in
> Person/Contact or add a new contact by doing a right-click Add Contact from
> Customer Tracker, or something similar. So far, I've only hit dead ends.
> I'm trying to avoid having to lock down all the individual tabs and fields
> in Customer Maintenance by security group. Just seems like this should be a
> basic function of adding a contact...
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> TIA
>
> Jeff
>
>
> www.CIO-onDemand.com
> jeff.greenaway@...
> cell (206) 579-8157
>
I struggled with this issue too. What we wished worked correctly is CRM Call Entry, there is a add New Contact, but it doesnt add a new contact, just adds an existing contact to the customer call and doesnt really do that correctly in 9.05.606.

Why would you want an outside sales rep, temp or call center in Customer Setup?

Having it at the call log, the person, sales person or whoever, comment on the call reason, add the contact and then you know the source of who entered that contact and epicor does not allow you to delete a call log, even thru DMT.


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Nancy" <nhoyt111@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> We have had the same issues. I have not seen a way around it except for application of security based on group.
>
> Nancy
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Greenaway" <vantagegroup@> wrote:
> >
> > Ran into an issue on a 606a system that is driving me crazy. It's probably
> > simple and I'm just not thinking about it in the Epicor Way.
> >
> > How does a call center rep add a contact related to a customer without
> > having access to Customer Maintenance? In this company, call center reps
> > may take a call from someone new at a customer and need to add a new contact
> > related to that customer but access to Customer Maintenance is restricted to
> > prevent changes to salesperson, territory, billing, ship-to, attributes,
> > etc.
> >
> > Seems like they should be able to relate the new contact to the customer in
> > Person/Contact or add a new contact by doing a right-click Add Contact from
> > Customer Tracker, or something similar. So far, I've only hit dead ends.
> > I'm trying to avoid having to lock down all the individual tabs and fields
> > in Customer Maintenance by security group. Just seems like this should be a
> > basic function of adding a contact...
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > www.CIO-onDemand.com
> > jeff.greenaway@
> > cell (206) 579-8157
> >
>
In 9.05.700B2 in Call Log Entry you can create a new contact for the Call Log Customer by right clicking on the Contact field and selecting 'Customer Contact Entry' this calls MenuID OMMT1110, however this menu ID call requires the CustomerID or CustomerNum as a parameter. This is actually opening Customer Entry, but it looks like a stripped down version (a base customization?).
Unfortunantly the only place I find the 'Customer contract Entry' option in the context menu is from Call Log Entry, not from Case Entry.

I would guess one could either find how Epicor calls this from the context menu (I couldn't find it in the list in Context Menu Maintence) either add it to the context menu or create a customization that mimics it and call that customization from the context menu.

The other way would be to use Person/Contact Entry and add the Customer ID under the link tab.

Either way, I would recommend filing a call with Epicor and try to push this as a bug....' 'Customer Contact Entry' is missing from every Customer Contact context menu but Call Entry and request that it be included in the other context menus. If they don't go with the bug claim, then put in an Enhancement request stating the same.

Many say enhancements don't get implemented quickly, but in 4 years I have seen several very valuable enchancements (some I have requested) put into the application.

-Rick Bird
IT Software Administrator
Rowmark, LLC.



--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Greenaway" <vantagegroup@...> wrote:
>
> Ran into an issue on a 606a system that is driving me crazy. It's probably
> simple and I'm just not thinking about it in the Epicor Way.
>
> How does a call center rep add a contact related to a customer without
> having access to Customer Maintenance? In this company, call center reps
> may take a call from someone new at a customer and need to add a new contact
> related to that customer but access to Customer Maintenance is restricted to
> prevent changes to salesperson, territory, billing, ship-to, attributes,
> etc.
>
> Seems like they should be able to relate the new contact to the customer in
> Person/Contact or add a new contact by doing a right-click Add Contact from
> Customer Tracker, or something similar. So far, I've only hit dead ends.
> I'm trying to avoid having to lock down all the individual tabs and fields
> in Customer Maintenance by security group. Just seems like this should be a
> basic function of adding a contact...
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> TIA
>
> Jeff
>
>
> www.CIO-onDemand.com
> jeff.greenaway@...
> cell (206) 579-8157
>
Dug around some more, I think the missing 'Customer Contact Entry' from the Contact context menu in Case Entry is more of a bug. I reviewed several other programs and found "Customer Contact Entry' in the following programs Contact/ATTN context menus and it works:
Order Entry
CRM Call Entry (Call Log)
RMA Processing

I would say in most places in Epicor 9.05.700B2 the option is available, so everyone just needs to file calls complaining about it missing from Case Entry Customer Contact context menus.

