Customers

Form ID: (AR303000)

With this form, you can create customer accounts and view the details of existing accounts. You can enter the needed number of locations and contacts for any customer. When you create a new customer account, first assign the customer to a customer class. This saves you time on data entry because the system inserts the default values of the class into the appropriate form elements; you can override any of these default settings. For more information, see Creating a Customer.

Form Toolbar

The form toolbar includes standard buttons and form-specific buttons and commands. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu. The form-specific commands can be shown as buttons on the form toolbar, as commands on the More menu, or in both places. These commands are listed in the following table in alphabetical order.

Command Description
Appointment History

Navigates to the Appointment Summary (FS400100) form, where you can view information on the customer appointments.

This command is available only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

AR Aging Navigates to the AR Aging (AR631000) report.
AR Balance by Customer Navigates to the AR Balance by Customer (AR632500) report.
AR Coming Due Navigates to the AR Coming Due (AR631500) report.
AR Register Navigates to the AR Register (AR621500) report.
Change ID Gives you the ability to change the ID of the currently selected customer.
Contract Schedule Summary

Navigates to the Contract Schedule Summary (FS401100) form, where you can view information on the customer schedules.

This command is available only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Create Contact Opens the Create Contact dialog box, where you can specify the details of the contact and create a contact associated with the customer.
Create Invoice Navigates to the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form so that you can create a new invoice.
Create Payment Navigates to the Payments and Applications (AR302000) form, which you can use to create a new payment for the customer.
Create Sales Order Navigates to the Sales Orders (SO301000) form so that you can create a new sales order for this customer.
Customer Details Navigates to the Customer Details (AR402000) form, where you can view detailed information on the customer balance.
Customer History Navigates to the Customer History (AR652000) report.
Customer Profile Navigates to the Customer Profiles (AR651000) report.
Equipment Summary

Navigates to the Equipment Summary (FS400200) form, where you can view information on the customer equipment.

This command is available only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Extend as Vendor

Opens the Vendors (AP303000) form in a pop-up window, so that you can define this customer as a vendor and add vendor-specific information.

If the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature has been enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the system uses the visibility restriction of the customer as the default visibility restriction for the vendor.

Generate on Demand

Generates an on-demand statement for the customer on the date specified in the Statement Date box of the Generate On-Demand Statement dialog box (which opens when you click this action). By default, the current business date is used as the statement date.

Note: Statements generated on demand do not update the last statement date of the statement cycle assigned to a customer.

Documents closed before or on the statement date are not included in the customer statement.

On-demand statements cannot be generated for customers for which the Balance Brought Forward option is selected in the Statement Type box on the Billing tab of this form.

Manage Restriction Groups Navigates to the Restriction Groups by Customer (AR102010) form, which you can use to view the restriction groups in which this customer is included.
Print Statement

Opens the latest statement prepared for the customer.

Depending on the state of the Multi-Currency Statements check box for this customer, the statement is opened on one of the following forms:

The statements include only data related to the branches to which the current user has access. Depending on the option selected in the Prepare Statements box on the General tab of the Accounts Receivable Preferences (AR101000) form, the documents in the statements will be segregated by company (if the Consolidated for Company option is selected), by branch (if the For Each Branch option is selected), or not sorted (if the Consolidated for All Companies option is selected).

Regenerate Last Statement Initiates the regeneration and preparation of the customer's most recent statement.
Sales Prices Navigates to the Sales Prices (AR202000) form, where you can view or edit sales prices for the selected customer.
Schedule on Calendar

Opens the Calendar Board (FS300300) form, where you can create an appointment to perform a service for the customer.

This command is available only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Schedule on Staff Calendar

Opens the Staff Calendar Board (FS300400) form, where you can create an appointment for a particular staff member to perform a service for the customer.

This command is available only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Service Order History

Navigates to the Service Order History (FS400300) form, where you can view information on the customer service orders.

This command is available only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Statement History Navigates to the Customer Statement History (AR404600) form, where you can view the statement history for the selected customer and drill down to the details of each statement.
Validate Addresses

Initiates customer address validation through the integrated specialized software or service.

This action is available if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

View Account Opens the Business Accounts (CR303000) form, from which you can view the details of this customer account.
View Vendor Opens the Vendors form so that you can view this customer's vendor account if this customer has a vendor account too.
Write Off Balance Navigates to the Write Off Balances and Credits (AR505000) form, which you can use to write off the customer's balance.

Create Contact Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can enter the initial data that the system will use to create the contact that will be associated with the currently selected customer.

Table 1. Create Contact Dialog Box: Main TabOn this tab of the dialog box, you specify the settings of the contact you are creating and associating with the customer.
Element Description
First Name

The first name of the contact.

Last Name

The last name of the contact.

You must specify a value in this box to create a contact.

Account Name The legal business name of the contact's company.
Job Title

The job title of the contact.

Type and Phone Number

The type and the phone number for the contact; you select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number.

You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant 1, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are two elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the contact.

Email

The email address of the contact.

Contact Class

The contact class of the contact associated with this contact.

Table 2. Create Contact Dialog Box: Attributes TabOn this tab of the dialog box, you specify any required attributes of the contact you are creating and associating with the customer. The table is populated with the required attributes (that is, those for which the Required check box is selected) that have been defined on the Contact Classes (CR205000) form for the contact class selected on the Main tab; you need to select their values for the contact you are creating.
Column Description
Name Read-only. The name of a required attribute that is specified on the Contact Classes form for the contact class of the contact that you are creating by using this dialog box.
Value The value of the attribute for the contact being created. You must specify a value in this column if there is a row for the attribute and the Name column of the row is filled in.
Table 3. Create Contact Dialog Box: User-Defined Fields TabIf any user-defined fields are defined as required on the Contacts form, the system displays these fields on this tab. In the Value column of each row, you need to specify the value of the field.
Column Description
Name

The name of the user-defined field.

To be listed in this table, the user-defined field must be listed and defined as required on the Contacts form.

Value

Required. The value of the user-defined field to be inserted for the new contact.

If on the User-Defined Fields tab of the current form, a default value has been specified for the user-defined field in this row, this default value is inserted in this column.

Table 4. Create Contact Dialog Box: Buttons
Button Description
Create and Review

Creates the contact whose settings you have specified on the Contacts (CR302000) form and navigates to this form, where you can add information and update the existing information about the contact.

The system also inserts the identifier of the new contact into the Contact box on the Contacts tab of the current form.

Create Creates the contact whose settings you have specified. The system closes the Create Contact dialog box and returns you to the current form, where it also inserts the identifier of the new contact into the Contact box on the Contacts tab of the current form.
Cancel Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating a contact associated with the customer.

Address Lookup Dialog Box

In this dialog box, you can add a new address, update an existing address, and fill in the missing address information in a record that has address settings. You can also search for the name of the company and select the company's address. You can click the link to view the address in a new browser tab. If the address is correct, you can click Select to fill in the boxes in the Address section of the applicable form with the company location details. The addresses you can select from the list are limited to the countries specified for the address provider.

Tip:
  • If needed, you can use only a keyboard to select an address in the dialog box. When the Address Lookup dialog box has been opened, the system moves the focus to the Enter a Location box. You enter the known part of the address in the box, select the address by using the arrow keys, and press Enter. Then you can check the address and press Enter to close the dialog box.
  • You can expand the size of the Address Lookup dialog box to see the map in a larger scale by dragging the edges or corners of the dialog box.

This dialog box is available only if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and integration with a web map service has been set up as described in Integration with Web Map Services.

ElementDescription
Enter a Location

A box for searching for the company's address.

