We will be going back to our Order Form in this class. We'll begin by setting the whole order as LOCKED as soon as it's marked PAID. This way no further changes can be made to it.

Next we'll set up a REFUND button so that someone can take a paid order and mark it NOT paid, but at least its a separate step (and you can optionally put a password on it).

Next we'll add a ShipDate field and "Ship Order" button to the invoice. Click on the button, and the invoice will be marked SHIPPED.

Next we're going to start tracking inventory levels. We'll add a Quantity On Hand field to our product table and form.

We'll add a note in our System Log any time a user changes an inventory level so we can see EXACTLY where our products are going.

Next we'll examine a problem we have where if we add the same product multiple times, we get multiple line item entries in the order.

We'll write some VBA code so that if you click on Add Product multiple times for the same product, it just increments the Quantity field. This is a much nicer result.

Next we'll start working on the process of shipping an order. First, we'll check stock levels. If we can't ship an order because we don't have enough inventory, the database will yell at you.

Now we'll write the code to actually remove the items from inventory once they're shipped. This all happens behind the scenes, but it updates your product table.

Access 326 - Course Outline

1. Locking Orders When Paid
Pull Databases Back Together
Lock the Order if it's Paid
Me.AllowEdits
Me.AllowDeletions
Me.AllowAdditions
OrderSubform.Form.AllowEdits
OrderSubform.Form.AllowDeletions
OrderSubform.Form.AllowAdditions

2.Refunding an Order
Refund Button
Marking Unpaid in VBA Code
Can't Hide a Control That Has Focus
Pay a Quote Bug
Me.Undo

3. Ship Date
Add ShipDate Field
Lock The ShipDate
Show the ShipButton only if needed
ShipOrder Button
Can't Refund a Shipped Order

4. Inventory Levels
Quantity On Hand (QtyOnHand)
Adding Our UserLogon Form To Database
Adding a Log feature
Field.OldValue
Tracking which employee changed inventory level

5. Items Already On Order
Add QtyOnHand to Product Combo on OrderDetailF
Increment Quantity if already on order
Warning if no product picked
Create a recordset to increment quantity
Compile error: ByRef argument type mismatch

6. Shipping The Order, Part 1
OKToShip Function
Check to see if we have enough inventory on hand

7. Shipping The Order, Part 2
Optional Parameters
ChangeInventory function
Actually ship the items