The Sales functional area is used to store all Customer data and record all Sales transactions. The main tasks performed include maintaining customer data, manage customer price lists, The Sales functional area is used to store all Customer data and record all Sales transactions. The main tasks performed include maintaining customer data, manage customer price lists, importing and/or entering Sales Orders, and receiving and applying customer payments. The Sales functional area integrates with the Financial, Fisherman Accounting, Inventory, Load Management, and Sales Program functional areas. The purpose of the Sales Preference Page is to configure how these features work. From here, users can set defaults, identify which features are used, and how the enabled features perform.
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Preference Name | Identifies the Preference that is being setup. | ||||||||
Value | A text box or lookup to set the value of the preference. Preference values are always editable and can be changed at any time, unless otherwise specified. | ||||||||
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Contract Defaults | |||||||||
Next Contract Number | A text box to assign the next Contract Number that will be auto assigned to new customer contracts. This defaults to 1000 and is required. If not assigned, the message "Next Contract Number is required" will be displayed on Save. When a new contract is added, the Contract Number is auto-assigned from this preference value and then the value is incremented by 1. This field is always enabled. | ||||||||
Credit Holds | |||||||||
When credit limits are exceeded | A single select lookup to assign how the system reacts when a Transaction exceeds a Customer's Credit Limit. This defaults to 'Ignore' but can be changed at any time to either 'Warn' or 'Place on Credit Hold'. This field is required and always enabled. The options include:
This lookup contains all the values in the SOCreditHoldOption Enumeration Class. Note: "When credit limits are exceeded" preference is set to "Place on Credit Hold" the preference "Default code for Credit Holds on Order" must be filled in otherwise a message “Default code for Credit Holds on Order is required.” will be displayed. | ||||||||
Default code for Credit Holds on Order | A single select standard lookup to assign the 'Hold Code' that will be automatically assigned to Orders where the Customer has exceeded their Credit Limit. This will only be applied if the 'When credit limits are exceeded' Preference is set to "Place on Credit Hold" and the transaction would put the Customer over their Credit Limit. This lookup contains a list of all the Sales 'Hold Codes' with a 'Transaction Type' of "Order". | ||||||||
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Default Payment Receipt Checkbook | A single select lookup to assign the default Checkbook for a Payment Receipt. This field defaults to blank and is not required. This field is always enabled. This lookup contains a list of all the Checkbooks set up in the Financial functional area. Not sure if we need (or use this preference) we should confirm before publishing. | ||||||||
Default Shipping UOM | A single select lookup to assign the default Weight Unit of Measure used for Sales Order Shipments. This defaults to 'Lbs' but can be changed at any time to any "Weight" unit of measure. This field is always enabled. This lookup contains a list of all the Weight UOM's. | ||||||||
Default Cash payment checkbook | A single select lookup to assign the default Checkbook for a Cash payment received and entered on a Quick Sale transaction. This field defaults to blank and is not required. This field is always enabled. This lookup contains a list of all the 'Active' Checkbooks set up in the Financial functional area. | ||||||||
Default Check payment checkbook | A single select lookup to assign the default Checkbook for a Check payment received and entered on a Quick Sale transaction. This field defaults to blank and is not required. This field is always enabled. This lookup contains a list of all the 'Active' Checkbooks set up in the Financial functional area. | ||||||||
Default Credit Card payment checkbook | A single select lookup to assign the default Checkbook for a Credit Card payment received and entered on a Quick Sale transaction. This field defaults to blank and is not required. This field is always enabled. This lookup contains a list of all the 'Active' Checkbooks set up in the Financial functional area. | ||||||||
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Record Sales Revenue in the GL net of Delivered Freight? | A Yes/No lookup to identify whether sales revenue is recorded in the GL net of delivered freight. The value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always enabled. If set to "No", the journal entry to record the Delivered (Included) Freight on a Sales Transaction will be calculated as follows:
If set to "Yes", the journal entry to record the Delivered (Included) Freight on a Sales Transaction will include an additional entry to reduce the Sales revenue by the freight amount and put those dollars in a Freight Revenue account as follows:
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Are Transaction Numbers Managed By Host | A Yes/No lookup to determine whether or not transaction numbers are managed by NorthScope or by the host ERP/Accounting system. The value defaults to "No" and is a required field. This field is always enabled.