You can find the address by doing the following:

  • Find a company address by a postal code if no other address details are available: If you enter the postal code into this box, the system displays the address options with the cities and country (and the state, if the country has states) that are valid for the postal code.
  • Find a full address by a street address: If you enter the street address into this box and select the address, the system will fill in the country (and the state, if applicable), city, and postal code on the form.

The web service selected as an address provider on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form searches for the information that matches your search criteria and lists all the search results below this box. You can click the needed value in the list, and the web service populates the box with this value and displays the address in the map area.

Map area

The area that displays the map, which takes most of the space of the dialog box. Depending on the address provider, Google Maps or Bing Maps can be used.

In this area, you can view the existing company location. If you click the Address Lookup button, the company address is shown in the dialog box as a location on the map.

This dialog box has the following buttons.
SelectCloses the dialog box and populates the current section with the address details that you have selected in this dialog box.
CancelCloses the dialog box and cancels the selection of the company address.

Summary Area

By using the elements in the Summary area, you can create a new customer account or select an existing account for editing.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the selected customer has been extended from a branch, and the current user is assigned to a role that gives users the ability to access companies with different base currencies, the Balance, Prepayment Balance, Retained Balance, and Consolidated Balance boxes will not be shown in the Summary area. Instead, the Balances tab will appear where the customer balances are displayed and grouped by base currency.

Element Description
Customer ID

The identifier of the customer.

The format and numbering of the identifiers for business accounts can be changed on the Segmented Keys (CS202000) form.

Tip: You can later change the customer ID by selecting Change ID on the Actions menu on the toolbar.

In this box, you can select only customers that are visible in the branches that you have access to, based on the Restrict Visibility To setting of each customer, the access role assigned to the branch, and the roles assigned to the user.

Customer Status

The status of the customer account.

You can select one of the following options:

  • Active: The account is in use and appears on all selection lists.
  • On Hold: This account is not completed; editing or additional information is needed.
  • Credit Hold: Because some payments have not been received, invoices may not be entered for the customer account.
  • Inactive: The account is not available for selection in lookup tables for the Business Account and Customer element. Any existing document or record that refers to an inactive customer account cannot be processed; any attempt to modify the document or record results in an error.
  • One-Time: The account is set as a one-time customer.
Customer Class

The class of the customer. Once you select the customer class (which is required), the system fills in various elements on this form automatically with the values specified for the specified class; you can, however, change these values.

The list of classes available in this box may be restricted based on the roles assigned to the current user: Only customer classes with the visibility restriction accessible by the user can be selected on the form.

Balance

The total balance of all open documents of the customer, including the total balance of prepayments. This read-only box appears only if you select an existing customer.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

Prepayment Balance

The total amount of unapplied prepayments calculated for the customer. This read-only box appears only if you select an existing customer.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

Retained Balance

The total of unreleased retained amounts of the customer's invoices.

This read-only box appears on the form if the Retainage Support feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

Consolidated Balance

The total balance of the parent customer account, including balances of its child accounts for which the Consolidate Balance check box is selected on the Billing tab of this form. The amount includes the balances of all open documents and prepayments.

The box appears on the form if the Parent-Child Customer Relationship feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

General Tab

This tab contains the address and contact information of the legal entity added as a customer to the system and the primary contact (person) for the customer.

Table 5. Account Info Section
Element Description
Account Name The name of the customer to appear in the system, which may be a trade name or a doing-business-as (DBA) name.
Table 6. Account Address Section
Element Description
View on Map

A button you click to open the map specified on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form and provided by the Google Maps or Bing Maps web map service to view this address on a map, which is opened in a new tab.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Address Lookup

A button you click to open the Address Lookup dialog box.

For the description of the dialog box, see Address Lookup Dialog Box.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and if the integration with web map services has been set up, as described in Integration with Web Map Services.

Address Line 1 The first line of the customer's address.
Address Line 2 The second line of the address.
City The customer's city.
State The customer's state or province.
Postal Code The customer's postal code. You can set up an input validation mask for the country's postal codes on the Countries/States (CS204000) form.
Country

The customer's country.

If you change the customer class of an existing customer, the customer's country specified in this box will not be overridden with the value from the new customer class.

Validated A check box that indicates (if selected) that the address has been validated with a third-party specialized software or service. The check box is displayed if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Table 7. Additional Account Info Section
Element Description
Type and Phone Number

The type and the phone number for the customer; you select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number.

You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant 1, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are three elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the customer.

Account Email The email address of the customer as a business entity.
Web The URL of the website associated with the customer, if applicable.
Account Name The legal business name of the customer to appear on the documents.
Ext Ref Nbr Your company's account number in the customer's system.
Locale

The the language in which this customer prefers to receive documents.

This box is displayed on the form if there are multiple active locales defined on the System Locales (SM200550) form. For details, see Locales and Languages.

Table 8. Account Personal Data Privacy Section
Element Description
Consented to the Processing of Personal Data

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the individual to whom the business account belongs has given consent to the processing of the legal entity's personal data.

The check box is cleared by default.

The check box is displayed on the form if the GDPR Compliance Tools feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Date of Consent

The date when the individual to whom the business account belongs gave consent to personal data processing.

This box is empty by default if the Consented to the Processing of Personal Data check box is cleared. If a user selects this check box, the system inserts the current business date in the box.

The box is displayed on the form if the GDPR Compliance Tools feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Consent Expires

The date when the individual's consent expires. If this box is empty, the system considers the individual's consent to be perpetual.

The box is displayed on the form if the GDPR Compliance Tools feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 9. Primary Contact Section
  • If a business account has no contacts associated with it, the First Name and Last Name are shown on the form, the Contact box is hidden, and all the other elements are available for editing.
  • If a business account has one or more contacts associated with it, but no contact is selected as primary, the Contact box is shown on the form, the First Name and Last Names boxes are hidden, all the other elements are not available for editing.
  • If one of the contacts associated with an account is selected as primary, the First Name and Last Names boxes are hidden, the Contact box is shown, all the other elements are not available for editing.
Element Description
First Name

The name of the primary contact associated with the customer.

The box is displayed on the form if there are no contacts associated with the customer.

Last Name

The name of the primary contact associated with the customer.

The box is displayed on the form if there are no contacts associated with the customer.

Name

The full name of the primary contact associated with the customer.

The box is displayed on the form if a customer has one or more contacts associated with it.

Job Title The job title of the primary contact associated with the customer.
Email The email address of the primary contact associated with the customer.
Type and Phone Number

The type and the phone number for the primary contact associated with the customer.

You select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number.

You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant 1, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are two elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the primary contact associated with the customer.

Table 10. Contact Personal Data Privacy Section
Element Description
Consented to the Processing of Personal Data

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the primary contact (person) has given consent to the processing of the individual’s personal data.

The check box is cleared by default.

The check box is displayed on the form if the GDPR Compliance Tools feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Date of Consent

The date when the individual gave consent to personal data processing.

This box is empty by default if the Consented to the Processing of Personal Data check box is cleared. If a user selects this check box, the system inserts the current business date in the box.

The box is displayed on the form if the GDPR Compliance Tools feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Consent Expires

The date when the individual's consent expires. If this box is empty, the system considers the individual's consent to be perpetual.

The box is displayed on the form if the GDPR Compliance Tools feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Financial Tab

This tab holds credit terms, retainage settings, and credit verification rules that can be applied to the customer.

Table 11. Financial Settings Section
Element Description
Terms The type of credit terms used in operations with the customer. You define credit terms on the Credit Terms (CS206500) form.
Statement Cycle ID The default statement cycle to be used for the customer.
Restrict Visibility To

The company, branch, or company group associated with the customer. This customer record can be accessed only by users assigned to the role specified for a branch, a branch of the associated company, or a branch of a company included in the company group on the Branches (CS102000) or the Companies (CS101500) form respectively. This customer can be selected in documents originating from this branch, the branches of this company, or the branches of companies in the company group.

