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Understanding VisionCore Terminology

Several of the terms used throughout VisionCore are described here in more detail.  The program is described in much detail but a lot of the terms we use may be a little unfamiliar to others.

 

Bank Transactions

A Bank Transaction is any kind of bank or credit card form.  This would include the forms Write Checks, Withdrawals, Deposits, Credit Card Charges, Credit Card Returns and Bank Reconciliation's.

 

Closing a Form

You can click the top right corner of any window to close it.  You can also click the Close button at the top of the form.

 

Combo Box Field

A Combo Box field is any field that has a small black arrow pointing down.  When you click the arrow a list will open directly below the combo box field, which allows you to select an item from that list to automatically fill in the combo box field.

 

Form Buttons

Form buttons are buttons found inside forms and when clicked will perform a type of action like open another form or cancel an action.

 

Forms

The terminology forms referrers to what some call screens or windows.  A form is a screen or window that allows you to enter some kind of data or perform some sort of action like clicking a button.

 

Little Buttons

Little buttons are smaller than Form and Action buttons.  They usually perform a specific task next to a field.  One of the more referenced little buttons is the ellipse button, which has a wide range of tasks depending on the form it is on.  Usually it's main task is to open forms related to a field it is next to.

 

Purchase Transactions

A Purchase Transaction is any kind of purchase form for a selected vendor.  This would include the forms Bills, Vendor Purchase Orders, Vendor Bills.

 

Reports

A report is used to present data in a printed format.  It displays, groups and totals data from various parts of the program and then displays that data in a special format made to print out on your printer.

 

Required Field

A required field is a field that you must enter some kind of data in otherwise the record will not be saved.

 

Sales Transactions

A Sales Transaction is any kind of sales form for a selected customer.  This would include the forms Invoices, Orders, Quotes or Customer.

 

Toolbar Buttons

Toolbar buttons are buttons found at the top of most forms and when clicked will perform a type of action on the selected record like posting, deleting, searching or saving that record.

 

Transactions

A Transaction is any kind of form that can Post records to the General Ledger.  This would include forms like the Invoice, Receivables, Bill, Payables, General Ledger, Write Checks and so on.