area - A group of locations that typically grow the same kind of plant; used by two popular pull reports: Orders > Documents > Mass Pull by Order and Trucks > Mass Pull Reports > Mass Pull by Product.
assortment - A group of plants intended to facilitate product allocations and substitutions.
commission amount - Commissionable amount x commission rate (see Commissions).
commissionable amount - Price x quantity; discounts, credits, and royalties are subtracted from this amount before calculating commission.
confirmed quantity - The amount settled on after checking availability and allocating products; also "current", "shipped" quantity.
container field - A system of growing where plants are cultivated in pots on a large field; usually small trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants which are destined for sales in garden centers.
customer label - This term is used to refer to a customer product tag, which may have UPC, plant picture, and other retail information, not a product pull tag.
division - A large, usually separate, geographical location with its own manager (a.k.a. "farm," "ranch").
entry form grid - In the application, a grid that displays all of the data for a particular entry form, such as Orders > Entry Forms > Shipping Orders; from the query form, click "Find" to display all records.
graded inventory - Inventory which has been transferred from an open field, graded, and stored in a cooler or storage facility.
grid column selector - Located in the upper left-hand corner of all grids, this feature allows you to select and deselect columns for display on the grid, as well as edit column sequence.
growing inventory - Inventory that has not yet reached its maturity date.
location ID - Generated by CompuPlants, this code combines the division code and section code, allowing you more flexibility when configuring inventory locations.
location segment (abbr. loc seg) - An additional, yet optional, qualifier for distinguishing among locations.
menu - The main menu on the left-hand side of the screen. When you double-click an item on the menu, a detailed module appears on the middle tab at the bottom of the menu.
menu bar - The menu displayed across the top of the screen. It defaults to “File / Setup / Help,” but, if you prefer, display Menu items in the Menu Bar. Go to File > Show Items in Menu.
module - One of the components that makes up CompuPlants and is accessible from the Menu, such as Receivables, Orders, Administration, and so on.
open field - A system of growing where large plants, usually ornamental trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials, are cultivated in the ground and may be transferred to a cooler or storage facility. They may be shipped bare root or balled and burlapped, and are typically meant for the wholesale trade.
original quantity - Amount requested by the customer; also "ordered", "wanted", "requested" quantity.
periodic - Inventory is counted once a year with no regular maintenance.
perpetual - Inventory is counted once a year with regular maintenance.
plant - The plant species (without specific size and/or color).
plant type - Used for characterizing plants; examples can be trees, deciduous trees, flowering shrubs, etc. (not to be confused with product type).
pot in pot - A system of growing where plants are cultivated in pots that will accommodate their point-of-sale size; those pots are placed in larger, in-ground pots in large fields.
product - An individual item listed in your product catalog (the species of plant with specific size and/or color associated with it).
product type - A required field in order entry that can determine several aspects of a shipping order, including the primary discount method, whether the order is restricted to a particular product, whether the availability panel reflects a single-date or multiple-date system, and more.
pull tag - This term is used to refer to a product pull tag, not a customer label; it may sometimes be reduced to simply "tag".
quick-change grid - A grid that allows you to edit data for multiple records at once (you cannot add/delete entire records using a quick-change grid); editable columns have orange headers.
recurring journal entry - a journal entry that is recorded in every accounting period, such as depreciation, insurance, and payroll expenses.
reversing journal entry - an entry that reverses selected entries made in the immediately preceding accounting period.
salable inventory - Container field plants ready to ship.
sales type - Used for calculating commissions; users with the Commissions module may save commission rates by sales rep/sales type.
section - A fraction of a division; factors into CompuPlants' location ID code.
sell date - Date at which the product reaches its point-of-sale status (a.k.a. "ready date," "maturity date"); also, the application uses this date when calculating product availability.
sequence number - Several records in CompuPlants receive a unique number when they are saved: shipping orders, invoices, vouchers, paychecks, trucks, etc. In many cases, the user can implement his or her own numbering convention and tell the application where to begin by going to Setup > General > Sequence Numbers.
sidebar - When inside a module, the sidebar displays that module’s subtopics in an expandable tree format. Double-click the plus signs (+) next to each branch of the tree to expand the files within. Double-click a menu tree item to open a new form. Forms accumulate in separate windows as you open them; keep track of them along the taskbar at the bottom of the application screen. Click “Exit” in the toolbar to close the form.
tasks - The third tab at the bottom of the menu aggregates menu items that you designate as “tasks.” Perhaps you’d like to gather frequently used tasks in one convenient location; or, use the task menu as a prioritized to-do list. Right-click on a menu tree item and select “Add to Tasks.” To remove an item from the Task menu, right-click and select “Delete.”
toolbar - The row of action icons situated just below the Menu Bar. While these icons vary slightly by menu item, they generally include actions like “Find,” “Insert,” “Save,” “Exit,” and so on.
track ID - When the user saves beginning inventory (container only), CompuPlants combines the plant number with a range of location-specific traits, such as division, section, area, location segment, and sell date, to generate a unique code known as the "track ID." In order entry, you may designate a specific track ID (or multiple track IDs) for each product that you add to the order.
types - From Inventory > Product Setup; indicates which form the plant is sold in (e.g. tuber, grafted, staked, etc.); not to be confused with plant type or product type.