Opportunities

Form ID: (CR304000)

You use this form to create a new opportunity or to view or edit the details of an existing opportunity.

Attention: This form is available only if the Customer Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

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
Close as Lost

Opens the Details dialog box, where you select the reason for closing the opportunity and click OK. The status of the opportunity is changed to Lost.

This command is available when the status of the opportunity is New or Open.

Close as Won

Opens the Details dialog box, where you select the reason for closing the opportunity and click OK. The status of the opportunity is changed to Won.

This command is available if a business account has been specified in the Business Account box of the Summary area and the status of the opportunity is New or Open.

Create Account

Opens the Create Account dialog box, in which you can specify the basic settings the system will use to create a business account associated with the opportunity. If no contact has been specified in the Summary area, you can also specified the basic settings of the contact, and the system will create it on the fly.

This command is available if no business account is specified for the opportunity in the Summary area of the form.

Create Appointment

Opens the Create Service Order/Appointment dialog box, in which you can specify the basic settings of the appointment to be created. You then click one of the buttons at the bottom of the dialog box to cause the system to create the appointment and either stay on the current form or open the Appointments (FS300200) form, where additional settings can be specified for the newly created appointment.

If you are creating an appointment for which no service order has been created, the system automatically creates a service order associated with the appointment.

This command is available on the More menu only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and a business account is specified in the Summary area.

Create Contact

Opens the Create Contact dialog box, in which you can specify the basic settings the system will use to create a contact associated with the opportunity.

This command is available if no contact is selected in the Contact box in the Summary area of this form.

Create Invoice

Opens the Create Invoice dialog box so that you can create an AR invoice associated with the opportunity, which the system opens on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form.

This command is available only if a business account of the Customer type is selected for the opportunity and at least one non-stock item is specified on the Details tab of this form.

This command is unavailable in either of the following cases:

  • A service order is associated with the opportunity.
  • A project quote has been created for an opportunity and set as primary.

For more details, see Opportunity Management: Invoices.

Create Note Opens the Activity (CR306020) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create an activity of the Note type associated with this opportunity.
Create Quote

Opens the Create Quote dialog box so that you can create a quote associated with the opportunity.

This command appears on the More menu only if at least one of the following features is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form: Sales Quotes or Project Quotes. This command is available only if the status of the opportunity is New or Open.

Create Sales Order

Opens the Create Sales Order dialog box, in which you can specify the basic settings the system will use to do the following:

  • Create a new customer if the selected business account has the Business Account type
  • Create a new sales order based on the opportunity

If your user account does not have the appropriate access rights to create a customer, when you click this command, an error is displayed indicating that you do not have access rights to create a customer and should contact a system administrator.

This command is available if a business account is specified for the opportunity and at least one inventory item, stock or non-stock, is specified for the opportunity on the Details tab of this form.

This command is not available in either of the following cases:

  • A service order is associated with the opportunity.
  • A project quote has been created for an opportunity and set as primary.

The command appears on the More menu only if the Inventory and Order Management group of features is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

For more details, see Opportunity Management: Sales Orders.

Create Service Order

Opens the Create Service Order/Appointment dialog box, in which you specify the basic settings of the service order to be created.

Only one service order can be created for the opportunity; thus, this menu command is available only if you have not already created a service order related to this opportunity.

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

Create Task Opens the Task (CR306010) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create a task associated with this opportunity.
Open

Opens the Details dialog box, where you select the reason for changing the status of the opportunity to Open and click OK; the status of the opportunity is changed to Open.

This command is available when the status of the opportunity is New, Won, or Lost.

Recalculate Prices

Opens the Recalculate Prices dialog box so that you can update prices and discounts for the opportunity.

This command is available only if the primary quote of the opportunity is specified and has the Draft status, or if the opportunity has no quotes.

This command is unavailable if a project quote has been created for an opportunity and set as primary.

Schedule on the Calendar Board

Opens the Calendar Board (FS300300) form. This command is available if a related service order has been created for the selected opportunity and at least one service has been assigned to the associated service order. You can add services directly to the service order on the Service Orders (FS300100) form or add them to a task related to the opportunity on the Task (CR306020) form.

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

Validate Addresses

Validates the addresses specified for the document on the Contact, Financial, and Shipping tabs through integration with a specialized third-party software or service.

This command appears on the More menu only if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

View Service Order

Opens the Service Orders (FS300100) form, on which you can view the service order associated with the selected opportunity.

This command is available on the More menu only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, and if a related service order has been created for the opportunity.

Recalculate Prices Dialog Box

You use this dialog box to specify the settings the system will use for updating the prices and discounts of the document selected on the current form. You open the dialog box by clicking Recalculate Prices on the More menu of the current form.
Element Description
Recalculate

The line or lines for which prices and discounts are calculated.

You can select one of the following options:

  • Current Line To recalculate prices and discounts for the selected line of the document
  • All Lines: To recalculate prices and discounts for all lines of the document
Set Current Unit Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system does the following for the selected line or all lines (depending on the option selected in the Recalculate box):

  • Updates the item price with the current price if the price has been changed on the Sales Prices (AR202000) form.
  • Checks whether the state of the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box for the item price has been changed on the Sales Prices (AR202000) form. If it has, the system does the following:
    • If it has been selected, removes the automatic line discounts from the selected line or all lines
    • If it has been cleared, applies the automatic line discounts to the selected line or all lines
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must replace the prices that have been modified manually in the Unit Price or Ext. Price column with the current prices if they have changed. After the manual prices are overridden in the document, the system clears the Manual Price check boxes in the appropriate document lines.

The check box is available if the Set Current Unit Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will recalculate and apply only the discounts (without checking for changes in the item prices) for the selected line or all lines if both of the following conditions are met:

  • The Set Current Unit Prices check box is cleared in the dialog box.
  • The Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for the selected line or all lines on the current form.

If the check box is cleared, any manual discounts will remain unchanged in the document.

Override Manual Line Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will remove the manual line discounts for the selected line or all lines (depending on the option selected in the Recalculate box of the dialog box) if the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is selected for the line. If the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for the line or lines, after removing the manual discounts, the system will search for the applicable automatic line discounts and apply any discounts that it finds.

If the check box is cleared, any manual line discounts will remain unchanged in the document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Override Manual Group and Document Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will remove any manual group and document discounts from the document, and will search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the document, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

This dialog box has the following buttons.
OK Closes the dialog box and recalculates the prices and discounts, applying the specified options to the document.
Cancel Closes the dialog box without recalculating the prices and discounts or preserving the specified settings.

Details Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can change the status and stage of the opportunity, as well as specify the reason for the change. This dialog box is opened when you click any of the following buttons on the form toolbar or commands on the More menu: Open, Close as Won, or Close as Lost.
Element Description
Reason

The reason you are changing the status of the opportunity.

When you click Open to change the opportunity's status to Open, you can select one of the following options:

  • In Process: The opportunity is being worked on.
  • Qualified: The opportunity has been qualified by sales team.

When you click Close as Won to change the opportunity's status to Won, you can select one of the following options:

  • Order Placed: The customer has placed an order.
  • Price: The opportunity has been won mostly because of the proposed price.
  • Relationship: The opportunity has been won because of the good relationship that your staff has established with the customer.
  • Technology: The customer is ready to place an order because the customer is satisfied with technology that will be used for the deal.
  • Other: The opportunity has been won for a reason that is not included in this list.

