Order Manager Sync

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Overview

• In order for communication to take place between the Monsoon Fulfillment Manager and the Monsoon Order Manager, they each contain a component called the Monsoon Synchronization Manager.

• This topic outlines the functions of the Order Manager Sync component, which is accessed through Main Menu>Settings>Data Functions>Order Manager Sync.

Description of the Screen

Sessions Tab

• The Sessions tab displays a list of messages which have been processed, including the Date/Time as well as information about the message, such as the message type.

Process Messages

• select this button to process all messages currently in the queue

• the background of the message row is color coded to draw attention to certain messages

White – informational messages

Green – successful completion of a process

Yellow – an error was detected, but was not severe enough to stop the message processing

Red – a significant error was encountered, message processing is halted, contact Monsoon Commerce Technical Support

• the order in which messages are processed is handled by the program and is transparent to the user   

  1. Import Messages from all sources
  2. Process Received Acknowledgment messages
  1. Order not currently important for these messages
  3. Process Received Messages
  1. QOH Update Messages (i.e. Cycle Count messages)
  2. Shipping Messages
  3. Return Receipts
  4. PO Receipts
  5. QOH Sync Messages
  4. Process Outgoing Add/Edit Messages in sync message queue
  1. Supplier
  2. Product
  3. Assembly
  4. QOH
  5. Packing Slip
  6. Order
  7. RMA Request
  8. Return Update
  9. PO Request
  10. Provisioning
  5. Process Outgoing Delete Messages in sync message queue (generally reverse order as add/edit)
     
  1. PO Request
  2. RMA Request
  3. Order
  4. Assembly
  5. Product
  6. Supplier
  6. Export all outgoing messages

   

Clear Messages

• select this button to clear all messages from the grid

Settings Tab

The Settings tab displays information about the current Monsoon Order Manager store.

Current DB

• displays the name of the current Monsoon Order Manager store data file

Store Guid

• a unique identifier of the current Monsoon Order Manager store file
• this value is generated by the program for internal purposes and cannot be edited

Warehouses

• all warehouses currently defined in the application are listed here
• select a warehouse from the list to view messages from that instance of the Monsoon Fulfillment Manager

More Settings

• select this button to make changes to the connections between the Order Manager Sync component and the FM Sync Component

Message Management

Active Months

• select the number of months to keep messages in the standard message folders
• A value between 1-100 is the allowable range, but most users should only need to keep one to two months at most
• all messages beyond the specified time period are zipped and stored in the Archive Folder to conserve disk space

Archive Folder

• displays the path to the folder where messages are stored after they are zipped

Archive Now

• manually initiates the archiving process, however, the process also runs automatically each time the Sync Manager is executed   

Provisioning Tab

Provisioning Button

• pushes the entire product catalog to one or more instances of the Monsoon Fulfillment Manager
• should only be done once, when initially setting up the system

Additional Information

Created: 1/9/14

Revised: 5/4/15

Published: 08/19/15