If you change the customer class of an existing customer in the Customer Class box in the Summary area, the system displays a dialog box asking you to confirm this change. If the change is confirmed, the system inserts the Restrict Visibility To value specified for that customer class.

This box appears on the form only when the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the setting in this box is required for a regular customer and optional for a customer that has been extended from a branch. If a customer is not associated with any entity, it is visible and can be used by any company in the tenant. You can select an entity in this box if for the customer there are no transactions whose base currency is different from the base currency of the selected entity.

Auto-Apply Payments

A check box that indicates (if selected) that on release of payments of this customer, they should be applied to the customer's documents automatically.

For details, see Auto-Applying Payments: General Information.

Note:

If this check box is selected for a customer, when a new payment is created for this customer on the Payments and Applications (AR302000) form, the system does not load the customer's outstanding documents automatically to the Documents to Apply tab.

For more information about loading documents for payment application, see Forming the List of Outstanding Documents Automatically.

The auto-application functionality is not supported if migration mode has been activated—that is, if the Activate Migration Mode check box is selected on the General tab (the Posting Settings section) of the Accounts Receivable Preferences (AR101000) form.

Apply Overdue Charges

A check box that indicates (if selected) that you may apply overdue charges to this customer.

Note:

The overdue charges will be applied to the documents created after you have selected this check box. That is, the system will calculate the overdue charges for the newly created invoices only. The overdue charges will not be calculated for the invoices created earlier than you have selected this check box.

To set up the system to calculate the overdue charges for a document created earlier than you have selected this check box, you can select the Apply Overdue Charge check box for the document on the Financial Details tab of the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form.

The option is available if the Overdue Charges feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Enable Write-Offs A check box that indicates (if selected) that balance and credit write-offs are allowed.
Write-Off Limit

The maximum value that may be written off during each application line. Balances and credits that are less than this value may be written off.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

Currency ID

The currency used in operations with the customer, which you can select from the list of currencies defined in the system.

This box appears on the form if the Multicurrency Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Enable Currency Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that users may override the currency specified as the default for the customer.

This check box appears on the form if the Multicurrency Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Curr. Rate Type

The currency rate type used for the customer.

This box appears on the form if the Multicurrency Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Enable Rate Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that users may override the currency rate specified as the default for the customer.

This check box appears on the form if the Multicurrency Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Pay by Line

A check box that indicates (if selected) that by default, payments can be applied to individual lines of AR documents for which this customer is selected. That is, if the customer is selected on the Invoices and Memos form for a particular document, the Pay by Line check box is selected by default in the document.

For customers that have already been defined when the Payment Application by Line feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, this check box is cleared by default, although you can override this setting for any of these customers. Customers created after the feature has been enabled inherit the default state of this check box from the customer class assigned to them.

Table 12. Retainage Settings Section

In this section, you can specify the default settings related to retainage that will be applied to the invoices of this customer on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form.

This section is available only if the Retainage Support feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Element Description
Apply Retainage A check box that indicates (if selected) that by default, invoices with retainage are created for the customer on the Invoices and Memos form. (That is, when an invoice is created and this customer is selected, the Apply Retainage check box in the Summary area is selected.)
Retainage Percent

The default percent to be retained in invoices for the customer. When an invoice is created and this customer is selected, the system fills in the Default Retainage Percent box on the Retainage tab of the Invoices and Memos form with the value specified in this box.

This box is available for editing only if the Apply Retainage check box is selected in this section.

Table 13. Credit Verification Rules Section

This section does not appear on the tab if the selected customer has been extended from a branch, because credit verification rules are not used for such customers.

Element Description
Credit Verification

The credit rule applied to this customer.

The following options are available:

  • Days Past Due: Specifies that payment should not exceed the due date of the invoice beyond the credit period (which is a certain number of days past due). This credit period is specified as the Credit Days Past Due.
  • Credit Limit: Doesn't allow this customer to exceed its credit limit, which is specified in the Credit Limit box.
  • Limit and Days Past Due: Applies both rules to the customer debt: It should not exceed the credit limit, and the payment date should not exceed the due date of an invoice by more days than the credit period.
  • Disabled: Uses no credit verification in relations with this customer.
Credit Limit

The amount, if applicable, that serves as a credit limit for the customer.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

If the selected customer account is involved in the parent-child relationship, the box displays the credit limit of the group (parent account and its child accounts).

Credit Days Past Due The maximum number of days past due of any customer document before the customer fails the credit check in the system. This value is used if the Days Past Due or Limit and Days Past Due option is selected in the Credit Verification box.
Unreleased Balance

The balance of unreleased documents.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

If the selected customer account is a parent account, the box displays the total balance of unreleased documents of the parent account and of its child accounts. For the child accounts the box displays individual balance.

Open Orders Balance

The total balance of the customer's open orders, which is the sum of the unbilled amounts of all orders of the customer except the orders that are assigned the On Hold status.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

If the selected customer account is a parent account, the box displays the total balance of open orders of the parent account and of its child accounts. For a child account the box displays individual balance.

Available Credit

The available credit that has not been used regarding the current balance.

If the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, the base currency symbol in parenthesis is displayed for the box.

If the selected customer account is in a parent-child relationship, the box displays the available credit of new sales orders and invoices of the parent account and its child accounts.

First Due Date

The due date of the earliest open invoice, if either Days Past Due or Limit and Days Past Due option is selected in the Credit Verification box, otherwise the value is not displayed.

For a parent account, the system shows the earliest due date of all the open invoices associated with the parent account and with their child accounts that have the Share Credit Policy check box selected on the Child Accounts tab of the current form.

Billing Tab

This tab is used to store the customer's default payment information and the billing address.

Table 14. Bill-To Address Section
Element Description
Override A check box that indicates (if selected) that the settings of the billing address on the current tab can differ from the address settings of the customer. If the check box is cleared, the address settings on the current tab and on the General tab are synchronized (the address settings are inherited from the General tab).
View on Map

A button you click to open the map specified on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form and provided by the Google Maps or Bing Maps web map service to view this address on a map, which is opened in a new tab.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Address Lookup

A button you click to open the Address Lookup dialog box.

For the description of the dialog box, see Address Lookup Dialog Box.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and if the integration with web map services has been set up, as described in Integration with Web Map Services.

Address Line 1 The first line of the billing address.
Address Line 2 The second line of the billing address.
City The customer's city.
State The state or province of the customer.
Postal Code The postal code. An input mask for the postal code can be set on the Countries/States (CS204000) form.
Country The customer's country.
Validated

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the billing address has been validated.

The check box is displayed if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 15. Bill-To Info Section
Element Description
Override A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact settings on the current tab can differ from the contact settings of the customer. If the check box is cleared, the contact settings on the current tab and on the General tab are synchronized (the settings are inherited from the General tab).
Account Name The legal business name of the customer's company to appear on the documents.
Attention The attention line as it is used in your company's business letters, which would be used to direct the letter to the proper person if the letter is not addressed to any specific person. The attention line may contain something like Purchase Orders Department or To whom it may concern.
Type and Phone Number

The type and the phone number for the customer; you select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number.

You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant 1, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are three elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the customer.

Web The customer's billing-related webpage.
Table 16. Service Management SectionIn this section, you can specify a billing cycle and the sources of the billing and shipping addresses. This section is available only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Element Description
Require Customer Signature on Mobile App A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system requires the signature of the customer to complete an appointment when a user processes an appointment by using the mobile application.
Default Billing Customer

The default billing customer.

One of the following options can be selected:

  • Service Order Customer
  • Default Customer
  • Specific Customer
Billing Cycle The billing cycle that is assigned to the customer. This box is available only if the Manage Multiple Billing Options per Customer check box is cleared on the Service Management Preferences (FS100100) form.
Bill-To Address

The email address to which the invoice is sent.