When you click Close as Lost to change the opportunity's status to Lost, you can select one of the following options:

  • Company Maturity: The opportunity has been lost because the client is not sure about the reliability of the company in the future. For example, the contact might mention that the company is too new or does not yet have a well-known brand name.
  • Price: The opportunity has been lost because of the proposed prices on your product or service.
  • Relationship: The opportunity has been lost because the client has a long or strong (or both) business relationship with another vendor and wants to use that vendor instead.
  • Technology: The opportunity has been lost because of a technological issue, such as the client's use of a different order processing technology.
  • Other: The opportunity has been lost for a reason that is not included in this list.
Stage

The stage to be assigned to the opportunity after its status is changed. The system fills in this box with the option selected in the Stage box in the Summary area on the current form. You can select the active stage from the list of available options, which is determined by the settings specified for the opportunity class on the Stages tab of the Opportunity Classes (CR209000) form.

The following predefined options may be available, as well as any active custom stage that has been defined for the opportunity class:

  • Prospect: The contact or business account associated with the opportunity is a known prospect, but it is not clear whether this prospect is interested in the offered products or services.
  • Nurture: A salesperson is collecting information about the prospect or customer's interest in products and services; the salesperson may also be negotiating with the prospect or customer. This stage may be useful if your company decides not to use leads.
  • Qualification: A salesperson is determining the prospect or customer's interest in purchasing particular products or services.
  • Development: A salesperson is clarifying the prospect or customer's requirements for products or services, as well as the budget, delivery schedule, and project scope (if applicable).
  • Solution: A salesperson is negotiating with the prospect or customer about the content of the solution (proposal) and the set of products or services that the prospect or customer wants to buy. The salesperson is creating product demonstrations or other evaluation tools, and the prospect or customer is evaluating the products or services.
  • Proof: A salesperson has developed a solution (that is, a proposal), and the prospect or customer is evaluating the solution. The salesperson may select a primary sales quote at this stage.
  • Negotiation: A salesperson and the prospect or customer are negotiating the prices, discounts, and terms of the proposed deal.
  • Won: The prospect or customer has accepted the proposal and is ready to sign the contract or place an order (or has already done this). Some companies prefer to advance the opportunity to this stage only after the invoice has been issued, or even after a payment has been received.
This dialog box has the following buttons.
OK Changes the opportunity's settings based on the selected settings and closes the dialog box, returning you to the current form.
Cancel Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of changing the settings of the opportunity.

Create Account Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can enter the initial data that the system will use to create the business account that will be associated with the currently selected opportunity. This dialog box opens when you click Create Account on the More menu of this form.

If you have not selected a contact associated with this opportunity in the Summary area of the current form (Contact box) and if you specify at minimum the contact's last name, the system will also use the information you enter in the dialog box to create a contact. If you have selected a contact associated with the opportunity before opening this dialog box, you can view the contact information of the contact and the business account, which the system inserts, and override the business account settings.

Table 1. Create Account Dialog Box: Main TabOn this tab of the dialog box, you specify the settings of the business account you are creating and associating with the opportunity. Depending on whether a contact has been associated with the opportunity in the Summary area of the current form, you can specify the settings of the contact to be created or review the settings of the existing contact.
Element Description
Business Account Section
Business Account ID Required. The unique identifier to be used for the business account that you are creating.
Business Account Name

The legal business name of the prospective customer, which will be assigned to the business account you are creating.

In this box, the system inserts the account name copied from the Account Name box of the current form (Contact tab), if one is specified.

You can override the default name.

Business Account Class

The identifier of the business account class that will be assigned to the business account you are creating. A business account class, which is defined on the Business Account Classes (CR208000) form, determines the settings to be used for business accounts of the class, which may include the following: the default owner, the default assignment map, default email address settings, and the elements to be displayed in this dialog box and on the Attributes and User-Defined Fields tabs of both the Business Accounts (CR303000) form.

Tip:

Only the attributes that are defined as required for the class on the Business Account Classes (CR208000) form are shown in the dialog box, while all attributes of the class are shown on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form.

Similarly, only the user-defined fields that are defined as required for the class on the Edit User-Defined Fields(CS205020) form (when it was opened for the Business Accounts (CR303000) form) are shown in the dialog box, while all user-defined fields for the class are shown on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form.

To determine the default class (if any) to be inserted into this box, the system searches the following locations in the listed order until it finds a class (at which point the search ends):

  1. The Opportunity Classes (CR209000) form for the opportunity class of this opportunity: Here the system checks the Account Class ID box in the Conversion Settings section of the Details tab and inserts the class.
  2. The Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form: The system inserts the class (if one is specified) in the Default Business Account Class box of the General tab ( Data Entry Settings section).

You can override the default class.

Link Contact to Account A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact selected in the Contact box of the Summary area of this form or created by using this dialog box will be associated with the business account you are creating. If a contact is selected in the Contact box, the contact information (in Contact section of this dialog box) is read-only and this check box is selected by default. The state of the check box can be overridden.
Contact Section
First Name

The first name of the contact.

To determine the default name (if any) to be inserted into this box, the system proceeds as follows until it finds a name:

  1. If a contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area, the system copies the name from the First Name box of the Details tab (Contact section) of the Contacts (CR302000) form for the specified contact. The search is complete.
  2. The system copies the name from the First Name box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form.

If a contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area of the current form for the opportunity, the default name in this box is read-only. If no contact is specified for this opportunity, you can override the first name that is inserted by default. If you do, the system inserts the new name as the first name on the Contact tab of the current form and inserts this name when it creates the contact.

Last Name

The last name of the contact. This is a required element for the contact if no contact has been specified on the current form for the selected opportunity.

To determine the default name (if any) to be inserted into this box, the system proceeds as follows until it finds a name:

  1. If a contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area, the system copies the name from the Last Name box of the Details tab (Contact section) of the Contacts (CR302000) form for the specified contact. The search is complete.
  2. The system copies the name from the Last Name box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form.

If a contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area of the current form for the opportunity, the name in this box is read-only. If no contact is specified for this opportunity, you can override the default last name. If you do, the system inserts the new name as the last name on the Contact tab of the current form and insert this name when it creates the contact.

Account Name

The name of the company related to the contact.

To determine the default account name to be inserted into this box, the system proceeds as follows until it finds a name:

  1. If a contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area, the system inserts the name copied from the Account Name box of the Details tab (Contact section) of the Contacts (CR302000) form for the specified contact. The search is complete. In this case, the system-inserted name in this box is read-only.
  2. The system inserts the name copied from the Account Name box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form. If you have overridden the business account name that the system inserted in the Business Account Name box of this dialog box (Business Account section), the system copies the name you entered from the Business Account Name box and inserts it into the Account Name box.

If no account name was specified for this opportunity, for the newly created contact, the account name and the business account name will be the same, and the system will insert the value of the account name in the Account Name box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form. The Account Name box of the newly created contact on the Contacts (CR302000) form will be read-only.

Job Title

The job title of the contact.

To determine the default title (if any) to be inserted into this box, the system proceeds as follows until it finds a title:

  1. If a contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area, the system copies the title from the Job Title box of the Details tab (Contact section) of the Contacts (CR302000) form for the specified contact. The search is complete.
  2. The system copies the title from the Job Title box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form.

If a contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area of the current form for the opportunity, the title in this box is read-only. If no contact is specified for this opportunity, you can override the job title that is inserted by default. If you do, the system inserts the new job title on the Contact tab of the current form and uses this title when it creates 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, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

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

To determine the default type–phone number combination to be inserted for each of these Type and Phone Number elements, the system proceeds as follows until it finds a combination:

  1. If the type–phone number combination is specified for the contact in the similar element (for example, the first type and phone number) on the Contacts (CR302000) form, the system copies the combination from the Details tab (Contact section) of the Contacts (CR302000) form for the specified contact. The search is complete.
  2. The system copies the combination from the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form.

