3.12.3.� Summarize Transaction History by Class Code

Transaction history is detailed by default. For example, when viewing transaction history in the Inventory History displays and reports, you see levels of detail describing each transaction. The Summarize Transaction History utility deletes detailed transaction records—using parameters you specify—and replaces them with summarized records. Summarizing records is one way to conserve disk storage space. To summarize transaction history by Class Code, select the "Summarize Transaction History by Class Code" option. The following screen will appear:

Summarize Transaction History by Class Code

When summarizing transaction history by Class Code, you are presented with the following options:

All Warehouses: Select to summarize Inventory transactions by Class Code for all Warehouses.
Selected: Specify Warehouse whose Inventory transactions by Class Code you want to summarize.
All Class Codes: Select to summarize Inventory transactions for all Class Codes.
Selected: Specify Class Code whose Inventory transactions you want to summarize.
Pattern: Enter a Class Code pattern to select a range of Class Codes Refine your search using Regular Expressions, as described in Section�1.2.9, “Topic: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions”.
Start Date: Transactions entered on and after this date will be displayed.
End Date: Transactions entered on and before this date will be displayed.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CANCEL: Closes the screen without summarizing Inventory transactions by Class Code, returning you to the application desktop.
SUMMARIZE: Summarizes Inventory transactions by Class Code based on entries specified in the screen.