One of the following options can be selected:

  • Billing Customer (default): The invoice is sent to the billing address of the customer. The billing address is defined on the Billing tab of the current form.
  • Default Billing Customer Location: The invoice is sent to the main address of the customer. The default billing customer location is defined on the Locations tab of the current form.
  • Specific Billing Customer Location: The invoice is sent to the address specified in the applicable appointment or service order. The location is specified on the General tab of the Service Orders (FS300100) or Appointments (FS300200) form for the applicable service order or appointment.
  • Service Order: The invoice is sent to the address of the location where the service is delivered. The address is specified on the General tab of the Service Orders or Appointments form for the applicable service order or appointment.

This box is available if the Manage Multiple Billing Options per Customer check box is cleared on the Service Management Preferences form. This box is not available for the billing cycles with the Time Frame grouping setting on the Billing Cycles form.

Ship-To Address

The shipping address to which items of the service order are shipped.

One of the following options can be selected:

  • Billing Customer: The items are shipped to the shipping address of the customer. The billing address is defined on the Delivery Settings tab of this form.
  • Specific Billing Customer Location: The items are shipped to the address of the billing location. The location is specified on the General Info tab of the Service Orders or Appointments form for the applicable service order or appointment.
  • Specific Customer Location: The items are shipped to the address of the customer location. The location is specified in the Location box of the Service Orders or Appointments form for the applicable service order or appointment.
  • Service Order (default): The items are sent to the address of the location where the service is delivered. The address is specified on the General Info tab of the Service Orders or Appointments form for the applicable service order or appointment.

This box is available if the Manage Multiple Billing Options per Customer check box is cleared on the Service Management Preferences form. This box is not available for the billing cycles with the Time Frame grouping setting on the Billing Cycles (FS206000) form.

Table 17. Parent Info SectionIf your company deals with companies with franchises or multiple branches, it can be useful in MYOB Advanced to configure a parent-child relationship between the customer accounts that represent these companies. You can use this functionality if the Parent-Child Customer Relationship feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. For details, see Managing Parent-Child Relationships.
Element Description
Parent Account

The parent account of the currently selected customer account. The availability of this box and the list of accounts that can be selected here depend on whether the Consolidate Balance and Consolidate Statements check boxes are selected for the selected customer account. If both check boxes are cleared, the box is always available and a business account of any type can be specified as the parent account.

If at least one of the check boxes is selected, a business account of the Customer or Customer & Vendor type should be specified as the parent account of the selected customer account. This box is disabled if the displayed customer account has child accounts (because an account cannot be both a child and a parent).

For details, see Relationship Setup.

The list of customers and vendors available for selection may be limited based on the role or roles assigned to the user account to which you are signed in if the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. In this case, the Restrict Visibility To box appears on the Financial tab of the Customers (AR303000) and Vendors (AP303000) forms. With the feature enabled, a customer or vendor is available for selection if one of the following is true:

  • The Restrict Visibility To box is empty for the customer or vendor—that is, the customer's or vendor’s visibility is not restricted.
  • A branch, company, or a company group is specified in the Restrict Visibility To box for the customer or vendor, and your user account is assigned to the role specified in the Access Role box of the Configuration Settings section of one of the following: the Branch Details tab of the Branches (CS102000) form for the branch, or the Company Details tab of the Companies (CS101500) form for the company or a company within the company group.
Consolidate Balance

A check box that indicates, if selected for a child account, that the balances of child accounts are included in the parent balance; in this case, the consolidated balance is shown in the Consolidated Balance box in the Summary area of the corresponding parent account or in the Consolidated Balance column on the Balances tab if the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

You can apply the payments and credit memos of the parent account to the documents of this child account. In addition, you can select the Share Credit Policy check box to apply the credit policy configured for the parent account to the new sales orders and invoices of its child accounts.

The check box value set for a parent account provides the default value of the check box for its child accounts. If you change the value for a parent account, the system will prompt you to change the value for all child accounts. The check box is available if the Parent-Child Customer Relationship feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

For details, see Balance Consolidation.

Consolidate Statements

A check box that indicates, if selected for a child account, that documents of the child accounts are included in the statements generated for the parent account.

The check box value set for a parent account provides the default value of the check box for its child accounts. If you change the value for a parent account, the system will prompt you to change the value for all child accounts. The check box is available if the Parent-Child Customer Relationship feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

For details, see Credit Policy Application.

Shared Credit Policy

A check box that indicates, if selected for a child account, that the credit policy (a combination of the credit verification rules and credit limit) defined for its parent account will be applied to the new sales orders and invoices of the child account. The check box becomes available for selection, if the Consolidate Balance check box has been selected for this account.

The check box value set for a parent account provides the default value of the check box for its child accounts. If you change the value for a parent account, the system will prompt you to change the value for all child accounts. The check box is available if the Parent-Child Customer Relationship feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

For details, see Credit Policy Application.

Table 18. Print and Email Settings Section
Element Description
Send Invoices by Email A check box that, if selected, indicates that you can send invoices by email by using the Print Invoices and Memos (AR508000) form. The default value of the setting is provided by the customer class.
Print Invoices A check box that, if selected, indicates that invoices can be printed on the Print Invoices and Memos form. The default value of the setting is provided by the customer class.
Send Dunning Letters by Email

A check box that, if selected, indicates that you can send dunning letters by email by using the Print/Release Dunning Letters (AR522000) form. The default value of the setting is provided by the customer class.

This box is available only if the Dunning Letter Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Print Dunning Letters

A check box that, if selected, indicates that dunning letters can be printed on the Print/Release Dunning Letters form. The default value of the setting is provided by the customer class.

This box is available only if the Dunning Letter Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Send Statements by Email A check box that, if selected, indicates that statements can be sent by email to customers of the class on the Print Statements (AR503500) form. The default value of the setting is provided by the customer class.
Print Statements A check box that, if selected, indicates that statements can be printed on the Print Statements form. The default value of the setting is provided by the customer class.
Statement Type

The statement type used by default in relations with the customer.

One of the following options are available:

  • Open Item: The statement includes all open items for the customer: payments, voided payments, customer refunds, and voided customer refunds. If a document is closed on a date earlier than or the same as the statement date, this document is not included in the statement.
  • Balance Brought Forward: The amount outstanding from the previous statement is shown at the beginning of the statement.
Multi-Currency Statements A check box that indicates (if selected) that this customer's statements must be printed in multicurrency format. If the check box is cleared, the system will print statements for the customer in the base-currency format. The check box is displayed if the Multicurrency Accounting feature is enabled in your system.
Table 19. Default Payment Method SectionThis section shows the details of the default payment method selected on the Payment Methods tab.
Element Description
Default Payment Method The default payment method used for the customer.
Cash Account

The cash account to be used for the default payment method.

If the default payment method is a not-overridden credit card payment method (with the Override check box cleared on the Payment Methods tab of the Customers (AR303000) form), this box is empty and unavailable.

Card/Account Nbr.

The identifier of the payment method, if the method involves using additional custom-defined elements, such as those used for credit card payments.

If the default payment method is a not-overridden credit card payment method (with the Override check box cleared on the Payment Methods tab of the Customers form), this box is empty and unavailable.

Table 20. Payment Method Details SectionThis section holds the details of the payment method used by the customer if such details have been configured on the Payment Methods (CA204000) form.
Element Description
Description The name of a user-defined column configured to contain a detail of the payment method.
Value The value of this payment method detail.

Shipping Tab

This tab contains information required for delivering goods and services to the customer.