You can override any default type or phone number (or both settings) if no contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area of the current form (if a contact is specified, the type and phone number are read-only). If you override the type or phone number, the system inserts each applicable new value in the respective type–phone number combination on the Contact tab of the current form and uses this value when it creates the contact.

Email

The email address of the contact.

To determine the default email address (if any) to be inserted into this box, the system proceeds as follows until it finds an address:

  1. If a contact is specified in the Summary area of the current form, the system copies the email address from the Email box of the Details tab (Contact section) of the Contacts (CR302000) form for the specified contact. The search is complete.
  2. The system copies the email address from the Email box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form.

If a contact is specified in the Contact box of the Summary area of the current form for the opportunity, the email address in this box is read-only. If no contact is specified for this opportunity, you can override the email address that is inserted by default. If you do, the system inserts the new email address on the Contact Info tab of the current form and uses this address when it creates the contact.

Contact Class

The contact class of the contact associated with the business account you are creating. A contact class, which is defined on the Contact Classes (CR205000) form, determines the settings to be used for contacts of the class. These settings may include the following: the default owner, the default assignment map, and the elements to be displayed on the Attributes and User-Defined Fields tabs of the Contacts (CR302000) form and this dialog box.

You can change this class only if no contact has been specified for the opportunity in the Summary area of the current form.

To determine the default class (if any) to be inserted into this box, the system proceeds as follows until it finds a class:

  1. If a contact is specified in the Summary area, the system copies the class from the Contact Class box of the CRM Info tab (CRM Info section) of the Contacts (CR302000) form for the specified contact. The search is complete.
  2. The system copies the class (if any) from the Contact Class ID box of the Details tab (Conversion Settings section) of the Opportunity Classes (CR209000) form for the opportunity class of this opportunity. The search is complete.
  3. The system copies the class (if any) from the Default Contact Class box of the General tab (Data Entry Settings section) of the Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form.
Table 2. Create Account Dialog Box: Attributes Tab
Element Description
Business Account Table
Name Read-only. The name of a required attribute that has been specified on the Business Account Classes (CR208000) form for the business account class of the business account that you are creating by using this dialog box.
Value Required if there is a row for the attribute and the Name column is filled in. The value of the attribute for the business account being created.
Contact Table
Name Read-only. The name of a required attribute that has been specified on the Contact Classes (CR205000) 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. 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 Account Dialog Box: User-Defined Fields TabIf any user-defined fields are defined as being required on the Business Accounts (CR303000) or Contacts (CR301000) form, the system lists these fields on the corresponding table of this tab of the dialog box. In the Value column of each row with a user-defined field, you need to specify the value of the field.
Column Description
Business Account Table
Name

The name of the user-defined field.

To be displayed in this table, a user-defined field must be listed and defined as required on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form.

Value

Required. The value of the user-defined field. The value you specify will be inserted for the new business account.

If on the User-Defined Fields tab of the current form, a default value has been inserted for the user-defined field in this row, this default value is inserted in this column. If you override the default value in this box, the system inserts the new value on the User-Defined Fields tab (Summary area) of the new business account.

Contact Table
Name

The name of the user-defined field.

To be displayed in this table, a user-defined field must be listed and defined as required on the Contacts (CR302000) 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 inserted for the user-defined field in this row, this default value is inserted in this column. If you override the default value in this box, the system inserts the new value on the User-Defined Fields tab (Summary area) of the new contact.

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

Creates the business account whose settings you have specified on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form and navigates to this form, where you can add information, update the existing information about the business account, create a contact associated with the business account, and view opportunities associated with the new business account.

The system also updates the current form with the business account (and contact, if applicable), inserting the identifier of the new business account in the Business Account box (and the identifier of the new contact, if applicable, in the Contact box) of the Summary area.

Create

Creates the business account whose settings you have specified. The system closes the Create Account dialog box and returns you to the current form.

It also inserts the identifier of the new business account into the Business Account box (and the identifier of the new contact, if applicable, in the Contact box) of the Summary area.

Cancel Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating a business account associated with the opportunity.

Create Contact Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can enter the settings that the system will use to create the contact that will be associated with the currently selected opportunity. This dialog box opens when you click Create Contact on the More menu of this form.

Table 5. 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 opportunity.
Element Description
First Name

The first name of the contact.

By default, the system copies the name from the First Name box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form (if any). You can override the first name that is inserted by default. If you do, the system inserts the new name as the first name on the Contact tab of the current form and uses this name when it creates the contact.

Last Name

Required. The last name of the contact.

By default, the system copies the name from the Last Name box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form (if any). You can override the last name that is inserted by default. If you do, the system inserts the new name as the last name on the Contact tab of the current form and uses this name when it creates the contact.

Account Name

The legal business name of the contact's company.

If a business account is specified in the Account Name box of the Contact tab (Contact section) or in the Summary area of the current form, the value in this box is read-only.

Job Title

The job title of the contact.

By default, the system copies the title from the Job Title box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form (if any). You can override the job title that is inserted by default. If you do, the system inserts the new title as the job title on the Contact tab of the current form and uses this job title when it creates 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, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

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

By default, the system copies the type-phone number combination from the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form (if any). You can override any default type or phone number (or both settings) that is inserted by default. If you do, the system inserts each applicable new value in the respective type–phone number combination on the Contact tab of the current form and uses this combination when it creates the contact.

Email

The email address of the contact.

By default, the system copies the email address from the Email box of the Contact tab (Contact section) of the current form (if any). You can override the email address that is inserted by default. If you do, the system inserts the new address as the email address on the Contact tab of the current form and uses this value when it creates the contact.

Contact Class

The contact class of the contact.

A contact class, which is defined on the Contact Classes (CR205000) form, determines the settings to be used for contacts of the class. These settings may include the following: the default owner, the default assignment map, and the elements to be displayed in this dialog box and on the Attributes and User-Defined Fields tabs of the Contacts (CR302000) form.

To determine the default contact class (if any) to be inserted into this box, the system proceeds as follows until it finds a class:

  1. The system copies the class (if any) from the Contact Class ID box of the Details tab (Conversion Settings section) of the Opportunity Classes (CR209000) form for the opportunity class of this opportunity. The search is complete.
  2. The system copies the class (if any) from the Default Contact Class box of the General tab (Data Entry Settings section) of the Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form.
Table 6. 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 opportunity. The table is populated with the attributes for which the Required check box is selected on the Contact Classes (CR205000) form for the contact class selected on the Main tab; you need to select the attribute values for the contact you are creating.
Column Description
Name Read-only. The name of a required attribute for the contact class of the contact that you are creating.
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 7. Create Contact Dialog Box: User-Defined Fields TabIf any user-defined fields are defined as required on the Contacts (CR302000) 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 (CR302000) 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. You can override the value; in this case, the system inserts the user-specified value in the user-defined field of the new contact on the Contacts (CR302000) form.

Table 8. Create Contact Dialog Box: Buttons
Button Description
Create and Review

Creates the contact on the Contacts (CR302000) form, navigates to this form, and populates the newly created contact with the settings you have specified. You can add information and update the existing information about the contact.

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 in the Summary area of the current form.
Cancel Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating a contact associated with the opportunity.