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EDI Duplicate PO Number Hold Code | A single-select lookup to specify the EDI duplicate PO number hold code for integrated transactions. This defaults to blank and is not required. This field is always editable. This lookup contains all the values in the SOHoldType Enumeration Class. | ||||||||
EDI Duplicate PO Number Notification List | A text box to specify the the EDI duplicate PO Number notification list for integrated transactions. This defaults to blank and is not required. This field is always editable. | ||||||||
Build Batches By | A single-select lookup to determine how batches are built in the host ERP/Accounting system when transactions are integrated. This defaults to 'Transaction Status' and is required. This field is always editable. The available options are:
This lookup contains all contains all the values in the SOBatchPreference Enumeration Enumeration Class. Note: “Ready to Post” is displayed as “RTP” in the host system batch name. | ||||||||
Item Allocation | |||||||||
Stop over allocating for lot tracked items based on | A single-select lookup to determine whether or not you allow Lots to be over-allocated when the item is lot tracked. This defaults to "Do Not Evaluate" and is required. This field is always editable.
If an item’s ‘Manage Items By’ property is set to “Units Only” OR “Both”, NorthScope bases the over allocation validation on Units. If the item’s ‘Manage Items By’ property is set to “Weight”, NorthScope bases the over allocation validation on Weight. This lookup contains all the values in the MFNegativeInventoryLevel Enumeration Class. Note: If Sales Order allocation preferences are set to either “Available Only” or “Available and On Hand” and a Sales order has been allocated prior to a user updating the Inventory “Negative Available Balances” property, it is possible to draw the lots negative. | ||||||||
Stop over allocating for non lot tracked items based on | A single-select lookup to determine whether or not you allow Lots to be over-allocated when the item is not lot tracked. This defaults to "Do Not Evaluate" and is required. This field is always editable.
If an item’s ‘Manage Items By’ property is set to “Units Only” OR “Both”, NorthScope bases the over allocation validation on Units. If the item’s ‘Manage Items By’ property is set to “Weight”, NorthScope bases the over allocation validation on Weight. This lookup contains all the values in the MFNegativeInventoryLevel Enumeration Class. Note: If Sales Order allocation preferences are set to either “Available Only” or “Available and On Hand” and a Sales order has been allocated prior to a user updating the Inventory “Negative Available Balances” property, it is possible to draw the lots negative. | ||||||||
Can you ship more than the ordered quantity for a non-substitute order item? | A single-select lookup to specify whether or not you allow over allocation. This defaults to 'No' and is always required. This field is always editable.
If an item’s ‘Manage Items By’ property is set to “Units Only” OR “Both”, NorthScope bases the over allocation validation on Units. If the item’s ‘Manage Items By’ property is set to “Weight”, NorthScope bases the over allocation validation on Weight. This preference applies to Orders, Invoices, Price Adjustments, and Returns. This lookup contains all the values in the YesNoWarnValue Enumeration Class. | ||||||||
Auto Allocate by? | A single-select lookup to determine how NorthScope will auto-allocate Lots for sales order allocation. This defaults to 'Date Produced' and is required. This field is always editable. The available options are:
This lookup contains all the values in the SOAutoAllocatePriority Enumeration Class. | ||||||||
Update Allocated from Ordered for non-Lot Tracked Items shipping from non-Whse Lot Sites | This preference determines whether or not allocated quantities for non-lot tracked items will automatically stay in sync with the ordered quantities on Sales Orders and Invoices. The value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable.
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Item Favorites | |||||||||
Default Item Favorites Level | A single-select lookup to specify the default value for the ‘Use Favorites for’ field on the Customer Master File. This defaults to 'Customer' and is required. This field is always editable.
Note: The most typical setting is "Address" since it provides the most granular level of detail. | ||||||||
Add Item Favorites Ordered X Times | A text box to specify how many times the item needs to be ordered before it gets added to the list of Item Favorites. This must be a positive, whole number and is required. If not assigned, the message "Add Item Favorites Ordered X Times is required" will be displayed on Save. This field is always editable. If it is set to 3, the Customer or Address would have to order the item at least 3 times before it will get auto-added to their list of Item Favorites. The purpose of this is provide a way to ensure the most typically ordered items are added to the Item Favorites and not items that may have been accidentally ordered or that are seldom ordered. Note: This preference is one of the two preferences that determine how items are automatically added to the list of Item Favorites. This preference works in conjunction with the Preference "Auto-add Item Favorites ordered in X days". | ||||||||
Add Item Favorites Ordered in X Days | A text box to specify the time interval used to auto-add items to the list of Item Favorites. This must be a positive, whole number and is required. If not assigned, the message "Add Item Favorites Ordered in X Days is required" will be displayed on Save. This field is always editable. If it is set to 90, the Customer or Address would have to have ordered the item within the past 90 days for it to be auto-added to their list of Item Favorites. The purpose of this is provide a way to ensure that only the most typically ordered items are added to the item favorites and not items that may have been ordered a long time ago and are not currently being ordered. Note: This preference is one of the two preferences that determine how items are automatically added to the list of Item Favorites. This preference works in conjunction with the Preference "Auto-add Item Favorites ordered X times". | ||||||||
Auto Remove Item Favorites | A Yes/No lookup to identify whether or not Item Favorites are removed if they no longer meet the criteria that auto-adds them. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable.
