Section 5:
Main Modules

Section Contents

Customers  PAGEREF _Toc186855330 \h 311

Customers Overview  311

Browsing Customers 311

Adding a New Customer 312

Adding a New Repair Order 313

Adding a New Sales Invoice  313

Adding a New Credit Note  313

Adding a New Warranty Card  313

Viewing a Customer 313

Editing a Customer 313

Deleting a Customer 314

Customer Group Filters 314

Editing Customers 314

Customer - Main Area  314

Customer - Shipping Address Tab  315

Customer - Billing Address/Info Tab  316

Customer - Contacts Tab  318

Customer - Defaults Tab  318

Customer - Notes Tab  319

Customer - Attachments Tab  320

Customer - Internet Utility Tab  320

Customer - Balance Due Tab  321

Customer - Statistics Tab  322

Working with Customers 323

Working with Batches of Customers 323

Importing and Exporting Customers 323

Batch Updating Customers 323

Batch Updating Contact Information on Invoices Assigned to a Customer 323

Batch Tax Updates on Customer Accounts 323

Batch Payments by Customer 324

Batch Printing by Customer 324

Reporting on Customers 324

Customer Listing Reports 324

Customer Analysis Reports 324

Vendors  324

Vendors Overview  324

Browsing Vendors 324

Adding a New Vendor 326

Viewing a Vendor 326

Editing a Vendor 326

Deleting a Vendor 326

Vendor Group Filters 326

Editing Vendors 327

Vendor - Main Area  327

Vendor - Address Tab  328

Vendor - Contacts Tab  329

Vendor - Defaults Tab  329

Vendor - Notes Tab  330

Vendor - Attachments Tab  331

Vendor - Repair Statistics Tab  331

Vendor - Purchase Statistics Tab  332

Working with Vendors 333

Adding a New Inventory Item  333

Adding a New Purchase Order 333

Working with Batches of Vendors 333

Importing and Exporting Vendors 333

Batch Updating Vendors 333

Batch Updating Contact Information on Purchase Orders Assigned to a Vendor 333

Batch Printing by Vendor 334

Reporting on Vendors 334

Vendor Listing Reports 334

Vendor Analysis Reports 334

Repair Orders/Invoices  334

Repair Orders Overview  334

Browsing Repair Orders 335

Browse Mode  335

Research Mode  336

Adding a New Repair Order 337

Replicating a Repair Order 338

Viewing a Repair Order 338

Editing a Repair Order 338

Deleting a Repair Order 338

Repair Order Group Filters 338

Editing Repair Orders 340

Repair Order - Main Area  340

Repair Order - Customer Tab  341

Repair Order - Item/Accessories Tab  343

Repair Order - Warranty Tab  344

Repair Order - Problem Tab  345

Repair Order - Estimate/Repair Tab  345

Repair Order - Details Tab  346

Repair Order - Subcontract Tab  348

Repair Order - Invoice Tab  349

Repair Order - Notes Tab  351

Repair Order - Attachments Tab  352

Saving a Repair Order 352

Repair Orders in the Retail SQL and Retail Editions 352

Working with Repair Orders 353

Automatically Identifying Repeat Repairs 353

Approving a Repair Estimate  354

Refusing a Repair Estimate  354

Replicating a Repair Order 354

Printing a Repair Form  354

Printing a Repair Label 354

Paying a Repair Invoice  354

Changing a Repair Status 354

Recording Exchanges or Replacements 355

Working with Repair Orders On-Line  355

Working with Batches of Repair Orders 355

Batch Printing of Repair Forms 355

Batch Approvals and Refusals of Repair Estimates 355

Batch Tax Updates on Repair Orders 356

Batch Payments of Repair Invoices 356

Reporting on Repair Orders 356

Repair Order Listing Reports 356

Repair Order Analysis Reports 356

Sales Invoices  356

Sales Invoices Overview  356

Browsing Sales Invoices 356

