Managing Users

The Handheld User Manager window allows managing, creating and removing HandiFox users, and it can be accessed via File → HandiFox → Handheld User Manager in QuickBooks

Handheld User Manager

• New button

Click on it to create a new user. The New Handheld User window will open.

• Delete button

After confirmation, you can delete a handheld user from the list. It means that this user will no longer be able to synchronize from any device.

• Edit button

Clicking on it will open the Handheld User window where you can edit current user data and permissions. Double-clicking on a user will also open the Handheld User window for certain user.

• Close button

Click on it to close the window.

Creating a Handheld User

To create a new user:

1. Go to File → HandiFox → Handheld User Manager in QuickBooks
2. Click on the New button.
3. Fill in the Login, Password and Display Name fields.
4. Assign/remove permission by checking and unchecking the boxes displayed under each category in the New Handheld User window.
5. Click on Save.
6. Click on Close if you want to close the window, or alternatively you can continue to create another new user (Follow steps 3 to 5).

The information entered in the Login and Password fields will be used to access the HandiFox app on the handheld device. The Display Name is how your user will be displayed in the Handheld User Manager Window.
There are 6 categories in the Permission section of the New Handheld User window (unchecking the box next to the name of each one of those categories, automatically removes all permissions in them):

1. Inventory: This category allows the user to have access to the Inventory section of the HandiFox app on the handheld device and it includes permissions to the following sub-categories: Item List, View Costs, Purchase Orders, Count Inventory, Build Assemblies, and Manage Bin Locations.

• Item List (unchecking the box next to the name of this category automatically disables all permissions in this subcategory).

    View Details: It allows accessing an item’s details via the Edit button on the Item List screen on the handheld device.
    View QOH on other sites: It allows the user to view the quantity on hand of any item in the list existing in other sites.
    Edit Barcodes: It allows the user to add, edit, remove barcodes via the Edit button.

• View costs: It allows the user to view inventory costs.

• Purchase Orders: It allows the user to print, edit, receive and create purchase orders (unchecking the box next to the name of this category automatically disables all permissions in this subcategory).

    Print: It allows the user to print purchase orders directly from the handheld device.
    Edit: It allows the user to modify purchase orders.
    Receive: It allows the user to mark as received items contained in a purchase order and create an item receipts.
    Create: It allows the user to manually generate purchase orders.

• Count Inventory: It allows the user to verify and enter new quantities to existing stock. See Inventory Counting for more details.

• Build Assemblies: It allows the user to create assembly items.

• Manage Bin Locations: It allows the user to create and edit bin locations.

2. Sales: This category allows the user to access the Sales section of the HandiFox app on the handheld device and it includes permission to the following subcategories:

• Customers: (unchecking the box next to the name of this category automatically disables all permissions in this subcategory)
• Sales Rep:
• Sales Orders: (unchecking the box next to the name of this category automatically disables all permissions in this subcategory)

    Print: It allows the user to print sales orders directly from the handheld device.
    Edit: It allows the user to modify sales orders.
    Create: It allows the user to manually generate purchase orders.
    Invoice: It allows the user to create invoices from existing sales orders.

• Invoices:

    Print: It allows the user to print invoices directly from the handheld device.
    Edit: It allows the user to modify invoices.
    Create: It allows the user to manually generate invoices.

• Sales Receipts:

    Print: It allows the user to print sales receipts directly from the handheld device.
    Edit: It allows the user to modify sales receipt.
    Create: It allows the user to manually generate sales receipts.
    Pick/Pack:

3. Admin: This category allows the handheld user to access reports and the app's settings

    Reports: It allows the user to view, email and save Settlement, Sales, Payment Receipt, Sales Order, and Backordered Item reports.
    Settings: It allows the user to access and modify the HandiFox Mobile Application's Settings. For more details see Mobile Application's Settings.

4. Transfers

5. Scheduling

6. Fulfillment

In addition to the afore mentioned permisions, the user can be allowed to switch sites and edit transactions numbers if their respective boxes are checked.

Deleting a Handheld User

To delete a handheld user:

1. Go to File → HandiFox → Handheld User Manager in QuickBooks.

2. Select the user you want to delete.

3. Click on Delete.

4. Click on Yes in the Warning popup or click on No if you want to cancel the operation.

Editing a Handheld User

To edit a handheld user:

1. Go to File → HandiFox → Handheld User Manager in QuickBooks

2. Select the User you want to edit.

3. Click on Edit.

4. Make the necessary changes to the user.

5. Click on Save if you want to save the changes, this will close the window or, click on Close to close the window. If you already made any changes to the user and click on Close, a warning popup will ask you whether you want to save the changes, here you can click on Yes, if you want to save the changes; No, if you want to close the window without saving; or Cancel, if you want to cancel the operation and go back to the User window.