Table 21. Ship-To Address Section
Element Description
Override A check box that indicates (if selected) that the settings of the shipping address on the current tab can differ from the address settings of the customer. If the check box is cleared, the address settings on the current tab and on the General tab are synchronized (the address settings are inherited from the General tab).
View on Map

A button you click to open the map specified on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form and provided by the Google Maps or Bing Maps web map service to view this address on a map, which is opened in a new tab.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Address Lookup

A button you click to open the Address Lookup dialog box.

For the description of the dialog box, see Address Lookup Dialog Box.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and if the integration with web map services has been set up, as described in Integration with Web Map Services.

Address Line 1 The first line of the shipping address.
Address Line 2 The second line of the shipping address.
City The customer's shipping location city.
State The customer's state or province.
Postal Code The customer's postal code.
Country The customer's country. By default, it is the country of your company.
Validated A check box that indicates (if selected) that the billing address has been validated. The check box is displayed if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Latitude

The latitude coordinates, which are entered for a customer location if there is no postal address or the postal address cannot be validated. The system uses the coordinates to identify the tax jurisdiction if the postal code is not available.

This box is displayed if the External Tax Calculation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and the automatic calculation of taxes is configured through the integration of MYOB Advanced with the AvaTax service by Avalara or the Vertex Tax service by Vertex. For details, see Integrating MYOB Advanced with External Tax Providers.

Longitude

The longitude coordinates which are entered for a customer location if there is no postal address or the postal address cannot be validated. The system uses the coordinates to identify the tax jurisdiction if the postal code is not available.

This box is displayed if the External Tax Calculation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and the automatic calculation of taxes is configured through the integration of MYOB Advanced with the AvaTax service by Avalara or the Vertex Tax service by Vertex. For details, see Integrating MYOB Advanced with External Tax Providers.

Table 22. Ship-To Info SectionThis tab contains information required for delivering goods and services to the customer.
Element Description
Override A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact on the current tab can differ from the contact settings of the customer. If the check box is cleared, the contact settings on the current tab and on the General tab are synchronized (the settings are inherited from the General tab).
Account Name The business name of the customer's shipping location, if it's different from the customer name.
Attention The attention line as it is used in your company's business letters, which would be used to direct the letter to the proper person if the letter is not addressed to any specific person.
Type and Phone Number

The type and the phone number for the customer; you select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number.

You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant 1, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are three elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the customer.

Email The customer’s email address to be used in case of delivery problems.
Web The customer’s website address.
Table 23. Other Settings Section
Element Description
Default Branch

The branch of your company that will be used to ship the goods to the customer.

If a branch or a company without branches is selected in the Restrict Visibility To box on the General tab (Financial Settings section), the system copies this value to this box.

Note: For a branch of a company with the Without Branches type, when you click the Edit button, the system will open the company on the Companies (CS101500) form, if the Multibranch Support feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. If the Multibranch Support feature is enabled, the system will open the branch on the Branches (CS102000) form.
Price Class

The price class assigned to the customer. For a new customer, this setting is copied from the settings on the customer class defined in the Price Class box on the General tab of the Customer Classes (AR201000) form.

If you change the customer class for an existing customer on the current form, the system will display a warning message asking if you want to confirm this change; the system will change the existing price class if you answer Yes. Otherwise, the system will keep the existing customer settings, including the price class, which were previously specified.

Default Project The default project that the system uses when it creates a document, such as a purchase order.
Suggest Related Items The check box that indicates (if selected) that the Related Items column will be displayed on the Details tab of the Sales Orders (SO301000) and Invoices (SO303000) forms for this customer if the original item added to the sales order or invoice has a related item specified on the Non-Stock Items (IN202000) or Stock Items (IN202500) form.
Table 24. Tax Settings Section
Element Description
Tax Registration ID The customer's taxpayer identifier associated with the location. An input mask can be set for this ID on the Tax Zones (TX206000) form.
Tax Zone

The tax zone of the customer's default location.

If a customer has been converted from a prospect account or extended from a vendor account, the customer's tax zone is by default set to the tax zone (if any) specified for the original account. You can override the default value.

Tax Calculation Mode

The tax calculation mode to be applied to the documents created for the customer.

This box contains one of the following options:
  • Tax Settings (default): The record uses the settings of the selected customer, or of the customer's location if the Business Account Locations feature has been enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
  • Gross: The tax amount is included in the item price.
  • Net: The tax amount is not included in the item price.
This box appears on the form if the Net/Gross Entry Mode feature has been enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.
Tax Exemption Number The tax exemption number issued by IRS.
Entity Usage Type

The corresponding entity usage type.

If integration with Avalara is configured, in a document with the current customer selected, this value is sent to Avalara to specify the reason for tax exemption. If the Taxable - Override Exemption option is selected, the document's exemption is overridden, and taxes are calculated in the external tax service.

This box is available only when the External Tax Calculation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 25. Shipping Instructions Section
Element Description
Warehouse

The warehouse to issue the goods to the customer.

This box appears only if the Warehouses feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Ship Via The carrier used to ship the goods.
Shipping Terms The shipping terms used for the customer.
Shipping Zone ID The identification of the shipping zone of the customer to be used to calculate freight.
FOB Point The location at which the title for the shipment passes from your company to the customer.
Residential Delivery A check box that you select to indicate that delivery will not be performed to a business.
Saturday Delivery A check box that you select to indicate that this customer allows delivery on Saturdays.
Insurance A check box that indicates (if selected) that insurance is required for the order.
Shipping Rule

The way the orders should be fulfilled for this customer.

You can use one of the following options:

  • Ship Complete: Only completely fulfilled orders are allowed.
  • Back Order Allowed: Back orders are allowed for the customer if some items are out of stock.
  • Cancel Remainder: Orders should be shipped even if the quantities shipped are less than the quantities specified on the order. If all the requested items are out of stock, the order should be canceled.
Order Priority The priority of sales orders of this customer. (This setting has no business logic tied to it in the current version and can be used for informational purposes only.)
Lead Time (Days) The number of days preceding the due date for the shipping title to reach the customer.
Calendar The calendar associated with the customer. Calendar settings are defined on the Work Calendar (CS209000) form.
Table 26. Carrier Accounts Table
Note: This table is available only if the Carrier Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
You can use this table to enter the customer accounts with the carriers that are integrated with your system. If the Use Customer's Account check box is selected on the Sales Orders (SO301000) form (Shipping tab) for the customer's sales order, the carrier specified on the order will charge the customer, not your company, for shipping.
Column Description
Active A check box that indicates (if selected) that the customer's account with the carrier is active.
Carrier The integrated carrier that ships the goods to the customer.
Carrier Account The account of the customer in the system of the carrier.
Location

The location of the customer. The value in this column is not required. If this column is empty, the settings in the line are applied to all locations of the customer.

This column is displayed if the Business Account Locations feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Postal Code The postal code (ZIP code) of the customer's location.

Balances Tab

This tab appears on the form if the Multiple Base Currencies feature has been enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the selected customer has been extended from a branch, and the current user is assigned to a role that gives users the ability to access companies with different base currencies.

This tab displays the balances of the customer grouped by base currency.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Currency The currency ID of a base currency.
Balance The total balance of all open documents of the customer including the total balance of prepayments, expressed in the specified currency.
Prepayment Balance The total amount of unapplied prepayments calculated for the customer in the specified currency.
Consolidated Balance

The total balance of the parent customer account, including the balances of its child accounts for which the Consolidate Balance check box is selected on the Billing tab of this form.

This column appears on the tab if the Parent-Child Customer Relationship feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form and the selected customer is specified as the parent account of another customer on the Billing tab (Parent Info section) of this form.

Retained Balance

The total of unreleased retained amounts of the customer's documents posted in the specified base currency.

This box appears on the form if the Retainage Support feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Locations Tab

This tab contains a table showing the customer's locations. You can select any location as the default one.

