Preferences

Preferences are used to customize the Color Formula Lookup system. Preferences can be set for Paint Qualities, Mix Additives, Mixing Ratios, and Scale Settings. Please refer to the menu below for further information on each Preference.

Preferences Main Menu

General

Automatically Make Formula Sprayable - When this option is set to Yes, the system will automatically prompt a user to select a Mixing Ratio. If a user has previously established a 'default' Mixing Raito for the given product, it will be assigned and displayed without any additional prompting.
Automatically Make Formula Sprayable Yes No
Discount from List Price - This is a percentage. It is the default percentage that will be used when accessing the Costs By RO report under Management Reports link. If you choose to discount from List price, the discount percentage will be defaulted to this value. It can be overwritten, but will always default back to this value.
Discount from List Price 10 %
Default Mix Amount - When viewing details of a given formula, this unit of measure and quantity will be used as the default. If the default size is not the desired measurement, it can be altered by clicking on the change link found on the formula details page.
Default Mix Amount
save - This button will save your General Preference settings.

Always remember to save your changes before leaving the page.

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Paint Qualities

Paint Qualities are grouped by brand.When searching for a formula, only those qualities that the user has selected will be displayed.
Select or Deselect Paint Qualities - Once you locate the desired paint quality, simply use the mouse to click on the checkbox.A check in the box indicates that the system will show results for that particular paint quality. Remember to save your changes by clicking the [Save Preferences] button before leaving the page.
- This button is found under each brand. When clicked, it will mark all paint qualities under that brand with a check. Remember to save your changes by clicking the [Save Preferences] button before leaving the page.
- This button is found under each brand. When clicked, it will deselect all paint qualities under that brand by removing the check marks.   Remember to save your changes by clicking the [Save Preferences] button before leaving the page.
* - A paint quality with an asterisk indicates that the quality is in more than one brand. On selection, all associated paint qualities will be included.
- This button will save ALL your Paint Quality selections.

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Mix Additives

Mix Additives are grouped by brand.When searching for a formula, only those formulas that contain the selected mix additives will be displayed. In addition, only mix ratios that contain the selected mix additives will be displayed.
Select or Deselect Mix Additives - Once you locate the desired mix additive, simply use the mouse to click on the checkbox.A check in the box indicates that the system will show results for formulas that contain the associated mix additives. Remember to save your changes by clicking the [Save Preferences] button before leaving the page.
- This button is found under each brand. When clicked, it will mark all mix additives under that brand with a check. Remember to save your changes by clicking the [Save Preferences] button before leaving the page.
- This button is found under each brand. When clicked, it will deselect all paint qualities under that brand by removing the check marks. Remember to save your changes by clicking the [Save Preferences] button before leaving the page.
- This button will save all your Mix Additive selections.
* - A mix additive with an asterisk indicates that the mix additive is in more than one brand.On selection, all associated mix additives will be included.

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Mix Ratio

Color - These Mix Ratios are used to make Color Intermix Formulas ready to spray.
They have been grouped by Brand and Product and can be filtered using the associated dropdown menus. To see a list of brands or products, simply use the mouse and click on the small gray box with the down arrow. This will display a list of items which can be selected by clicking on the item.The list will close and the page will refresh with new detail.
Brand
Active mixing ratios are viewable by the user when making a formula ready to spray. By default, all mixing ratios are marked as active.A check mark found under the ACTIVE column denotes that the given mixing ratio is active. When a user removes a check mark from under the ACTIVE column for a given mixing ratio, it is no longer viewable by the user.
When the All link is clicked by the user, all mix ratios listed on the page will be marked as active ie. with a check mark.
When the None link is clicked by the user, all mix ratios listed on the page will be marked as inactive ie. without a check mark for both the ACTIVE and DEFAULT columns.
Active All None
Only 1 mixing ratio for a given product may be assigned as the Default. A check mark found under the DEFAULT column denotes the given mixing ratio as a default. For example, a user selects a Clearcoat and would like to apply a mixing ratio.Since the user previously defined a default mixing ratio for this product, the system will automatically assign the default without prompting the user to make a selection.
Default None
Undercoat/Clearcoat - These Mix Ratios are used in making Cleaners, Clear Coats, and Primers ready to spray. They have been grouped by Category and Product and can be filtered using the associated dropdown menus. To see a list of Categories or products, simply use the mouse and click on the small gray box with the down arrow. This will display a list of items which can be selected by clicking on the item.The list will close and the page will refresh with new detail.
Category
Active mixing ratios are viewable by the user when making a formula ready to spray. By default, all mixing ratios are marked as active.A check mark found under the ACTIVE column denotes that the given mixing ratio is active. When a user removes a check mark from under the ACTIVE column for a given mixing ratio, it is no longer viewable by the user.
When the All link is clicked by the user, all mix ratios listed on the page will be marked as active ie. with a check mark.
When the None link is clicked by the user, all mix ratios listed on the page will be marked as inactive ie. without a check mark for both the ACTIVE and DEFAULT columns.
Active All None
Only 1 mixing ratio for a given product may be assigned as the Default. A check mark found under the DEFAULT column denotes the given mixing ratio as a default. For example, a user selects a Clearcoat and would like to apply a mixing ratio.Since the user previously defined a default mixing ratio for this product, the system will automatically assign the default without prompting the user to make a selection.
Default None

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Scale

Scale Settings are used to customize the mixing scale for a given user.
Enable Scale - Enables the scale for a given user and adds functionality to the Color Formula Lookup system.It will enable a user to add formulas to their mixing queue. In addition, they will have access to Management Reports which offer detailed environmental information.They will also have the option to review their Mix History, which includes detailed information about formulas they mixed on a scale.
Overpour Tolerance - This is a percentage.It is used in determining whether an ingredient has been over poured on the mixing scale. Helps determine if a mix was overpoured by the user and reports the information.To disable this feature, simply place a 0 in the box.
Remove Successful Mixes From My Queue - This indicates whether or not a formula will be removed from the mixing queue after it has been successfully mixed on the scale.When this option is set to 'Yes', the formula will automatically be removed from the users mixing queue.When this option is set to 'No', the formula will remain in the users mixing queue.
Print Label's for Successful Mixes - This indicates whether or not a label will be printed after a formula has been successfully mixed on the scale. When this option is set to 'Yes', a formula label will automatically be printed. When this option is set to 'No', a formula label will not be printed.
Enable Under-pour Recalculation - When a mix ingredient is under-poured on a mixing scale, the user will be given the option to recalculate the entire mix before continuing. When this option is set to 'Yes', the user will be given the option to recalculate the mix when under-poured. When this option is set to 'No', the user will not be given the option to recalculate the mix when an ingredient is under-poured.
Default Label Copies - The number of labels to which the system will print if the user selects to print a formula label without first specifying the number of copies.
Save - This button will save your scale settings. Always remember to save your changes before leaving the page.

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