Adding a New Sales Invoice  357

Viewing a Sales Invoice  358

Editing a Sales Invoice  358

Deleting a Sales Invoice  358

Sales Invoice Group Filters 358

Editing Sales Invoices 358

Sales Invoice - Main Area  359

Sales Invoice - Customer Address Tab  359

Sales Invoice - Billing Address Tab  361

Sales Invoice - Details Tab  361

Sales Invoice - Summary Tab  362

Sales Invoice - Notes Tab  363

Sales Invoice - Attachments Tab  364

Working with Sales Invoices 364

Printing a Sales Invoice Form  364

Paying a Sales Invoice  364

Working with Batches of Sales Invoices 364

Batch Printing of Sales Invoice Forms 365

Batch Tax Updates on Sales Invoices 365

Batch Payments of Sales Invoices 365

Reporting on Sales Invoices 365

Sales Invoice Listing Reports 365

Sales Invoice Analysis Reports 365

Credit Notes  365

Credit Notes Overview  365

Browsing Credit Notes 365

Adding a New Credit Note  367

Viewing a Credit Note  367

Editing a Credit Note  367

Deleting a Credit Note  367

Credit Note Group Filters 367

Editing Credit Notes 368

Credit Note - Main Area  368

Credit Note - Customer Address Tab  368

Credit Note - Billing Address Tab  370

Credit Note - Credit Details Tab  370

Credit Note - Credit Summary Tab  371

Credit Note - Notes Tab  372

Credit Note - Attachments Tab  373

Working with Credit Notes 373

Printing a Credit Note Form  373

Applying a Credit Note  373

Working with Batches of Credit Notes 373

Batch Printing of Credit Note Forms 374

Batch Tax Updates on Credit Notes 374

Batch Applying of Credit Notes 374

Reporting on Credit Notes 374

Credit Note Listing Reports 374

Credit Note Analysis Reports 374

Purchase Orders  374

Purchase Orders Overview  374

Browsing Purchase Orders 374

Adding a New Purchase Order 376

Adding a New Purchase Return  376

Viewing a Purchase Order or Purchase Return  376

Editing a Purchase Order or Purchase Return  376

Deleting a Purchase Order or Purchase Return  376

Purchase Order Group Filters 377

Editing Purchase Orders 377

Purchase Order - Main Area  377

Purchase Order - Vendor Tab  378

Purchase Order - Details Tab  379

Purchase Order - Notes Tab  381

Purchase Order - Attachments Tab  381

Saving a Purchase Order or Purchase Return  381

Working with Purchase Orders 382

Printing a Purchase Form  382

Receiving an Entire Purchase Order 382

Re-Opening a Closed Purchase Order 382

Working with Batches of Purchase Orders 382

Reporting on Purchase Orders 382

Purchase Order Listing Reports 382

Purchase Order Analysis Reports 382

Inventory  383

Inventory Overview  383

Browsing the Inventory  383

Adding a New Inventory Item  384

Editing an Inventory Item  384

Manually Picking a Part from Inventory  384

Viewing an Inventory Item  384

Deleting an Inventory Item  384

Inventory Group Filters 385

Editing Inventory Items 385

Inventory Item - Main Area  385

Inventory Item - Vendors Tab  386

Inventory Item - Models Tab  386

Inventory Item - Stock/Pricing Tab  387

Inventory Item - Notes Tab  388

Inventory Item - Attachments Tab  388

Inventory Item - Statistics Tab  388

Inventory Item - History Tab  389

Working with Inventory Items 390

Manually Picking a Single Inventory Item  390

Picking an Inventory Item to an Open Form  390

Ordering an Inventory Item from a Vendor 390

Returning an Inventory Item to a Vendor 390

Working with Batches of Inventory Items 390

Picking Multiple Inventory Items to an Open Form  390

Ordering All Low-Stock Inventory Items 390

Reporting on the Inventory