Create Quote Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can enter the initial data that the system will use to create the sales quote or project quote that will be associated with the currently selected opportunity. This dialog box opens when you click Create Quote on the More menu of this form.

Table 9. Create Quote Dialog Box: Main TabOn this tab of the dialog box, you specify the settings of the quote you are creating and associating with the opportunity.
Element Description
Quote Type

The type of the quote, which can be one of the following: Sales Quote, Project Quote.

The Project Quote option is available only if the Project Quotes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Add Details from Opportunity

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will copy the list of items from the Details tab of the Opportunities (CR304000) form to the Details tab of the sales quote on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) form.

This check box is cleared and unavailable for changing if in the Quote Type box, Project Quote is selected.

Set New Quote as Primary A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will define the new quote as primary. As a result, the following settings are copied from the sales quote to the opportunity: the list of products or services, the currency and the currency rates, the location, the tax, and the discount details.
Recalculate Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system does the following for each line of the new document:

  • Replaces the item price with the current price if the price has been changed on the Sales Prices (AR202000) form.
  • Checks whether the state of the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box for the item price has been changed on the Sales Prices form. If it has, the system does the following:
    • If the check box has been selected, removes the automatic line discounts
    • If the check box has been cleared, applies the automatic line discounts
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must update the prices that have been modified manually in the Unit Price or Ext. Price column with the current prices if they have changed. After the manual prices are overridden in the document, the system clears the Manual Price check boxes in the appropriate document lines.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will recalculate and apply to the new document only the discounts (without checking for changes in the item prices) for each line if both of the following conditions are met:

  • The Recalculate Prices check box is cleared in the dialog box.
  • The Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for the line on the current form.

If the check box is cleared, the system will leave the manual discounts unchanged.

Override Manual Line Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will remove from the new document the manual line discounts for lines with the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box selected. If the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for any line, after removing the manual discount, the system will search for the applicable automatic line discounts and apply any that it finds.

If the check box is cleared, any manual line discounts will remain unchanged in the document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Override Manual Group and Document Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that for the new document, the system should cancel any manual group and document discounts applied to the existing document and search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the new document, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the new document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Table 10. Create Quote Dialog Box: User-Defined Fields TabIf you create a quote by using the current form as a starting point, and on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) or Project Quotes (PM304500) form, depending on the type of the quote that you are creating, the new quote has any user-defined fields that are defined as required, the system displays these fields on this tab of the dialog box.
Element Description
Name

The name of a required user-defined field, which is defined on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) or Project Quotes (PM304500) form.

To be displayed in this table, a user-defined field must be added to and required on the form of the new quote.

Value

Required. The value of the required user-defined field.

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. You can override the value; in this case, the system inserts the user-specified value in the user-defined field of the new quote on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) or Project Quotes (PM304500) form.

Table 11. Create Quote Dialog Box: Buttons
Button Description
Create and Review

Creates the sales quote or project quote, depending on which settings you have specified in the dialog box, and navigates to the Sales Quotes (CR304500) or Project Quotes (PM304500) form, respectively, where you can add information or update the existing information about the quote.

If you save the quote on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) or Project Quotes (PM304500) form, system also updates the current form with the quote, inserting the summary settings of the new quote on the Quotes tab of the current form.

Create

Creates the quote whose settings you have specified. The system closes the dialog box and returns you to the current form.

It also inserts the summary settings of the new quote on the Quotes tab of the current form.

Cancel Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating a quote associated with the opportunity.

Create Invoice Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can enter the initial data that the system will use to create an AR invoice that will be associated with the currently selected opportunity. This dialog box opens when you click Create Invoice on the More menu of this form.
Element Description
Reference Nbr.

Required. The number of the document, which you enter manually.

The box appears in the dialog box if on the Numbering Sequences (CS201010) form, the Manual Numbering check box is selected for the ARINVOICE numbering sequence. (The sequence is ARINVOICE by default but can be overridden.)

Recalculate Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system does the following for each line of the new document:

  • Replaces the item price with the current price if the price has been changed on the Sales Prices (AR202000) form.
  • Checks whether the state of the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box for the item price has been changed on the Sales Prices form. If it has, the system does the following:
    • If the check box has been selected, removes the automatic line discounts
    • If the check box has been cleared, applies the automatic line discounts
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must update the prices that have been modified manually in the Unit Price or Ext. Price column with the current prices if they have changed. After the manual prices are overridden in the document, the system clears the Manual Price check boxes in the appropriate document lines.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will recalculate and apply to the new document only the discounts (without checking for changes in the item prices) for each line if both of the following conditions are met:

  • The Recalculate Prices check box is cleared in the dialog box.
  • The Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for the line on the current form.

If the check box is cleared, the system will leave the manual discounts unchanged.

Override Manual Line Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will remove from the new document the manual line discounts for lines with the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box selected. If the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for any line, after removing the manual discount, the system will search for the applicable automatic line discounts and apply any that it finds.

If the check box is cleared, any manual line discounts will remain unchanged in the document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Override Manual Group and Document Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that for the new document, the system should cancel any manual group and document discounts applied to the existing document and search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the new document, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the new document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Create an Invoice for the Specified Manual Amount

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the invoice will be created even though a manual amount has been specified for the opportunity in the Manual Amount box of the Summary area.

If the check box is cleared, the manual opportunity amount will be disregarded. The opportunity detail lines will be added to the invoice and the amount will be calculated based on the amount specified for these lines.

This check box appears only if the Manual Amount check box is selected for the opportunity.

This dialog box has the following buttons.
Create Creates the invoice whose settings you have specified. The system closes the dialog box and returns you to the current form.
Cancel Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating an invoice associated with the opportunity.

Create Sales Order Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can enter the initial data that the system will use to create a sales order that will be associated with the currently selected opportunity. This dialog box opens when you click Create Sales Order on the More menu of this form.

Table 12. Create Sales Order Dialog Box: Main TabOn this tab of the dialog box, you specify the settings of the sales order you are creating and associating with the opportunity. If the selected business account is a prospective customer, you can also specify the needed settings to extend it as customer on the fly.
Element Description
Sales Order Section
Order Type

Required. The type of the order to be created, which is one of the predefined or custom order types that have been created on the Order Types (SO201000) form. By default, the SO (Sales Order) type is inserted.

The list of order types is filtered to display the only the types with the following automation behaviors:

  • Sales Order: Documents of this type are created to record customer requests to purchase goods and are used to prepare shipments.
  • Invoice: Documents of this type are used to bill a customer for shipped goods.
  • Blanket Order: Documents of this type are used to record planned sales of large quantities of items according to a long-time agreement between the selling and purchasing companies.
  • Quote: Documents of this type are used to register a customer's intention to buy goods in the specified quantity, on the specified date, and at the specified price.
Order Nbr.

Required. The number of the order to be created, which you enter manually.

This box appears in the dialog box if on the Numbering Sequences (CS201010) form, the Manual Numbering check box is selected for the SOORDER numbering sequence.

Recalculate Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system does the following for each line of the new document:

  • Replaces the item price with the current price if the price has been changed on the Sales Prices (AR202000) form.
  • Checks whether the state of the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box for the item price has been changed on the Sales Prices form. If it has, the system does the following:
    • If the check box has been selected, removes the automatic line discounts
    • If the check box has been cleared, applies the automatic line discounts
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must update the prices that have been modified manually in the Unit Price or Ext. Price column with the current prices if they have changed. After the manual prices are overridden in the document, the system clears the Manual Price check boxes in the appropriate document lines.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will recalculate and apply to the new document only the discounts (without checking for changes in the item prices) for each line if both of the following conditions are met:

  • The Recalculate Prices check box is cleared in the dialog box.
  • The Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for the line on the current form.

