Remove unused supplier matches
AppCAT downloads all differences between your database and its own information for all suppliers, departments, categories and items linked to AppCAT. If you do not process AppCAT changes (applied or ignored) on a regular basis, the number of changes can become too large to display. Removing the excess of supplier matchings from your system reduces the number of changes downloaded and displayed.
Due to the large number of suppliers this step may need to be repeated 3-4 times.
- From the Tools menu, select Item, then Bulk AppCAT Matching.
- Click Next to move past the Welcome Screen.
- Select Suppliers, then click Next.
- Select All Suppliers, then click Next.
- Click Confirm Changes.
- From the Filter drop-down list, select Show Only Matches.
- Review the list and select all the suppliers you currently do not want to receive AppCAT changes and updates for.
Use CTRL, SHIFT and your mouse to select several entries at a time.
- Right-click one of the selected rows and select Reject Match.
- Repeat the above two steps until the only suppliers displayed are those you want to receive AppCAT changes or updates for.
- Click OK.
- Review the list and select Confirm you want to apply your changes (.
- Click Next, then Finish.
- From the Tools menu, select AppCAT, then Options.
- Select the Download Schedule tab and click Download Now.
- At the dialog prompt, confirm the reset, click OK, then OK again.
AppCAT download is automatically performed based on your download schedule. It is advised to perform this (optional) process after hours, as it may slow-down the performance of Fred Office Plus. By default, the download scheduled is set to once per week. Use Download Now if you want to view and apply AppCAT changes immediately, rather than wait until the next scheduled download.
- Go to Assistants, then AppCAT and click Download Now.
The download process starts and a progress bar is displayed.
Once completed, only AppCAT changes available for the remaining linked suppliers are displayed.