The Manager Module

The Manager module is where you setup and administer Herschel.

Setting up your business information
You can quickly set up your business information using the my information tool: This information appears on the documents created by Herschel.  Not...
Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 at 10:57 AM
Herschel users
The details of each person who uses Herschel are held in a file of user information. A user is added to the file using the user details tool:  The ...
Tue, 9 Jan, 2018 at 9:31 AM
Default purchase tax rate
The tax details tool allows you to set the percentage purchase tax figure used in all Herschel modules: Note the name of the purchase tax (for...
Fri, 4 Mar, 2016 at 11:29 AM
Non-working days
In order to accurately calculate when items are required, Herschel needs to know which days are non-working. Separate files of non-working days are maintain...
Thu, 27 Apr, 2017 at 12:07 PM
User defined variables
The user defined variables tool allows you to define up to twenty variables for every partnumber: The values of these variables can then be a...
Fri, 4 Mar, 2016 at 11:35 AM
Locking the Herschel system
Sometimes when you are running a Manger module option it is important to ensure that nobody logs into Herschel. The lock / unlock system option allows you t...
Thu, 11 Mar, 2021 at 11:15 AM
Currency details
Your Herschel system has a "base currency", against which all others are compared. This base currency is set using the my information tool.   ...
Fri, 4 Mar, 2016 at 12:40 PM
Document numbers
A list of available document numbers is maintained by Herschel. This holds details of all the available purchase order, sales order, works order, sales cre...
Fri, 4 Mar, 2016 at 1:43 PM
The live, testing, training and month end data areas
When users log into Herschel they can access up to four data areas: The areas are: The livedata area This area contains your...
Fri, 4 Mar, 2016 at 2:23 PM
Data manipulation
Sometimes after using Herschel for a while you may realise that you would like to change the way you have set up your partnumbers.  As it can be very time...
Fri, 4 Mar, 2016 at 2:15 PM