Setting Up the Automated Short-Buy

After your simulated reports produce the desired results, you have a good idea of the limits to set. You can now set up the automated short-buy, and try it manually to check your settings. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Print P/Os and the ASB Exceptions Report. Set the Print Options field in the (LFA1) Vendor Call Number screen so that P/Os and the Automated Short-Buy Exceptions Report both print. You can then examine the P/Os to see what items met your limits; the report shows you items that met the global limits in the (LFAØ) screen but did meet the limits for the current line in the launcher.

  2. Test your automated short-buy. To do this, you need to launch it manually, using the [L] Launch Now action code in the [E7] Activities Scheduler. You may have to adjust your limits several times to get the desired results.

  3. Going live. Once you get the desired items on the P/Os, you’re ready to go live and transmit to your wholesalers. To do this, set the Transmit P/O field in the first (LFA1) subscreen to Y and set the automated short-buy program in the [E7] function to Active.