JC Sales Order Entry window: Header Information
You can define the prompts that appear in this section of the window on the
Sales Set Up Sales Entry Layout window
Header tab. The options are listed alphabetically, with the required fields listed first, and based on their the titles in the Set Up Layout window. Use the SHIFT+F5 key combination to quickly move to the
Header Information section without using the mouse.
Invoice Date
This is the date of the invoice. This is a required field and will default to the current system date.
Invoice Number
This is the number of the current invoice, and is based on the defaults set in the
Sales Order Entry Preferences window.
If you selected the On-Line Invoice Numbering check box, Gen.on Save will appear, which indicates that the invoice number will be assigned at the time the invoice is saved and cannot be changed.
If you did not select On-Line Invoice Numbering, the number for the invoice will be established based on system preferences when the transaction begins, but it can be changed by the sales clerk.
Trans. No.
This number is assigned by the system. It will increment by one for each transaction entered in the current batch.
Date Shipped
This is the date the items in the transaction will ship to the customer. This field defaults to the current system date.
Discount Code
This field shows the Discount Code that appears for the selected customer in the
Discount field of the
AR Customers window
Credit/Collection tab. The entry in this field is combined with the entry in the
Discount field of the
IN Stock window
Sales Info tab for each stock item purchased. The combination of the two codes is compared to the
Discount Codes that were created in the Sales module and any matches will display a discounted price for the customer for each stock item.
Depending on the set up in the
Sales Set Up Sales Entry Layout window, the clerk might be able to change this code.
OE UDF1 - (UDF Definition) and OE UDF2 - (UDF Definition)
These are the first and second Header Order Entry User-Defined Fields that are defined in the
Sales Order Entry Preferences window
on the
OE User-Defined Fields tab.
OE UDF3 - (UDF Definition) and OE UDF4 - (UDF Definition)
These are the third and fourth Header Order Entry User-Defined Fields that are defined on the
Sales Order Entry Preferences window
on the
OE User-Defined Fields tab. OE UDF5 - (UDF Definition)
This is the fifth Header Order Entry User-Defined Field, which is a date field, and is defined in the
Sales Order Entry Preferences window
on the
OE User-Defined Fields tab. OE & POS UDF1 - (UDF Definition) and OE & POS UDF2 - (UDF Definition)
These are the first and second shared Header Order Entry and Point of Sale User-Defined Fields which are defined in the
Sales Order Entry Preferences window
on the
OE & POS User-Defined Fields tab and/or in the
Sales Point of Sale Preferences window on the
OE & POS User-Defined Fields tab.
OE & POS UDF3 - (UDF Definition) and OE & POS UDF4 - (UDF Definition)
These are the third and fourth shared Header Order Entry and Point of Sale User-Defined Fields which are defined in the
Sales Order Entry Preferences window
on the
OE & POS User-Defined Fields tab and/or in the
Sales Point of Sale Preferences window
on the
OE & POS User-Defined Fields tab.
OE & POS UDF5 - (UDF Definition)
This is the fifth shared Header Order Entry and Point of Sale User-Defined Field, which is a date field, and is defined in the
Sales Order Entry Preferences window
on the
OE & POS User-Defined Fields tab and/or in the
Sales Point of Sale Preferences window on the
OE & POS User-Defined Fields tab.
Order Date
This is the date the order is being placed. This field defaults to the current
system date.
Purchase Order Number
This is the customer’s purchase order number and is sometimes used to assist the customer in tracking this invoice for their business.
Sales Department Code
This is the Sales Department Code associated with the entire transaction. The default for this is determined in Module Preferences.
Salesperson Code
This is the Salesperson Code associated with the entire transaction. The Salesperson Code can determine the types of activities that the salesperson can perform, such as voids, and the payment methods the salesperson can accept. If you have a Salesperson Code in the
Salesperson box of the customer’s
AR Customers window, it appears here by default.
Ship Via Code
This is the shipping method for this transaction. It is an optional field. If you have a
Ship Via Code in the
Ship Via field of the customer’s
AR Customers window, it will appear here by default.
Sales Tax Code
This is the
Sales Tax Code that applies to the entire transaction. If you selected the
Taxable check box and entered a Tax Code in the Job Management window, that Tax Code will default here. You can change it if necessary.
Terms Code
This is the Terms Code that applies to the transaction. If you have a code in the
Terms field of the selected customer’s
AR Customers window, it appears here by default.
Log Off Salesperson
Click this button to log off the current salesperson and open a window that will require a salesperson to log in to the system to continue. If there is a transaction already in process when you click the button, the transaction will be cleared before the salesperson is logged off. If the transaction in process has not been saved, it will be lost.
Published date: 10/20/2020