If you create a new customer location, the system copies the following settings of the default location to the settings on the new location: Sales Account, Sales Sub., Discount Account, Discount Sub., Freight Account, and Freight Sub. (Subaccounts are copied if the Subaccounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form and subaccounts are used in the system.)

This tab is available only if the Business Account Locations feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. The MAIN location is always automatically created for the customer when you enter the customer's main address.

Table 27. Table ToolbarThe table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.
Button Description
Set as Default Selects the Is Default check box for the selected location. Only one location can be selected as the default one.
Table 28. Table Columns
Column Description
Active A check box that indicates (if selected) that the location is active. If the check box is cleared, the location will not be available for selection when users create customer documents.
Location ID The unique identifier of the location.
Location Name A descriptive name of the customer's location.
Default A check box that indicates (if selected) that the location has been set as the default customer location. You cannot directly select or clear this check box; to make a location the default location, you select the location and click Set as Default on the toolbar.
City The city of the customer's location.
State The state or province of the customer's location.
Country

The country of the customer's location.

If you change the customer class of an existing customer, the customer's location country specified in this box will not be overridden with the value from the new customer class.

Price Class The price class to be used by default for this customer location.
Tax Zone

A tax zone associated with the state.

If you change the customer class of an existing customer, the tax zone of the customer's location specified in this box will not be overridden with the value from the new customer class.

Sales Account The account to record sales from the customer at this location.
Sales Sub. The corresponding subaccount.
AR Account The AR account of the customer.
AR Sub. The AR subaccount of the customer.
Default Branch

The branch of your company that will be used to ship the goods to the customer.

If a branch or a company without branches is selected in the Restrict Visibility To box on the Financial tab (Financial Settings section), the system copies this value to this box.

This column appears on the form if the Multibranch Support feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Payment Methods Tab

This tab contains the list of payment methods that can be accepted from the customer. You can select any method as the default one.

Table 29. Table ToolbarThe table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.
Button Description
Add Payment Method Navigates to the Customer Payment Methods (AR303010) form, so that you can define a new payment method for the customer.
View Payment Method Navigates to the Customer Payment Methods form, so that you can view the details of the customer payment method. Customer payment methods have the Override check box selected.
Table 30. Table Columns
Column Description
Is Default A check box that indicates (if selected) that the payment method is the default one for the customer. You select this check box to mark the payment method as the default one for this customer.
Payment Method The payment method identifier.
Description The description of the payment method.
Cash Account The cash account associated with the payment method.
Active A check box that indicates (if selected) that the payment method is used in the system.
Override A check box that indicates (if selected) that the payment method is specific to the customer (that is, it was created by using the Customer Payment Methods form).

Contacts Tab

This tab displays a table showing the customer's contact persons and their information. To add a new contact, click Add Contact. To view or change the details of a particular contact, click the link in the Name box, which opens the Contacts (CR302000) form for the contact.

Table 31. Table ToolbarThe table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.
Button Description
Set as Primary

Makes the selected contact a primary contact for the customer. The settings of the primary contact are displayed on the General tab of the current form (Primary Contact and Contact's Personal Data Privacy sections).

This button is available if you have selected in the table a contact that is not primary.

Table 32. Table Columns
Column Description
Active A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact is active.
Contact A link that displays the contact's name. You can click the link in this column to open the Contacts form in a pop-up window.
Job Title The person's job title or position.
Primary The check box that indicates (if selected) that the person is the primary contact for the customer. The settings of the primary contact are displayed on the General tab of the current form (Primary Contact and Contact's Personal Data Privacy sections).
Email The contact person's email address.
Phone 1 The contact person's phone number.

Salespersons Tab

This tab contains the list of salespersons associated with the customer's locations.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Salesperson ID The identifier of the salesperson who is assigned to the customer.
Name The salesperson's name.
Location ID The customer location associated with the salesperson.
Location Name A descriptive name of the customer location.
Commission % The commission percent used for the salesperson. The column is available if the Commissions feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.
Default A check box that indicates (if selected) that this salesperson is the default salesperson for this customer.

Child Accounts Tab

This tab contains the list of customer accounts for which the selected customer account is selected as the parent. The first row always displays the information of the parent account, so that you can view how the settings of the parent account differ from the settings of its child accounts.

The tab is available if the Parent-Child Customer Relationship feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Customer The identifier of the customer account.
Customer Name The name of the customer as it appears in the system
Currency

The base currency of the balances. If a child account has balances in multiple base currencies, the balance in each base currency is shown in a separate line.

This column appears in the table if the Multiple Base Currencies feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Balance The total balance of all open documents of the customer including the total balance of prepayments.
Prepayments Balance The total amount of unapplied prepayments calculated for the customer.
Unreleased Balance The balance of unreleased documents.
Open Orders Balance The balance of open orders.
First Due Date The due date of the earliest open invoice, if either Days Past Due or Limit and Days Past Due option is selected in the Credit Verification box, otherwise the value is not displayed.
Consolidate Balance A check box that indicates (if selected) that the balances of child accounts are included in the parent balance and you can view this consolidated balance in the Consolidated Balance box in the Summary area of the corresponding parent account. Also, you can apply payments and credit memos of the parent account to the documents of its child accounts.
Consolidate Statements A check box that indicates (if selected) that documents of the child accounts are included to the statements generated for the parent account.
Share Credit Policy A check box that indicates (if selected) that the credit policy (combination of the credit verification rules and credit limit) defined for its parent account is applied to the new sales orders and invoices issued for this child account. The dunning letters are to be sent to a parent account and will include all the due documents of its child accounts.
Statement Cycle The identifier of a statement cycle used for this account.

Attributes Tab

This tab contains the list of customer attributes defined in the associated customer class. Attributes defined in the business account class or vendor class to which the related business account or vendor (if any) belongs may also be listed on this tab. You specify the value of the attributes from the list, if required.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Attribute The description of the attribute.
Required A check box that indicates (if selected) that specifying the attribute value is required.
Value The value of the attribute.

Activities Tab

This tab has a table with the list of activities associated with the customer. You use this tab to associate particular tasks, events, and other activities with the customer.

Table 33. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Create Task Opens the Task (CR306020) form in a pop-up window, which you can use to create a new task.
Create Event Opens the Event (CR306030) form in a pop-up window, which you can use to create a new event.
Create Email Opens the Email Activity (CR306015) form in a pop-up window, on which you can create a new email.
Create Activity

Contains a menu with commands that correspond to the list of activity types configured on the Activity Types (CR102000) form.

By clicking a menu command, you open the Activity (CR306010) form in a pop-up window, which you use to create an activity of the corresponding type. The following commands are available by default: Create Note, Create Chat, Create Escalation, Create Message, Create Phone Call, and Create Work Item.

To change the list of menu commands, you can add or remove activity types by using the Activity Types form.

Table 34. Table Columns

The table includes, in addition to the columns described below, columns labeled with icons, which you can use to attach notes and files to an activity, see if an activity is completed, check the priority level, and note whether any reminder exists for an activity; for the descriptions of these columns, see Emails and Activities: General Information.

Column Description
Type The type of the activity.
Summary The description provided for the activity.
Status The status of the activity.
Start Date The start date and time of the activity.
Created At The date and time when the activity was created.
Time Spent The total time spent on the activity.
Workgroup The workgroup the activity is assigned to (if any).
Owner The user name of the employee to whom the activity is assigned.
Related Entity The entity that this activity is associated with.

The tab also has the Activity Description area below the table. The area displays the full description provided for the activity selected in the table. To edit the description, click the link in the Summary column of the activity. This opens the Activity (CR306010) form in a pop-up window; on this form, you can add a description and edit other settings corresponding to the activity.