Note: The most typical setting is "Yes" since it keeps the Item Favorite list the most accurate. | ||||||||
Order / Invoice Approval | |||||||||
Require a printed BOL for all shipped Orders | This preference determines whether or not a printed Bill of Lading is required before an Order or Invoice can have their status change to "Approved". This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable.
Note: This should be set to ‘No’ unless you require a printed BOL for all Orders and Invoices. | ||||||||
Allow items with a zero price | A single-select lookup to specify whether or not Orders, Invoices, Price Adjustments, and Returns can be Approved if there are one or more line items with a zero price. The purpose of this preference is to prevent transactions that are missing prices from being set to a status of Approved. This defaults to "Yes" and is required. This field is always editable.
This lookup contains all This lookup contains all the values in the YesNoWarnValue Enumeration Enumeration Class. Note: The most typical setting is "Warn". For companies that ship a lot of “Samples” with no prices they may set this to ‘Yes’. | ||||||||
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Do Sales Orders Require a Carrier | A Yes/No lookup to identify whether sales orders and invoices require a carrierYes/No lookup to identify whether sales orders and invoices require a carrier. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable.
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Price Adjustment Approval | |||||||||
Require a Note for all Price Adjustment Lots | A Yes/No lookup to specify whether or not to allow blank lot notes when moving the status to Approved on a Price Adjustment transaction. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable. Require a Note
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Require a Reason Code for all Price Adjustment Lots | A Yes/No lookup to specify whether or not to allow blank lot notes a blank Reason Code on a Price Adjustment transaction when moving the status to Approved on a Price Adjustment transaction. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable.
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Price List | |||||||||
Require Item Price End Date | A Yes/No lookup to specify whether or not to allow a blank Reason Code on a Price Adjustment transaction when moving the status to Approvedan End Date is required for each item on a price list. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable. | Require Item Price End Date | A Yes/No lookup to specify whether or not an End Date is required for each item on a price list. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This
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Allow Price Variances | A single-select lookup to specify whether or not users can override item prices on Orders, Invoices, Price Adjustments, and Returns that comes from a Price List. This defaults to 'Yes' and is required. This field is always editable. A single-select lookup to specify whether or not users can override item prices on Orders, Invoices, Price Adjustments, and Returns that comes from a Price List. This defaults to 'Yes' and is
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This lookup contains all the values in the YesNoWarnValue Enumeration Class. Note: If the sales item is not on an assigned price list, then this preference does not apply. | ||||||
Default Customer Quick Sale Price List | A single select lookup to specify which Quick Sale Price List should be defaulted when the 'Sold To' field is populated on a new Quick Sale transaction. This defaults to blank is not required. This field is always editable. This lookup contains all the values set up on the Price Lists List View where Price List Class = "Quick Sale". | ||||||||
Acceptable price variance below Price List price (%)' and the 'Acceptable price variance below Price List price (%)' preferences and will alert users if they are making a change that falls outside the acceptable limits. This lookup contains all the values in the YesNoWarnValue Enumeration Class. Note: If the sales item is not on an assigned price list, then this preference does not apply. | |||||||||
Default Customer Quick Sale Price List | A single select lookup to specify which Quick Sale price list should be defaulted. This defaults to blank is not required. This field is always editable. This lookup contains all the values set up on the Price Lists List View where Price List Class = 'Quick Sale'. | ||||||||
Acceptable price variance below | A text box to specify the percent limit that manually entered prices can vary below the price list price if prices variances are allowed. This must be a whole number between 0 and 1000 and is required. If not assigned, the message "Acceptable price variance below Price List price (%)is required" will be displayed on Save. If not between 0 and 1000, the message "Acceptable price variance below Price List price (%) must be between 0 and 1000" will be displayed on Save. This field is always editable. | ||||||||
Acceptable price variance above Price List price (%) | A text box to specify the percent limit that manually entered prices can vary belowabove the price list price if prices variances are allowed. This must be a whole number between 0 and 1000 and is required. If not assignedwhole number between 0 and 1000 and is required. If not assigned, the message "Acceptable price variance above Price List price (%)is required" will be displayed on Save. If not between 0 and 1000, the message "Acceptable price variance belowabove Price List price ( %)is required" will be displayed on Save. If not between 0 and 1000, the message "Acceptable price variance below Price List price (%) must be between 0 and 1000" will be displayed on Save. This field is always editable. | ||||||||
Acceptable price variance above Price List price (%) | A text box to specify the percent limit that manually entered prices can vary above the price list price if prices variances are allowed. This must be a whole number between 0 and 1000 and is required. If not assigned, the message "Acceptable price variance above Price List price (%)is required" will be displayed on Save. If not between 0 and 1000, the message "Acceptable price variance above Price List price (%) must be between 0 and 1000" will be displayed on Save. This field is always editable. | ||||||||
Date used for calculating Price List Prices | A single-select lookup to specify which date field on sales transactions will be used for calculating prices from price list price effective dates. This defaults to 'Order Date' and is required. This field is always editable.
