Maintain Corporate Parents

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The Maintain Corporate Parents screen is used to manage corporate parents and owners.

Maintain Corporate Parents screen

Screen Access

Display the Reference Utility screen > Double-click Corporate Parents.

Interface Initialization

Upon initial display of the screen, the following occurs:

The title bar text is set to "Maintain Corporate Parents".

If records are listed in the data grid:

The data grid contains each corporate parent that has been recorded within the application.

The first row in the data grid is initially selected as the default.

The Add button is visible and enabled.

The Edit button is visible and enabled.

The Delete button is visible and enabled.

The Close button is visible and enabled as the default.

If records are not listed in the data grid:

The Add button is visible and enabled.

The Edit button is visible and disabled.

The Delete button is visible and disabled.

The Close button is visible and enabled as the default.

Screen Elements

Unless otherwise stated below, all controls on the Maintain Corporate Parents screen are visible and enabled when:

The screen is active.

If one or more special conditions exist that affect a control on the Maintain Corporate Parents screen, the condition(s) are documented for that specific control below.

Corporate Parents data grid

View the information in the Corporate Parents data grid.

This data grid contains each corporate parent that has been recorded within the application. The title of the data grid is set to "Corporate Parents". The data grid contains a row for each corporate parent record that currently exists within the database. The records are sorted in alphabetical order by the Name column and can be resorted.

The first record in the data grid is initially selected. The information in the data grid is read-only.

The data grid consists of the following control(s):

Name column

This column displays the name for each record displayed within the data grid.

The title of the column is set to "Name". The information displayed within the column is read-only. The column header and the data within the column are left aligned.

Address column

This column displays the street address for each record displayed within the data grid. When the data grid is sorted by this column, it will be sorted numerically by street number, then alphabetically by street name.

The title of the column is set to "Address". The information displayed within the column is read-only.

City column

This column displays the name of the city for each record displayed within the data grid.

The title of the column is set to "City". The information displayed within the column is read-only.

State column

This column displays the two-character state abbreviation for each record displayed within the data grid.

The title of the column is set to "State". The information displayed within the column is read-only.

ZIP column

This column displays the five- or nine-character code for the postal zone for each record displayed within the data grid. The value is displayed in "#####-####" format.

The title of the column is set to "ZIP". The information displayed within the column is read-only.

Telephone column

This column displays the telephone number of each person displayed within the data grid. The value is displayed in "###-###-####" format to include a three-character area code and seven-character telephone number.

The title of the column is set to "Telephone". The information displayed within the column is read-only.

Federal ID Number column

This column displays the federal identification number for each record displayed within the data grid. The value is displayed in "##-#######" format.

The title of the column is set to "Federal ID Number". The information displayed within the column is read-only.

Add button

Click the Add button to add a record to the data grid.

It has a mnemonic of "A".

The Corporate Parent screen displays in Add mode when the button is clicked.

Edit button

Click the Edit button to edit the record currently selected in the data grid.

The control is enabled when:

A record is selected in the data grid.

It has a mnemonic of "E".

The Corporate Parent screen displays in Edit mode when the button is clicked.

Delete button

Click the Delete button to delete the record currently selected in the data grid.

The control is enabled when:

A record is selected in the data grid.

It has a mnemonic of "D".

When the button is clicked, a standard confirmation message (C0004) displays. The options of Yes and No are available. When Yes is clicked, the system deletes the record from the database. The contents on the Maintain Corporate Parents screen are refreshed. When No is clicked, the system returns to the Maintain Corporate Parents screen (the current screen) without deleting the selected record.

If the selected record is associated with at least one other record in the system or is in use, the system displays a standard error message (E0007). Click the OK button to return to the Maintain Corporate Parents screen (the current screen).

Close button

Click the Close button to close the screen.

It does not have a mnemonic. Its keyboard shortcut is the Esc (escape) key.

The Reference Utility screen displays when the button is clicked.

Processing

If data can be validated and saved on the screen, the following processes occur when the screen is processed:

A process to check for required controls as identified in the Data Map below is performed.
A process to check for valid entries as identified individually for each applicable control in Screen Elements above is performed.
A process to check for edits and cross edits as identified for each applicable control in Screen Elements above is performed.
If any checks or processes fail, a standard error message displays.

If no data can be validated and saved on the screen:

No cross edits are performed.
All values are considered legitimate.
No data is written to the database.

Data Map

The Data Map defines the values saved for all controls on the screen. If available, any additional notes or comments are displayed in the Notes column.

Control Label	Control Type	Table. Column	Notes
Vendor Owners/Partners	data grid label	·	·
Name	column	CorporateParent.Name	·
Address	column	Address.Address1	Mailing Address
City	column	Address.City	Mailing Address
State	column	Address.State	Mailing Address
ZIP	column	Address.ZipCode	Mailing Address
Telephone	column	CorporateParent.Telephone	·
Federal ID Number	column	CorporateParent.FederalTaxNumber	·

Software Version: 2.40.00