GL Accounts Tab

This tab shows the default General Ledger accounts for this customer. For a new customer, the accounts and subaccounts initially displayed on this tab are, by default, those specified for the customer class you have selected on the General Info tab; however, you can select other accounts and subaccounts.

Element Description
AR Account

The asset account that stores the balance of the transactions related to the customer.

The account selected in this box should be configured as a control account for the accounts receivable subledger. That is, for this account, AR should be selected in the Control Account Module column on the Chart of Accounts (GL202500) form. For more information on control accounts, see Control Accounts: General Information.

AR Sub. The subaccount used for the customer.
Sales Account The income account used to record sales made to the customer. By default, it is the account specified for the customer class. You must specify this account.
Sales Sub. The subaccount used to record the sales made to the customer. You must specify the subaccount.
Discount Account

The expense account used to record discount amounts received by the customer. You must specify the account if you plan to use configurable discounts.

For details, see Configuring and Applying Customer Discounts.

Discount Sub. The subaccount (if any) used with the expense account to record the discount amounts received by the customer. You must specify this subaccount if you plan to use configurable discounts.
Freight Account The income account used to record the freight charges for shipping goods to the customer.
Freight Sub. The corresponding subaccount used to record freight charges applied for shipping of the goods to the customer.
Cash Discount Account The expense account used to record cash discount amounts received by the customer because of its credit terms. You must specify the account.
Cash Discount Sub. The subaccount used with the expense account to record the discount amounts received by the customer because of its credit terms. You must specify this subaccount.
Prepayment Account

The asset account to accumulate prepayments to the customer.

The account selected in this box should be configured as a control account for the accounts receivable subledger. That is, for this account, AR should be selected in the Control Account Module column on the Chart of Accounts (GL202500) form. For more information on control accounts, see Control Accounts: General Information.

Prepayment Sub. The subaccount used with the prepayment account to record the prepayment amounts sent to the customer.
COGS Account

The account used as expense account for non-stock items with the Accrue Cost check box selected in the Cost Accrual section on the Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form (on the Price/Cost tab) and as a COGS account for stock items in intercompany documents if the Customer option is selected in the Use COGS Account From box of the Intercompany Posting Settings section for the related order type on the Order Types (SO201000) form.

The box is displayed only if the Inter-Branch Transactions feature has been enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Retainage Receivable Account

The account used to record the retained amounts on invoices for the customer.

The account selected in this box should be configured as a control account for the accounts receivable subledger. That is, for this account, AR should be selected in the Control Account Module column on the Chart of Accounts (GL202500) form. For more information on control accounts, see Control Accounts: General Information.

By default, the system inserts into this box the account (if any) specified for the customer class of this customer in the Retainage Receivable Account box on the GL Accounts tab of the Customer Classes (AR201000) form. You can override this value, if necessary.

When you create an invoice for this customer, this account is inserted by default into the Retainage Receivable Account box on the Financial Details tab of the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form.

This box appears on the form only if the Retainage Support feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Retainage Receivable Sub.

The subaccount used to record the retained amounts on invoices for the customer.

By default, the system inserts into this box the subaccount (if any) specified for the customer class of this customer in the Retainage Receivable Sub. box on the GL Accounts tab of the Customer Classes (AR201000) form. You can override this value, if necessary.

When you create an invoice for this customer, this subaccount is inserted by default into the Retainage Receivable Sub. box on the Financial Details tab of the Invoices and Memos form.

This box appears on the form only if the Subaccounts and Retainage Support features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Mailing & Printing Tab

This tab displays the mailings that can be used for the customer. Mailings are used to set up the sending of electronic versions of specific documents to the customer contacts and company employees that are specified as recipients for the customers. For example, emails for the INVOICE mailing are sent when a user clicks Email Invoice on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form toolbar for the selected invoice.

By default, on this tab, mailings selected for the customer class are listed, but you can select other mailings from the lists defined on the Accounts Receivable Preferences (AR101000) and Sales Orders Preferences (SO101000) forms. For an overview of the functionality, see Mailings for Customers.

The tab includes the Mailings table, with the list of mailings, and the Recipients table, which has the list of recipients.

Table 35. Mailings Table

In this table, you can view and modify the list of mailings to be used for the customer. Initial settings from the customer class can be overridden for any customer.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Active A check box that indicates (if selected) that this mailing is active. Only active mailings are used to generate emails.
Overridden A check box that indicates (if selected) that the settings copied from the customer class have been overridden for the mailing.
Mailing ID The unique identifier of the mailing.
Branch

Read-only. The branch for which this mailing is defined.

If you select the identifier in the Mailing ID column, and for this identifier, the branch is specified, the system inserts the branch in this column.

Email Account The system email account to be used by default for sending emails to the customer for this mailing. If no account is specified, the system account specified on the Email Preferences (SM204001) form will be used.
Report The Accounts Receivable report to be used to structure the information from the document, if a report is selected for the mailing rather than an email template (notification template).
Notification Template The notification template to be used to generate personalized emails for the mailing. For each mailing, either a report or a notification template can be specified.
Format The format in which the report-based document, if applicable, will be sent by default if the recipient has no other preferences. Select one of the following options: HTML, Excel, or PDF.
Recipients

The way the system specifies recipients in the generated email.

The following options are available:

  • Add Recipients: On the generation of an email to which these settings apply, the system will copy the recipients specified for the selected notification template, if one has been specified for the mailing, and from the Recipients table on this tab. The Recipients table is populated with the values specified for the customer class on the Mailing & Printing tab of the Customer Classes form, and you can add any number of extra recipients to the table.
  • Override Recipients: On the generation of an email to which these settings apply, the recipients will be copied only from the Recipients table on this tab. With this option selected, you can modify the list of recipients in the Recipients table as needed. The recipients specified in the notification template or report associated with the mailing will not be included in the generated email.
Table 36. Recipients Table

By using the Recipients table, you can select recipients (one per line) for the mailing selected in the Mailings table.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Active A check box that indicates (if selected) that this contact is active. Only active recipients receive the emails for the mailing.
Contact Type

The type of contact to receive emails.

Specify one of the following options:

  • Account Email: An email address specified in the Account Email box on the General tab of the form
  • Remittance: A remittance contact of the vendor specified on the Payment tab of the form
  • Account Ship-To Email : A shipping contact of the vendor specified on the Purchase Settings tab of the form
  • Employee: An employee of your company who handles documents of specific customer classes or specific customers, or is otherwise associated with either of them
Contact ID The particular recipient of the selected type.
Email The email address of this recipient.
Format The format in which the report (if applicable) will be sent to this recipient. Select one of the following options: HTML, Excel, or PDF.
Add To The To, CC, and BCC options, which are available in this column, determine the element in which the recipient will be included in the generated email.

Service Billing Tab

On this tab, you can assign different billing cycles to the service order types of the customer.

This tab is available only if the Manage Multiple Billing Options per Customer check box is selected on the Service Management Preferences (FS100100) form.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

ColumnDescription
Service Order Type The type of service order to which the billing cycle is assigned.
Billing Cycle The billing cycle associated with the service order type for the customer.
Bill-To Address The email address to which the invoice is sent, which is one of the following options:
  • Billing Customer (default): The invoice is sent to the billing address of the customer. The billing address is defined on the Billing tab of the current form.
  • Default Billing Customer Location: The invoice is sent to the main address of the customer. The default billing customer location is defined on the Locations tab of the current form.
  • Specific Billing Customer Location: The invoice is sent to the address specified in the applicable appointment or service order. The location is specified on the General tab of the Service Orders (FS300100) or Appointments (FS300200) form for the applicable service order or appointment.
  • Service Order: The invoice is sent to the address of the location where the service is delivered. The address is specified on the General tab of the Service Orders or Appointments form for the applicable service order or appointment.

