VSS CLIENT CONNECTION
DECEMBER 2003
NEW
PHONE#
Our
new toll-free number is: 866-250-4273
Our
old toll-free number will remain in affect until the end of the year (2004)
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NEW ENHANCMENTS:
SALES ANALYSIS DRILLDOWN
PROGRAMS
VSS has developed programs that allow you
to analyze and compare sales on-screen
In a “drilldown”
fashion beginning with the “broadest” grouping of products
(“major category”),
then breaking this information down into Regions, Branches or Master Categories
and then finally into Categories.
User Defined:
The ability to see this
information, or parts of it, are determined on a per-user basis. A user may be defined as:
O=officer (can see all
branches, regions, groups)
R=Regional Manager (can
see specified Regions only) (ie, RA,B for regions A & B)
B=Branch Manager (can see
specified Branches only) (i.e, B5,6 for branches 5 & 6)
Major
Category, Master Category, Category:
A “Major
category” is the broadest breakdown of products. Within each “Major Category” are “Master Categories”. Within each Master Category are Categories.
The initial screen
shows a breakdown of “Major Categories” for the entire corporation (or the
user’s allowed Regions or Branches).
Two date ranges are
entered for comparison purposes. In
this example,
01/01/02–01/31/03 is
being compared to 01/01/02-01/31/02. Any date range is allowed.
At this point the
user can:
- Select B (branch). He will then be prompted for a branch# and the same format will display again, related, though, only to the specified branch.
- Select R (region). He will then be prompted for a Region# and the same format will display for the branches that are within that region.
- MC (master category breakdown). A screen will be displayed showing one section for each Master Category (All Major Categories will be included)
- Select a line#. At this point he will be prompted: M=MCAT, B=BRANCHES
If he selects B, then this same format will show again, except that
instead of one section for each Major Category, the user will see one section
for each branch. The information
will relate only to the specified Major Category.
If the user selects “M” then the screen will show one section for each
Master Category. The information will
relate only to the selected Major Category.
- At the next level - if the user has
chosen to display a breakdown by branch he can then specify a branch to
break down into Master Categories.
- From the Master Category screen he can
select a Master Category which will then be broken down into Categories.
- At any point a user can select “H”
(Home) which will take them back to the intial starting point. Or they can type “E” (Exit) which will
take then back one level until they reach the home screen.