If the check box is cleared, the system will leave the manual discounts unchanged.

Override Manual Line Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will remove from the new document the manual line discounts for lines with the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box selected. If the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for any line, after removing the manual discount, the system will search for the applicable automatic line discounts and apply any that it finds.

If the check box is cleared, any manual line discounts will remain unchanged in the document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Override Manual Group and Document Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that for the new document, the system should cancel any manual group and document discounts applied to the existing document and search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the new document, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the new document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Create a Sales Order Regardless of the Specified Manual Amount

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the sales order will be created even though a manual amount has been specified for the opportunity in the Manual Amount box of the Summary area.

If the check box is selected, the manual opportunity amount will be disregarded. The opportunity detail lines will be added to the sales order and the amount will be calculated based on the amount specified for these lines.

This check box appears only if the Manual Amount check box is selected for the opportunity.

Customer Section

This section appears in the dialog box only if the selected business account has the Business Account type—that is, the business account has not been extended to be a customer.

Customer ID The name of the customer, which is the same as the name of the business account. The box is filled in by the system and unavailable for editing.
Customer Class

Required. The customer class that the customer will belongs to. The list of classes available in this box is restricted based on the roles assigned to the signed-in user.

By default, the system inserts the default customer class that has been specified on the General tab (Data Entry Settings section) of the Accounts Receivable Preferences (AR101000) form, if a default class has been specified.

This box is not available if an error message is displayed in the dialog box.

Customer Email

The email address of the business account.

The system inserts the existing email address of the business account automatically.

This box is not available if an error message is displayed in the dialog box.

Table 13. Create Sales Order Dialog Box: Attributes TabOn this tab of the dialog box, you specify any required attributes of the customer class for the customer you are creating and associating with the opportunity. The table is populated with the attributes for which the Required check box is selected on the Customer Classes (AR201000) form for the customer class selected on the Main tab of this dialog box; you need to select the attribute values for the customer you are creating. This tab appears in the dialog box if the selected business account has the Business Account type (that is, if the business account has not been extended as a customer).
Column Description
Customer Section
Name Read-only. The name of the required attribute for the customer class of the customer that you are creating.
Value The value of the attribute for the customer 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 14. Create Sales Order Dialog Box: User-Defined Fields TabIf any user-defined fields are defined as required on the Customers (AR303000) 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. This tab appears in the dialog box if the selected business account has the Business Account type (that is, if the business account has not been extended as a customer).
Column Description
Customer Section
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 Customers (AR303000) form.

Value

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

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. You can override the value; in this case, the system inserts the user-specified value in the user-defined field of the new customer on the Customers (AR303000) form.

Table 15. Create Sales Order Dialog Box: Buttons
Button Description
Create and Review

Verifies that all required boxes in the dialog box are filled in, creates the new customer based on the existing business account (if the business account has the Business Account type), and then creates the sales order whose settings you have specified and opens it on the Sales Orders (SO301000) form.

Create Customer

Opens the Customers (AR303000) form in a new browser tab.

The button appears in the dialog box if the extension of the business account to be a customer of the selected customer class requires more information to be filled in for the customer. If this is the case, the following error message is displayed in the dialog box: You need to extend the business account to be a customer. Click Create Customer, and fill in the required settings of the class on the Customers (AR303000) form. Then you can create the sales order..

You can fill in all required information on the Customers (AR303000) form, save your changes, and return to the current form to continue creating a sales order for the opportunity.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating a sales order associated with the opportunity.

Create Service Order/Appointment Dialog Box

In this dialog box, you specify the details of the service order to be created for the opportunity on the Service Orders (FS300100) form or the appointment to be created for the opportunity on the Appointments (FS300200) form.
Element Description
Document Settings Section
Service Order Type

The type of the service order being created for the opportunity.

By default, the system inserts the service order type specified in the Default Service Order Type box on the User Profile (SM203010) for the current user, and if this box is empty, the system instead inserts the service order type specified in the Default Service Order Type box on the Service Management Preferences (FS100100) form. (You can override the default type.)

Branch The branch specified for the opportunity. By default, the system inserts the branch specified for the selected opportunity on the Financial tab.
Branch Location The branch location to manage the service order and its appointments. By default, the system inserts the location specified in the Default Branch Location box on the User Profile form for the current user.
Description A description of the service order or appointment being created. By default, the system inserts the text specified in the Subject box for the opportunity selected on the current form.
Project

The project associated with the opportunity; the non-project code may be selected if no project is related to the opportunity. By default, the system inserts the project specified for the selected opportunity.

This box is available only if the Projects feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Service Order Settings Section
Order Date The date to be used for the service order being created. By default, the system inserts the current business date.
SLA The latest date and time the service order can be completed.
Supervisor The staff member who is the supervisor of the service order.
Problem The identifier of the problem reported by the customer. You can select only problems that have been associated with the service order type of the service order on the Problem Codes tab of the Service Order Types (FS202300) form.
Appointment Settings Section

This section appears in the dialog box when you open it by clicking the Create Appointment menu command.

Scheduled Start Date Boxes that contain the start date and time to be assigned to the appointment being created. By default, the system inserts the current business date.
Scheduled End Date Boxes that contain the end date and time to be assigned to the appointment being created.
Override A check box that you select if you want to specify the scheduled end date and time of the appointment. By default, this check box is cleared.
The dialog box contains the following buttons.
Create and Review

Creates the needed document and opens it on the document creation form.

If the user has opened the dialog box by clicking the Create Service Order menu command, then the system closes this dialog box and opens the Service Orders (FS300100) form with the created service order.

If the user has opened the dialog box by clicking the Create Appointment menu command, then the system closes this dialog box and opens the Appointments (FS300200) form with the created appointment.

Create Closes the dialog box, creates the document without opening the document entry form, and returns you to the current form with the opportunity open. In the upper right corner of the form, the system will show the Processing dialog box, which indicates that the operation has been completed. (If you are creating a service order, you can later view it from the current form by clicking the View Service Order menu command on the current form.)
Cancel Closes the dialog box and cancels the creation of a service order or an appointment.

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 Integrating MYOB Acumatica with Web Map Services.

ElementDescription
Enter a Location

A box for searching for the company's address.

You can do the following by using this box:

  • 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

You use the elements in this area to create an opportunity or to select an existing opportunity for viewing or editing.

Element Description
Opportunity ID

The identifier of the opportunity, as assigned by the numbering sequence specified on the Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form.

Status

Read-only. The status of the opportunity.

This box contains one of the following options:

  • New: The opportunity has been created, but no work has been done on it yet.
  • Open: The opportunity is being worked on by a sales team.
  • Won: The deal has been successfully closed.
  • Lost: The deal has been canceled.
Class ID

The identifier of the opportunity class associated with the opportunity. You can select the opportunity class from the list of the classes that have been created on the Opportunity Classes (CR209000) form or create a new opportunity class on the fly by clicking the Edit button right of the box.

Stage

The current stage of the opportunity. The list of available options is determined by the settings specified for the opportunity class on the Stages tab of the Opportunity Classes (CR209000) form. Only an active stage can be available for selection.