This lookup contains all the values in the MFPriceListDate Enumeration Class. Note: If the preference is set to Order Date and the Order Date is before the price's start date, then the price will not default. If the Order Date is after the price's end date, then the price will not default. The same is true for Ship By dates. | ||||||||
Return Approval | |||||||||
Require a Reason Code for all Returned Lots | A Yes/No lookup to specify whether a reason code for all returned lots is required for a return transaction. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable. | ||||||||
Require a Note for all Returned Lots | A Yes/No lookup to specify whether a note for all returned lots is required for a return transaction. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable. | ||||||||
Sales Defaults | |||||||||
Default Employee Sale Payroll Deduction Code | A single select lookup to specify which employee sale payroll deduction code should be defaulted for a sales order. This defaults to blank is not required. This field is always editable. | ||||||||
Sales Tax | |||||||||
Enable Sales Tax on Employee %) must be between 0 and 1000" will be displayed on Save. This field is always editable. | |||||||||
Date used for calculating Price List Prices | A single-select lookup to specify which date field on sales transactions will be used for calculating prices from price list price effective dates. This defaults to 'Order Date' and is required. This field is always editable.
This lookup contains all the values in the MFPriceListDate Enumeration Class. Note: If the preference is set to Order Date and the Order Date is before the price's start date, then the price will not default. If the Order Date is after the price's end date, then the price will not default. The same is true for Ship By dates. | ||||||||
Return Approval | |||||||||
Require a Reason Code for all Returned Lots | A Yes/No lookup to specify whether or not a reason code is required for each returned lot. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable.
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Require a Note for all Returned Lots | A Yes/No lookup to specify whether or not a note is required for each returned lot. This value defaults to "No" and is required. This field is always editable.
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Default Employee Sale Payroll Deduction Code | A single-select lookup to specify the default Payroll Deduction that will be used for Employee Sales. This defaults to blank is not required. This field is always editable. The lookup contains all the payroll deductions from the host system that are identified as 'Available to Employee Sales'. This value is required on an Employee Sale. | ||||||||
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Enable Sales Tax on Employee Sales | A Yes/No lookup to identify whether or not Quick Sales (to Employees) support charging Sales Tax. The value defaults to "No" but can be changed at anytime.
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Enable Sales Tax on Customer Sales | Default Carrier | A single select lookup to specify the default carrier. This defaults to blank is not required. This field is always editable.A Yes/No lookup to identify whether or not Quick Sales (to EmployeesCustomers) support charging Sales Tax. The value defaults to "No" but can be changed at anytime. A value of "Yes" means that the
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Enable Sales Tax on Customer Sales | A Yes/No lookup to identify whether or not Quick Sales (to Customers) support charging Sales Tax. The value defaults to "No" but can be changed at anytime. A value of "Yes" means that the 'Tax Class' field on Quick Sales to Customers will be enabled. If so, the values will default from the Customer and can be edited to calculate or not calculate sales tax. A value of "No" means that the 'Tax Class' field on Quick Sales to Customers is disabled, will not default from the Customer, and sales tax will not be calculated. | ||||||||
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Default Carrier | A single-select lookup to specify a default Carrier to be used on Orders, Invoices, Price Adjustments, and Returns when the customer address does not have a default Carrier already identified. This defaults to blank and is not required. If left blank, then the Carrier will default from the address you select and if there is no default on the address the user will need to enter it when creating a new transaction. If a Carrier is specified, then it will become the default Carrier on any Order or Invoice where the customer address does not have a default Carrier assigned. This field is always editable. This lookup contains a list of all the active Carriers set up in the | Sales functional areaCarrier Master File. | |||||||
Allow Duplicate PO Numbers | A single-select lookup to specify whether or not to allow new Orders, Invoices, Price Adjustments, and Returns to use PO numbers that have already been used by the customer. This defaults to 'Warn' and is required. This field is always editable.
This lookup contains all the values in the YesNoWarnValue Enumeration Class. | ||||||||
Default Transaction Class for New Orders | A single select lookup to specify the Transaction Class that should be defaulted for new sales orders. This defaults to blank and is not required. This field is always editable. This lookup contains all the values set up in the Transaction Class LV where Transaction Type = | '"Order | '". |
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