This column is not available for the billing cycles with the Time Frame grouping setting on the Billing Cycles (FS206000) form.

Ship-To AddressThe shipping address to which items of the service order are shipped, which is one of the following options:
  • Billing Customer: The items are shipped to the shipping address of the customer. The billing address is defined on the Delivery Settings tab of this form.
  • Specific Billing Customer Location: The items are shipped to the address of the billing location. The location is specified on the General Info tab of the Service Orders or Appointments form for the applicable service order or appointment.
  • Specific Customer Location: The items are shipped to the address of the customer location. The location is specified in the Location box of the Service Orders or Appointments form for the applicable service order or appointment.
  • Service Order (default): The items are sent to the address of the location where the service is delivered. The address is specified on the General Info tab of the Service Orders or Appointments form for the applicable service order or appointment.

This column is not available for the billing cycles with the Time Frame grouping setting on the Billing Cycles (FS206000) form.

Frequency TypeThe time frequency when the documents are eligible to be posted, which is one of the following options:
  • Weekly: The documents are eligible to be posted at the end of the week.
  • Monthly: The documents are eligible to be posted at the end of the month.
  • None: The documents are eligible to be posted anytime.

This column available for editing only for the billing cycles with the Appointment or Service Order grouping setting on the Billing Cycles form. For the billing cycles with other grouping settings, the column is filled in with None.

Compliance Tab

On this tab, you can add, update, and review compliance documents.

Tip: This tab appears on the form only if the Construction feature of the Projects group of features is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 37. Table Columns
Column Description
Expiration Date The date when the compliance document will expire. You specify the date when you add the compliance document to the tab.
Document Type

The type of the compliance document. The following document types are available:

  • Certificate
  • Insurance
  • Lien Waiver
  • Notice
  • Other
Creation Date The date when the compliance document was created. By default, the system inserts the current date at the time of creation. You can change the date manually.
Status The status of the compliance document. The list of statuses should be specified manually on the Compliance Preferences (CL301000) form.
Required A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document is mandatory for working with the project and project task specified in this line. This flag is for informational purposes only. It shows that the compliance document is required before some activities are implemented for the project.
Received from Vendor A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document has been received. By using this check box, you can track when the payment for the document is received, so that the next payment is not delayed.
Received Date (Vendor) The date that you specify when the compliance document is received.
Processed A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document has been processed.
Voided A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document has been voided.
Created Automatically A check box that indicates (if selected) that the document has been created by the system.
Sent Date The date that you specify when the compliance document is sent.
Project The project to which the compliance document relates, which is a link you can click to view this project on the Projects (PM301000) form.

If a project is specified, this compliance document is displayed on the Compliance tab of the Projects form for the selected project.

Cost Task The cost task within the selected project to which the compliance document relates, which is a link you can click to view this task on the Project Tasks (PM302000) form.

If a task is specified, this compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Project Tasks form for the selected task of the Cost Task type.

Cost Code The cost code assigned to the compliance document.
Vendor

The identifier of the vendor associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this record on the current form. If a vendor is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the current form for the selected vendor.

The list of vendors available for selection may be limited based on the role or roles assigned to the user account to which you are signed in if the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. In this case, the Restrict Visibility To box appears on the Financial tab of the Vendors (AP303000) form. With the feature enabled, a vendor is available for selection if one of the following is true:
  • The Restrict Visibility To box is empty for the vendor—that is, the vendor’s visibility is not restricted.
  • A branch or company is specified in the Restrict Visibility To box for the vendor, and your user account is assigned to the role specified in the Access Role box of the Configuration Settings section of one of the following: the Branch Details tab of the Branches (CS102000) form for the branch, or the Company Details tab of the Companies (CS101500) form for the company.
Vendor Name The name of the vendor associated with the compliance document.
Expired A check box that indicates (if selected) that the compliance document has expired.
AP Payment

The reference number of the payment that is associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Checks and Payments (AP302000) form.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

AP Payment Method

The payment method associated with the vendor.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

AR Invoice

The reference number of the invoice associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form. If an invoice number is specified, the current compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Invoices and Memos form for the selected invoice.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

AR Invoice Amount

The amount of the invoice.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

AR Payment

The reference number of the payment associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Payments and Applications (AR302000) form.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

AR Payment Method

The customer’s default payment method.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Account

The account associated with the vendor (Expense account) or customer (Sales account).

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Bill

The reference number of the bill associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Bills and Adjustments (AP301000) form. If a bill number is specified, the current compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Bills and Adjustments form of the selected bill.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Bill Amount

The bill amount to be paid for the document.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Certificate Number

The number of the certificate.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Customer

The identifier of the customer associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this record on the Customers (AR303000) form. If a customer is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Customers form of the selected customer.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Customer Name

The name of the customer associated with the compliance document.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Date Issued

The date when the document is issued.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Effective Date

The date when the compliance document takes effect. You should specify the date manually while adding the document.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Insurance Company

The name of the insurance company.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Joint Vendor

The identifier of the joint vendor associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this record on the current form. If a joint vendor is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the current form for the selected vendor.

The list of vendors available for selection may be limited based on the role or roles assigned to the user account to which you are signed in if the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. In this case, the Restrict Visibility To box appears on the Financial tab of the Vendors form. With the feature enabled, a vendor is available for selection if one of the following is true:
  • The Restrict Visibility To box is empty for the vendor—that is, the vendor’s visibility is not restricted.
  • A branch or company is specified in the Restrict Visibility To box for the vendor, and your user account is assigned to the role specified in the Access Role box of the Configuration Settings section of one of the following: the Branch Details tab of the Branches (CS102000) form for the branch, or the Company Details tab of the Companies (CS101500) form for the company.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Joint Amount

The amount to be paid to joint payees according to the joint payment.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Joint Release

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the joint release has been received.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Lien Waiver Amount

The amount covered by the lien waiver.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Limit

The amount of insurance liability specified for the compliance document. You should enter the amount manually while adding the document.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Method Sent

The method used to send the document.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Payment Date

The date when the payment is created.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Project Transaction

The reference number of the project transaction associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Project Transactions (PM304000) form.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Purchase Order

The reference number of the purchase order associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form. If a purchase order is specified, this compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Purchase Orders form for the selected purchase order.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Purchase Order Line Item

The unique identifier of the item in the purchase order line, which can be specified only if a purchase order has been selected.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Policy

The insurance policy number.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Receipt Date

The date of the inventory receipt.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Receive Date

The date when the goods are received.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Received By

The person responsible for receiving goods.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Requires Joint Check

A check box that indicates (if selected) that a joint payment is required.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Revenue Task

The identifier of the revenue task within the project to which the compliance document relates, which is a link you can click to view this task on the Project Tasks form. If a revenue task is specified, the current compliance document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Project Tasks form for the selected task of the Revenue Task type.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Secondary Vendor

The identifier of the secondary vendor associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this record on the current form. If a vendor is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the current form for the selected vendor.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Secondary Vendor Name

The name of the secondary vendor associated with the compliance document.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Source

The source of the payment, which is one of the following options:

  • AP Bill
  • PO/Sub
  • Customer
  • Project

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Sponsor Organization

The name of the sponsor organization.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Subcontract

The identifier of the subcontract associated with the compliance document, which is a link you can click to view this document on the Subcontracts (SC301000) form. If a subcontract is specified, the current document will be displayed on the Compliance tab of the Subcontracts form for the selected subcontract.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Subcontract Line Item

The identifier of the item in the subcontract line, which can be specified only if a subcontract has been selected.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.

Through Date

The date when the goods are shipped.

By default, the column is hidden. For details on how to display hidden columns, see To Hide or Display Table Columns.