The following predefined options may be available, as well as any custom stage that has been defined for the opportunity class:

  • Prospect: The contact or business account associated with the opportunity is a known prospect, but it is not clear whether this prospect is interested in the offered products or services.
  • Nurture: A salesperson is collecting information about the prospect or customer's interest in products and services; the salesperson may also be negotiating with the prospect or customer. This stage may be useful if your company decides not to use leads.
  • Qualification: A salesperson is determining the prospect or customer's interest in purchasing particular products or services.
  • Development: A salesperson is clarifying the prospect or customer's requirements for products or services, as well as the budget, delivery schedule, and project scope (if applicable).
  • Solution: A salesperson is negotiating with the prospect or customer about the content of the solution (proposal) and the set of products or services that the prospect or customer wants to buy. The salesperson is creating product demonstrations or other evaluation tools, and the prospect or customer is evaluating the products or services.
  • Proof: A salesperson has developed a solution (that is, a proposal), and the prospect or customer is evaluating the solution. The salesperson may select a primary sales quote at this stage.
  • Negotiation: A salesperson and the prospect or customer are negotiating the prices, discounts, and terms of the proposed deal.
  • Won: The prospect or customer has accepted the proposal and is ready to sign the contract or place an order (or has already done this). Some companies prefer to advance the opportunity to this stage only after the invoice has been issued, or even after a payment has been received.
Estimated Close Date The estimated date of closing the deal.
Subject Required. The subject or description of the opportunity.
Business Account

The business account of the prospective or existing customer. You can select the business account from the list of the business accounts that have been created on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form or create a new business account on the fly by clicking the Edit button right of the box.

You can change the business account in an opportunity if all of the following conditions are met:

  • The opportunity is assigned the New or Open status.
  • If the opportunity has any sales quotes (primary or non-primary) or primary project quote on the Quotes tab, each quote has the Draft status.

    If you change the business account, the system will also update the business account in the sales quote or primary project quote on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) or Project Quotes (PM304500) form, respectively.

If you change the business account, the system does the following based on the settings of the new business account:

  • Recalculates and updates the following settings in the Summary area of the current form: Detail Total, Document Discounts, Tax Total, Total, Location, Contact, and Currency
  • Recalculates the settings on the Taxes and Discounts tabs of the current form

If the type of the business account is Customer, and the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the list of customers available for selection may be limited based on the role assigned to the user. For details, see Visibility of Customer Records.

Location

The default location of the prospective or existing customer selected in the Business Account box.

You can change the location of the selected business account in any of the following cases:

  • An opportunity is assigned the New or Open status and has no quotes.
  • An opportunity is assigned the New or Open status, has a primary sales quote, and the quote is assigned the Draft or Pending Approval status.

    If you change the location of the selected business account, the system will also update the location in the primary sales quote on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) form.

  • An opportunity is assigned the New or Open status, has a primary project quote, and the quote is assigned the Draft or Pending Approval status.

    If you change the location of the selected business account, the system will also update the location in the primary project quote on the Project Quotes (PM304500) form.

If no shipping settings are defined on the General tab of the Customer Locations (AR303020) or Account Locations (CR303010) form for a location that is selected in this box, the settings on the Shipping tab of the current form are empty and unavailable for editing. You can select the appropriate Override check box on the Shipping tab to override these settings.

Contact

The representative to be contacted about the opportunity.

If you initially specify or change an account in the Business Account box of the current form, the system uses the following rules, which are based on the settings of the business account on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form:

  • If the business account has an active primary contact specified on the General tab, this contact is inserted.
  • If the business account has only one active contact specified on the Contacts tab, this contact is inserted.
  • If the business account has no active primary contact and no associated active contacts specified on the Contacts tab, or the account has more than one active contact, the box is left empty.
Note: If a contact is specified in this box, you clear the Business Account box, and you save your changes to the form, the contact remains unchanged.

You can change the contact in either of the following cases:

  • The opportunity is assigned the New or Open status.
  • The opportunity is assigned the New or Open status, the opportunity has a primary project quote, and the quote is assigned the Draft or Pending Approval status. If the opportunity has a primary sales or project quote, the system will also update the contact in the primary sales quote on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) form or the project quote on the Project Quotes (PM304500) form.
Currency

The currency of the opportunity.

The system inserts the currency in this box based on the Business Account setting on the current form. For details, see Opportunity Management: Currency in Opportunities and Sales Quotes.

You can change the currency of the opportunity if all of the following are true:

  • The business account has a different currency than the opportunity currently has, and the Enable Currency Override check box is selected for the business account on the Business Accounts (CR303000).
  • The opportunity has no primary quotes.
  • The opportunity has the New or Open status.
  • If the opportunity has a primary sales or project quote—that is, if the Primary check box is selected in the Summary area of the Sales Quotes (CR304500) or Project Quotes (PM304500) form—, the quote has the Draft status.

You can change the currency rate of the opportunity if both of the following conditions are met:

  • The Enable Rate Override check box is selected on the Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form.
  • If the opportunity has a primary sales or project quote, the quote has the Draft status.

If you change the currency, rate type, effective date, or exchange rate of the primary quote with the Draft status, the system changes the currency of the opportunity appropriately. If you change the currency, rate type, effective date, or exchange rate of the opportunity on the current form, the system changes the currency of the quote accordingly.

Attention: If the opportunity has a primary sales or project quote with any status except Draft, you cannot change the currency, rate type, effective date, or exchange rate of the opportunity.

This box appears on the form only if the Multicurrency Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Owner The employee assigned to the opportunity.
Manual Amount A check box that indicates (if selected) that the estimated amount of the potential deal is specified manually, rather than calculated automatically.
Detail Total

The total amount of all lines in the document before deductions, such as discounts. This amount is calculated automatically as the sum of the amounts in the Ext. Price column on the Details tab. The box is read-only if the Manual Amount check box is cleared. If the Manual Amount check box is selected, you can enter the discount amount in this box.

Line Discounts

The sum of the amounts in the Discount Amount column in the lines on the Details tab. This box is read-only and appears on the form only if the Manual Amount check box is cleared.

Document Discounts

If the Customer Discounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the sum of the amounts in the Discount Amt. column on the Discounts tab. If the Manual Amount check box is selected, this box is available for editing.

If the Customer Discounts feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, this box shows the discount that you have manually entered (regardless of the state of the Manual Amount check box).

If you create a sales order or invoice based on the selected document, the system copies the amount in this box to the Document Discounts box on the Sales Orders (SO301000) or Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form.

Tax Total

The sum of the amounts in the Tax Amount column in the lines on the Taxes tab. This box is read-only and appears only if the Manual Amount check box is cleared.

Total
A read-only box showing the total amount of the document. If the Manual Amount check box is cleared, this amount is calculated as follows.
Detail Total - Line Discounts - Document Discounts + Tax Total
If the Manual Amount check box is selected, the total amount is calculated as follows.
Detail Total - Document Discounts
If inclusive taxes are used, the amount in the Tax Total box is excluded from the calculation.
If the Estimating feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and the selected opportunity has a sales quote that is linked to an estimate, the system calculates the total amount by using the following rule.
Detail Total - Line Discounts - Document Discounts + Tax Total + Total Price

Activities Tab

This tab displays the list of events, tasks, and other activities associated with the opportunity, with the related quotes, and, if the Show Activities from Source Lead check box is selected on the Opportunity Classes (CR209000) form for the class of the selected opportunity, with the related lead. Also, by using this tab, you can associate new activities with the opportunity. These activities are also listed on the Activities tab of the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the related business account (if any).

