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Batch merge  

1. At the EMMS main menu, select Administration | Utilities | Merge and Purge Items.
   • The Items for Merge & Purge display screen appears.
2. Right-click on the item to be merged and select Batch Merge.
   • The Merge an Item enter screen appears.
3. Fill in the fieldsfields as required.

   Item is the item to merge to. You can click on the Prompt button to select the item from a list. If duplicates exist, you will be prompted to select the correct item. When prompting, if you select a primary part (one that has cores) you will receive an error message: "Cannot merge to a part that has a core."

   Warehouse is a specific warehouse to merge to. Leave blank for all. You can click on the Prompt button to select the warehouse from a list.

   Mfg Code is the manufacturer of the part. You can click on the Prompt button to select the manufacturer from a list.

   Create From Item As An Equivalence is only available when using the online processing method.

   Bar Codes To Print is only available when using the online processing method.

4. Click Enter .
   • The Confirm prompt appears.
5. Click Enter .
   • The merge will be performed.
     • If the item being merged is on a suggested order, the suggested orders are deleted and the merge will continue.
     • If the item is on a requisition, the message will say "WO 123456789 Req 123456789".
     • The merge panel will attempt to default the manufacturer code whenever the value entered is not valid.
     • If the part being merged 'from' has a negative value, it will be treated like a purchase order return; when doing the re-averaging of cost, the system will keep the cost of the part being merged 'to'.

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