-Rick Bird
IT Software Administrator
Rowmark, LLC.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "that_guyy" <rbird@...> wrote:
>
> In 9.05.700B2 in Call Log Entry you can create a new contact for the Call Log Customer by right clicking on the Contact field and selecting 'Customer Contact Entry' this calls MenuID OMMT1110, however this menu ID call requires the CustomerID or CustomerNum as a parameter. This is actually opening Customer Entry, but it looks like a stripped down version (a base customization?).
> Unfortunantly the only place I find the 'Customer contract Entry' option in the context menu is from Call Log Entry, not from Case Entry.
>
> I would guess one could either find how Epicor calls this from the context menu (I couldn't find it in the list in Context Menu Maintence) either add it to the context menu or create a customization that mimics it and call that customization from the context menu.
>
> The other way would be to use Person/Contact Entry and add the Customer ID under the link tab.
>
> Either way, I would recommend filing a call with Epicor and try to push this as a bug....' 'Customer Contact Entry' is missing from every Customer Contact context menu but Call Entry and request that it be included in the other context menus. If they don't go with the bug claim, then put in an Enhancement request stating the same.
>
> Many say enhancements don't get implemented quickly, but in 4 years I have seen several very valuable enchancements (some I have requested) put into the application.
>
> -Rick Bird
> IT Software Administrator
> Rowmark, LLC.
>
>
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Greenaway" <vantagegroup@> wrote:
> >
> > Ran into an issue on a 606a system that is driving me crazy. It's probably
> > simple and I'm just not thinking about it in the Epicor Way.
> >
> > How does a call center rep add a contact related to a customer without
> > having access to Customer Maintenance? In this company, call center reps
> > may take a call from someone new at a customer and need to add a new contact
> > related to that customer but access to Customer Maintenance is restricted to
> > prevent changes to salesperson, territory, billing, ship-to, attributes,
> > etc.
> >
> > Seems like they should be able to relate the new contact to the customer in
> > Person/Contact or add a new contact by doing a right-click Add Contact from
> > Customer Tracker, or something similar. So far, I've only hit dead ends.
> > I'm trying to avoid having to lock down all the individual tabs and fields
> > in Customer Maintenance by security group. Just seems like this should be a
> > basic function of adding a contact...
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > www.CIO-onDemand.com
> > jeff.greenaway@
> > cell (206) 579-8157
> >
>
Maybe you can just add a custom Context Menu in Context Menu Maintenance
shouldn't be too hard.

*Jose C Gomez*
*Software Engineer*
*
*
*
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On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:36 PM, that_guyy <rbird@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Dug around some more, I think the missing 'Customer Contact Entry' from
> the Contact context menu in Case Entry is more of a bug. I reviewed several
> other programs and found "Customer Contact Entry' in the following programs
> Contact/ATTN context menus and it works:
> Order Entry
> CRM Call Entry (Call Log)
> RMA Processing
>
> I would say in most places in Epicor 9.05.700B2 the option is available,
> so everyone just needs to file calls complaining about it missing from Case
> Entry Customer Contact context menus.
>
>
> -Rick Bird
> IT Software Administrator
> Rowmark, LLC.
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "that_guyy" <rbird@...> wrote:
> >
> > In 9.05.700B2 in Call Log Entry you can create a new contact for the
> Call Log Customer by right clicking on the Contact field and selecting
> 'Customer Contact Entry' this calls MenuID OMMT1110, however this menu ID
> call requires the CustomerID or CustomerNum as a parameter. This is
> actually opening Customer Entry, but it looks like a stripped down version
> (a base customization?).
> > Unfortunantly the only place I find the 'Customer contract Entry' option
> in the context menu is from Call Log Entry, not from Case Entry.
> >
> > I would guess one could either find how Epicor calls this from the
> context menu (I couldn't find it in the list in Context Menu Maintence)
> either add it to the context menu or create a customization that mimics it
> and call that customization from the context menu.
> >
> > The other way would be to use Person/Contact Entry and add the Customer
> ID under the link tab.
> >
> > Either way, I would recommend filing a call with Epicor and try to push
> this as a bug....' 'Customer Contact Entry' is missing from every Customer
> Contact context menu but Call Entry and request that it be included in the
> other context menus. If they don't go with the bug claim, then put in an
> Enhancement request stating the same.
> >
> > Many say enhancements don't get implemented quickly, but in 4 years I
> have seen several very valuable enchancements (some I have requested) put
> into the application.
> >
> > -Rick Bird
> > IT Software Administrator
> > Rowmark, LLC.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Greenaway" <vantagegroup@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ran into an issue on a 606a system that is driving me crazy. It's
> probably
> > > simple and I'm just not thinking about it in the Epicor Way.
> > >
> > > How does a call center rep add a contact related to a customer without
> > > having access to Customer Maintenance? In this company, call center
> reps
> > > may take a call from someone new at a customer and need to add a new
> contact
> > > related to that customer but access to Customer Maintenance is
> restricted to
> > > prevent changes to salesperson, territory, billing, ship-to,
> attributes,
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > Seems like they should be able to relate the new contact to the
> customer in
> > > Person/Contact or add a new contact by doing a right-click Add Contact
> from
> > > Customer Tracker, or something similar. So far, I've only hit dead
> ends.
> > > I'm trying to avoid having to lock down all the individual tabs and
> fields
> > > in Customer Maintenance by security group. Just seems like this should
> be a
> > > basic function of adding a contact...
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > > www.CIO-onDemand.com
> > > jeff.greenaway@
> > > cell (206) 579-8157
> > >
> >
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Thanks for the suggestions! We have plans for moving to 700 and will take
it from there, adding a context menu to Case Entry if Epicor doesn't include
that in a release before then.