The tab includes, in addition to the columns described below, columns (labeled with icons) that you can use to attach notes and files to the activity, see if it is completed, check its priority level, and notice whether there are associated reminders. For descriptions of these columns, see Managing Emails and Activities.

Table 16. 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.

Pin/Unpin

Pins the activity to the top of the list.

Once the activity is pinned, an icon is shown in the Is Pinned column.

A user can click a pinned activity and then click the button to unpin the activity. If a user unpinned an activity from the list, an icon is no longer shown in the Is Pinned column, and the activity is moved to the appropriate location based on the sorting settings.

Table 17. Table Columns
Column Description
Type The type of the activity, which can be one of the following: Event, Task, Email, Email Response, Note, Chat, Escalation, Message, Phone Call, or Work Item.
Summary The description of the activity, which is also a link to the Activity (CR306010), Email Activity (CR306015), Event(CR306030), or Task (CR306020) form, depending on the type of the activity.
Status

The status of the activity.

This column contains one of the following options: Draft, Open, Processing, Completed, Approved, Rejected, Canceled, Pending Approval, or Released .

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 that the activity is assigned to (if any).
Owner The name of the person whom the activity is assigned to.

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.

Details Tab

This tab contains a list of items (which can be physical items or services) representing potential sales.

This tab is unavailable for editing if a sales quote is specified as the primary quote for the opportunity and the quote does not have the Draft status.

This tab is not displayed on the form if a primary project quote has been created for an opportunity.

Table 18. 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
Add Matrix Items Opens the Add Matrix Item: Table View dialog box, in which you can select matrix items to be added to an opportunity.
Configure

Opens the Configuration Entry (AM306000) form.

This button is displayed on the table toolbar in the following cases:

This button is displayed only if the Manufacturing feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Table 19. Shortcut Menu

If you right-click within the rows of a table, the system opens a shortcut menu. Most of the commands you see in the menu are duplicates of actions on the table toolbar. The unique menu commands are listed below.

ButtonDescription
Insert RowInserts a blank row above the row that is currently selected in the table.
Cut RowCopies the selected row or rows to the clipboard.
Insert Cut RowInserts the row or rows that have been copied to the clipboard above the currently selected row or rows.
Table 20. Table Columns
Column Description
Configurable

A check box that indicates whether the line is a configured item.

This check box is displayed only if the Product Configurator feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Is Supplemental

A check box that indicates that the configured line is a supplemental item, as described in Product Configurator: Supplemental Items.

This check box is displayed only if the Product Configurator feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Inventory ID

The inventory ID of the stock or non-stock item.

Subitem

The code of a subitem, which is a subcategory of an item that shares all the settings of the inventory record but has different additional properties, such as size or color.

Available only if the Inventory Subitems feature is enabled in your system on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Important: The Inventory Subitems check box has been removed from the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form because the functionality associated with the Inventory Subitems feature will be phased out. If you have this feature enabled in your system, the associated functionality remains available. To disable the feature, contact your MYOB support provider.
Description The item's description.
Free Item A check box that indicates (if selected) that the item specified in the row is a free item.
Billing Rule

The billing rule applied to the line.

If you select a non-stock item that is a service in the Inventory ID column, the system fills in this column with the default billing rule specified for the selected service in the Billing Rule box on the Price/Cost tab of the Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form, which is one of the following:

  • Time: The service is billed based on the time that was spent on delivering the service. The price of the service is defined per unit of time.
  • Flat Rate: The service is billed at a fixed rate that is not based on the time that was spent delivering the service. The price of the service is fixed and defined for service delivery.
  • None: The service is free of charge. No price is specified for the service.

You can override this value for the service if necessary.

If you select a non-stock that is not a service or stock item, the system inserts the Flat Rate billing rule in this column, and this value is read-only.

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

Warehouse

The warehouse from which the specified item should be delivered.

This column is available if the Multiple Warehouses or Multiple Warehouse Locations feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Quantity The quantity of the item.
Estimated Duration

The total estimated time that the service is expected to last. If you select a service, the system fills in the column with the estimated time specified for the service in the Estimated Duration box on the General tab (Field Service Defaults section) of the Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form.

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

UOM The unit of measure for the item.
Unit Price The price per unit of the item.
Ext. Price The extended price of the item.
Discount, % The discount percent offered for the item. By default, sales discounts are associated with inventory items, but the percent may be changed manually if needed.
Discount Amount The discount amount calculated on the item's amount. By default, sales discounts are associated with inventory items, but the amount may be changed manually if needed.
Amount The total amount of the line.
Manual Discount

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the discount applicable to this inventory item was changed manually. When cleared, the discounts associated with the inventory item are restored.

This column is available only if the Customer Discounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Discount Code

The code of the line discount that has been applied to this line automatically or manually.

This column is available only if the Customer Discounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Tax Category The tax category assigned to the item.
Project Task The project task associated with the opportunity.
Cost Code

The cost code associated with the line.

The column is shown if the Cost Code feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Mark for PO

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the service, non-stock item, or stock item was marked for purchasing.

You select this check box only if you intend to create a service order or an appointment from the opportunity by using the Create Service Order or Create Appointment commands on the More menu of the current form. In this case, the system copies the state of the check box to the Service Orders (FS300100) or Appointments (FS300200) form, respectively.

This column appears on the form and is used only if the Inventory and Order Management and Service Management features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Unit Cost

The cost (vendor price) of the specified unit of this line item that will be used in the related purchase order.

You specify this value only if you intend to create a service order or an appointment from the opportunity by using the Create Service Order or Create Appointment commands on the More menu of the current form. In this case, the system copies the unit cost of the item to the Service Orders (FS300100) or Appointments (FS300200) form, respectively.

This column appears on the form and is used only if the Inventory and Order Management and Service Management features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Vendor ID

The identifier of the vendor who provided the item. By default, the vendor specified as the default vendor for the stock item on the Vendors tab of the Stock Items (IN202500) form is inserted by the system if the Mark for PO check box is selected for this item. You can override it if necessary.

You specify the vendor ID only if you intend to create a service order or an appointment from the opportunity by using the Create Service Order or Create Appointment commands on the More menu of the current form. In this case, the system copies the ID of the vendor to the Service Orders (FS300100) or Appointments (FS300200) form, respectively.

This column appears on the form and is used only if the Inventory and Order Management and Service Management features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Vendor Location ID

The location of the vendor who provided the item.

You select the vendor location only if you intend to create a service order or an appointment from the opportunity by using the Create Service Order or Create Appointment commands on the More menu of the current form. In this case, the system copies the vendor location to the Service Orders (FS300100) or Appointments (FS300200) form, respectively.

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

Parent Line Nbr.

The configured parent sales order line number for the supplemental item. This column should be used when printing sales documents in order to list the supplemental items under their parent if desired.

This column is displayed only if the Product Configurator feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Config. Key

The user-specified identifier for a configuration. The format of the key is specified on the Configuration Maintenance (AM207500). The selector is available only for lines where the configuration is not completed or finished.

This column is displayed only if the Product Configurator feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Ignore Automatic Line Discount

A read-only check box that indicates (if selected) that the automatic line discounts are not applied to the price in this line.

The system copies the state of this check box from the state of the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box for the price on the Sales Prices (AR202000) form. If you click Recalculate Prices on the More menu of the current form, the system may update the state of the check box for the line based on the current state of the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box on the Sales Prices form.

