Change Subscription Duration Utility

This is for Newsagencies Only

This utility changes all subscriptions to become an Ongoing subscription.  When you run this utility it will change the subscription to Ongoing and remove the current end date.

All subscriptions changes processed through Change Subscription Duration are applied immediately. These changes cannot be reversed so ensure that you always do a Backup before using this utility.

1. From the main screen of Retailer, click on Utilities -> Change Subscription Duration.
2. A red warning message will appears. Click Yes to proceed if you have performed a backup or No to cancel the process.
3. The Change Subscription Duration screen will appear.
4. In Change Subscription Duration for a Specific Stock Item, enter the Barcode or PLU of the subscription stock item and press [Tab]. Alternatively, press [Enter] on your keyboard to locate the item through the Find Stock Screen.
5. Under Subscription for Stock, a list will appear with all the subscriptions for the select stock item.
6. Double-click on the subscriptions that you want to change to Ongoing. A tick will appear in the On-going tickbox. 
7. Double-click again on the subscription again to untick the option.
8. Once you have finished selecting the subscriptions, click on Save.
   NOTE: Clicking on Cancel will undo any changes made.
9. The utility will then change the subscriptions to Ongoing and also remove any End of Subscription stops. The Status Log, this will detail any and all changes made to subscriptions that have been changed by this utility.
   
10. Click on Close and a report will appear and show a list of the changes made.
11. Click the Print button to print out the report and keep it for future reference.

Retailer archives a PDF copy of the report, which is available through Report -> Restore Archived Reports.

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