HOW TO DO ERP TRANSACTIONS

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(Must do monthly activity - Go to General Ledger/Maintenance -> New Month Balance Forward)

How to change the display language?

  • Click on your username on the Top Left
  • Choose a language from the drop down menu. (Effort has been made to make this as accurate as possible, please use at your own risk)

How to change the default Currency (only admin can do this)?

  • Go to Setup/General/Currency Maintenance
  • Add the Currency that you want. (Ex. Rate from USD will come up)
  • Go back to Setup - General - Company Preference
  • Choose Home Currency from the drop down menu and save

How to add a Salesperson?

  • go to Setup
  • go to sales people in the middle column
  • Fill the form for Code and Name rest of the data is not used at this time
  • You can use this salesperson code while making quotes and orders

If you want to restrict sales people from seeing each others quotes and orders then (set it so in the config setup)

  • You need to Go to Main Page
  • Go to Setup tab
  • Click on Configuration Settings - under the general column
  • Search for sales access
  • Set it to one. (0 for all sales can see all quotes/orders etc.)

Set access for sales people. (by default sales person can see his/her quotes/order/invoices)

  • You go to Main Page
  • Go to Setup tab
  • Click on Sales Access - under the center column
  • Fill the form for who as the user and Allow as the salesperson's work he/she can see

How to add an item?

  • Go to Main Page
  • Go to Inventory tab
  • Click on Add a New Item - under the Maintenance column
  • Fill in the form
  • Note LPP cannot be edited while editing the item at a later date (it can be done from place - Select an Item to edit LPP)
  • Create more categories and prodtypes if required
  • Other Defaults Purchased, Current, No Control

If you are using Bin locations, go to maintenance/Select an item to edit bin location.

It is a good idea to make similar parts having similar part codes and descriptions, as it would help Sales to quote them properly and easily.

How to add a Customer?

Each Customer can have one Customer Code and each Customer can have many Branches.

  • Go to Main Page
  • Go to Receivables tab
  • Click on Add a Customer - under the maintenance column
  • Fill in the Form
  • It takes you to a Add a Branch page
  • Fill this Page and click Enter Branch
  • You can use Address line 3 or 4 to put telephone and Fax numbers

You can add another Branch later. (make sure you have followed ful cycle of this and added at least one branch)

How to add a Vendor?

  • Go to Main Page/Payables/Maintenance/Add Vendor
  • Fill in the Form
  • You can use Address line 3 or 4 to put telephone and Fax numbers
  • You can add Vendor contacts now or later (if you have contacts,you can email POs to them)

How to make a PO?

  • Under Purchases tab from the Main Page,
  • Get Parts to be purchased see below
  • Go to Inquiries and reports/Items need to be purchased
  • This report tells you requirements to fill open orders or to replenish minimum stock requirements
  • (You can click on the itemno to see past history)
  • Make PO -
  • Once you have that info go to Transactions/Add a new PO
  • There, choose the vendor you want to buy this part from (assuming you have called all your favorite vendors for the current single/volume pricing and availability)
  • It takes you to the main page for entering PO. (Header)
  • Once editing is done (if needed), click on Enter Line Items below
  • You can enter the part above or do search for it at the bottom
  • (You can do Pos for services and non-stock items too)
  • On search you can enter Partial Description or partial stock Code
  • From the search list below, if some found, chose the part you want to order
  • Fill in the form for that part make sure otc is lower or same as lpp
  • LPP will be visible to sales for quoting so that should be like your next purchase price (open market wholesale price)
  • Update Line repeat search and entry for more parts from the same vendor
  • (You can select and edit any line again)
  • Click on Place Order to place the order
  • Now you can print the purchase order form here (or later from the list of POs)
  • Print PDF and can email it to the vendor

How to receive stock?

  • Go to Main Menu/Inventory/Transactions/Receive Purchase orders
  • Enter PO # on the left and then click Search Purchase Orders
  • (Or you may directly click Search Purchase Orders, if you do not know the number)
  • Click on receive and enter the quantities received
  • Click on update and verify totals
  • Click Process goods received. This will give you a GRN (Goods received Note) number
  • Optional: (this can also be done by the a/p person later)
  • Then click Process PO to Invoice below. Then click Add to Invoice. Then enter Vendor invoice number, you can change the date to actual invoice date (in order to monitor the invoice due date according to terms) and hit Enter Invoice
  • This completes the receiving and booking the invoice

How to make a quote?

  • Go to Main Menu/Open Quotes on the top/Click on 'Add Sales Quotations' on the next line
  • Enter a quotation number. (can use a format ex. mike0801-1 - meaning quote was sent to Mike on 08/01 - version 1)
  • Select Customer Branch using search
  • System will fill defaults, now choose/select items on the quote
  • When you put a partial stock code, you get a list of parts that match that criteria (tune your search to get manageable list). The list also shows LPP, and quantities to help you select the most opportunistic part
  • Fill the quantity on part(s) that you want to quote and click on button 'Add item to Quotation'
  • It takes you to the next page where you can enter selling prices, freight charges, comments on th epart, Salesman if different from default, etc
  • At this time you can add more parts or go the next page by clicking on 'Enter Delivery Details'. (word of caution - click on Re-calculate whenever you change quantities, prices, charges, etc)
  • On the next page, you can make changes to shipping addresses, Quote comments, Customer reference, etc
  • Place Quotation
  • Enter PO # on the left and then click Search Purchase Orders
  • (Or you may directly click Search Purchase Orders, if you do not know the number)
  • Click on receive and enter the quantities received
  • Click on update and verify totals
  • Next screen - print Quotation and email from the screen

How to enter an Payment/Expense in GL?

Bank Account Payments (Expense) Entry

  • On the main screen click on General Ledger
  • In Transactions on left, click on Payment Entry
  • Select the bank account you want to pay from
  • Default date pops up
  • You might want to change it depending on periods closed
  • Select the payment type
  • Check number is optional
  • Reference/narrative is for details. This is carried over to Bank Account
  • Enter GL account manually
  • Or select from drop down list
  • If no account is selected, default account is 1
  • Fill the GL narrative. This is carried over to expense account
  • Enter the amount
  • Then accept
  • You will have option to delete the line and enter again
  • If correct hit Accept and process payment

Result - Expense Account is debited ans Bank Account is credited.

How to enter a Receipt/Income in GL?

Bank Account Receipts (Income) Entry

  • On the main screen click on General Ledger
  • In Transactions on left, click on Receipts Entry
  • Select the bank account you want to receive into
  • Default date pops up
  • You might want to change it depending on periods closed
  • Select the receipt type
  • Reference/narrative is for details. This is carried over to Bank Account
  • Click Enter A GL Receipt at the bottom
  • Select GL Account from drop down list
  • If no account is selected, default account is 1
  • Enter the amount of receipt
  • Payee bank details is only used for customer receipts
  • Fill the GL narrative. This is carried over to receipt account
  • Then accept
  • You will have option to delete the line and enter again
  • If correct hit Accept and process batch

Result - Bank Account is debited, Receipt Account is credited.

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