Cheers,


Jeff

www.CIO-onDemand.com
jeff.greenaway@...
cell (206) 579-8157




-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jose Gomez
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:03 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Re: Adding Contacts related to a customer

Maybe you can just add a custom Context Menu in Context Menu Maintenance
shouldn't be too hard.

*Jose C Gomez*
*Software Engineer*
*
*
*
*T: 904.469.1524 mobile
E: jose@...
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*Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*



On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:36 PM, that_guyy <rbird@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Dug around some more, I think the missing 'Customer Contact Entry'
> from the Contact context menu in Case Entry is more of a bug. I
> reviewed several other programs and found "Customer Contact Entry' in
> the following programs Contact/ATTN context menus and it works:
> Order Entry
> CRM Call Entry (Call Log)
> RMA Processing
>
> I would say in most places in Epicor 9.05.700B2 the option is
> available, so everyone just needs to file calls complaining about it
> missing from Case Entry Customer Contact context menus.
>
>
> -Rick Bird
> IT Software Administrator
> Rowmark, LLC.
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "that_guyy" <rbird@...> wrote:
> >
> > In 9.05.700B2 in Call Log Entry you can create a new contact for the
> Call Log Customer by right clicking on the Contact field and selecting
> 'Customer Contact Entry' this calls MenuID OMMT1110, however this menu
> ID call requires the CustomerID or CustomerNum as a parameter. This is
> actually opening Customer Entry, but it looks like a stripped down
> version (a base customization?).
> > Unfortunantly the only place I find the 'Customer contract Entry'
> > option
> in the context menu is from Call Log Entry, not from Case Entry.
> >
> > I would guess one could either find how Epicor calls this from the
> context menu (I couldn't find it in the list in Context Menu
> Maintence) either add it to the context menu or create a customization
> that mimics it and call that customization from the context menu.
> >
> > The other way would be to use Person/Contact Entry and add the
> > Customer
> ID under the link tab.
> >
> > Either way, I would recommend filing a call with Epicor and try to
> > push
> this as a bug....' 'Customer Contact Entry' is missing from every
> Customer Contact context menu but Call Entry and request that it be
> included in the other context menus. If they don't go with the bug
> claim, then put in an Enhancement request stating the same.
> >
> > Many say enhancements don't get implemented quickly, but in 4 years
> > I
> have seen several very valuable enchancements (some I have requested)
> put into the application.
> >
> > -Rick Bird
> > IT Software Administrator
> > Rowmark, LLC.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Greenaway" <vantagegroup@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ran into an issue on a 606a system that is driving me crazy. It's
> probably
> > > simple and I'm just not thinking about it in the Epicor Way.
> > >
> > > How does a call center rep add a contact related to a customer
> > > without having access to Customer Maintenance? In this company,
> > > call center
> reps
> > > may take a call from someone new at a customer and need to add a
> > > new
> contact
> > > related to that customer but access to Customer Maintenance is
> restricted to
> > > prevent changes to salesperson, territory, billing, ship-to,
> attributes,
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > Seems like they should be able to relate the new contact to the
> customer in
> > > Person/Contact or add a new contact by doing a right-click Add
> > > Contact
> from
> > > Customer Tracker, or something similar. So far, I've only hit dead
> ends.
> > > I'm trying to avoid having to lock down all the individual tabs
> > > and
> fields
> > > in Customer Maintenance by security group. Just seems like this
> > > should
> be a
> > > basic function of adding a contact...
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > > www.CIO-onDemand.com
> > > jeff.greenaway@
> > > cell (206) 579-8157
> > >
> >
>
>
>


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