The check box is hidden by default; you can select the column for display in the Column Configurator dialog box if the Customer Discounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Table 21. Add Matrix Item: Table ViewIn this dialog box, you can select both existing and non-existing matrix items to be added to the document by specifying attribute values in the table. The system creates matrix items with new combinations of attributes when adding the items to the document.
Important: You must use either the table view or matrix view to select the matrix items to be added to the document. If you select the items in the table view and then switch to the matrix view, the selection of items in the table view will be discarded.
Element Description
Selection Area
Template ID The identifier of the template item whose attributes are displayed in the table columns.
Description

The description of the template item.

The value of this box is read-only and copied from the Description box of the Template Items (IN203000) form.

Warehouse

The warehouse where the items are stored.

This box is available only if the Multiple Warehouses or Multiple Warehouse Locations feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form (or both features are enabled).

In the table, you can select matrix items by specifying attribute values and enter the quantity for each item. The table contains columns displayed for any template item selected in the Template ID box and columns with attribute values that are specific for the template item.

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

UOM

The UOM of the matrix item.

If the Multiple Units of Measure feature is not enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the system copies the unit of measure that is specified for the matrix item in the Base Unit box on General tab (Unit of Measure section) of the Stock Items (IN202500) or Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form.

If the Multiple Units of Measure feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form and you open this dialog box on the Sales Orders (SO301000), Opportunities (CR304000), or Sales Quotes (CR304500) forms, the system inserts the sales unit of measure that is specified for the matrix item. This default value is copied from the Sales Unit box on the Stock Items or Non-Stock Items form.

If the Multiple Units of Measure feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form and you open this dialog box on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) forms, the system inserts the purchase unit of measure that is specified for the matrix item. This default value is copied from the Purchase Unit box on the Stock Items or Non-Stock Items form.

Quantity The quantity of the matrix item to be added to the document.
Inventory ID

The identifier of the matrix item.

For an existing item, this value is copied from the Inventory ID box of the Stock Items (IN202500) or Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form (depending on whether the item is a stock or non-stock item). For a new item, the identifier is generated based on the settings specified on the Attribute Configuration tab of the Template Items form.

Description

The description of the matrix item.

For an existing item, this value is copied from the Description box of the Stock Items (IN202500) or Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form (depending on whether the item is a stock or non-stock item). For a new item, the description is generated based on the settings specified on the Attribute Configuration tab of the Template Items form.

New A read-only check box that indicates (if selected) that the item with the selected combination of attribute values does not exist in the system and will be created automatically when you click Add and Close.
Stock Item A read-only check box that indicates (if selected) that the matrix item is a stock item. If the check box is cleared, the matrix item is a non-stock item.
Default Price

The default price of the matrix item.

For an existing item, this value is copied from the Default Price box of the Price/Cost Info tab of the Stock Items or Non-Stock Items form (depending on whether the item is a stock or non-stock item). For a new item, the default price is based on the settings on the Price/Cost Info tab of the Template Items form.

Item Class

The item class to which the matrix item is assigned.

The value of this box is copied from the Item Class box of the General tab on the Template Items form.

Tax Category

The tax category to which the matrix item is assigned.

The value of this box is copied from the Tax Category box of the General tab on the Template Items form.

The dialog box has the following buttons.

Open Matrix View Opens the Add Matrix Item: Matrix View dialog box.
Important: You must use either the table view or matrix view to select the matrix items to be added to the document. If you select the items in the table view and then switch to the matrix view, the selection of items in the table view will be discarded.
Add and Close Adds the selected matrix items to the document and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels the changes and closes the dialog box.
Table 22. Add Matrix Item: Matrix View Dialog BoxIn this dialog box, you select existing matrix items to be added to the document in the matrix view. In addition, you can view availability details for each item.
Element Description

The Selection area of the dialog box has the following elements.

Template ID The identifier of the template item whose matrix items are displayed in the Matrix table.
Column Attribute ID The attribute identifier to be used in matrix columns. By default, the system copies the value of the Default Column Attribute ID box on the Template Items (IN203000) form to this box.
Row Attribute ID The attribute identifier to be used in matrix rows. By default, the system copies the value of the Default Row Attribute ID box on the Template Items (IN203000) form to this box.
Display Availability Details A check box that you select to display the availability details of each matrix item in the footer of the Matrix table. To view the details, you click the cell of the matrix item.
Warehouse

The warehouse where matrix items are stored.

This box appears only if the Multiple Warehouses feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Additional Attributes table A table that displays attributes that were assigned to the template item in the Attributes table on the Attribute Configuration tab of the Template Items (IN203000) form and were not selected as column or row attributes. For each attribute, you select the value that the system will use to display matrix items.
Matrix table A table that displays the values of the attributes that you have selected in the Column Attribute ID and Row Attribute ID boxes in columns and rows of the matrix correspondingly. In the cells of the matrix that display the 0.00 value and the UOM of the matrix item by default, you can specify the quantity of the matrix item to be added to the document. An empty cell value means that the item does not exist in the system.

The dialog box has the following buttons.

Open Table View Opens the Add Matrix Item: Table View dialog box.
Add and Close Adds the selected matrix items to the document and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels the changes and closes the dialog box.

Quotes Tab

On this tab, you can view the list of all sales quotes and project quotes associated with the opportunity, create new quotes.

If the Row-Level Security feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, you may not have access to the sales quotes that are shown on the tab if your user account has restricted access to the business account that is selected in the opportunity. This access restriction occurs even if the business account of a particular sales quote is different from the business account of the opportunity or if no business account is specified in the sales quote.

This tab is available only if the Sales Quotes or Project Quotes feature (or both features) is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Table 23. 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
Copy Quote Opens the Copy Quote dialog box so that you can create a quote whose settings will be copied from the currently selected quote.
Set As Primary

Defines the selected quote as the primary quote for the opportunity. As a result, all the settings except description are copied from the opportunity to the quote.

This button is available only if the status of the opportunity is New or Open.

Table 24. Table Columns
Column Description
Primary A check box that indicates (if selected) that the quote is defined as the primary quote for the opportunity.
Quote Nbr. The identifier of the quote, which is also a link that you can click to open the quote on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) or Project Quotes (PM304500) form, depending on the type of the quote specified in the Type column.
Type

The type of the quote.

This box contains one of the following options:

  • Sales Quote: A quote with this type includes a list of items offered at specific prices.

    This option is available only if the Sales Quotes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

  • Project Quote: A quote with this type includes an estimation of project costs and revenues for a potential project.

    This option is available only if the Project Quotes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Description The subject of the quote.
Status

Read-only. The status of the sales or project quote.

This box contains one of the following options:

  • Draft: The sales or project quote is being prepared and can be edited. This is the default status of a new sales or project quote.
  • Prepared: This status is applicable to only a project quote. The status indicates that the project quote can be sent to the customer or converted to a project.
  • Sent: The sales or project quote has been emailed to the customer—that is, an email activity with the quote attached to it has been created and sent to the customer contact.
    Note: The Sent status does not guarantee that the sales or project quote has been delivered to the recipient or has been read.
  • Pending Approval: The sales quote requires an approval or multiple approvals, which are determined based on the approval map assigned to sales quotes. For a project quote, this status reflects that the project quote has been submitted. If the project quote is approved, it is assigned the Prepared status; if the project quote is rejected, its status changes to Rejected.
  • Approved: This status is applicable to only a sales quote. The status indicates that the sales quote is approved within the company.
  • Rejected: The sales or project quote has been rejected by an approver within the company.
  • Accepted: This status is applicable to only a sales quote. The status indicates that the sales quote has been accepted by the customer.
  • Converted: This status is applicable to only a sales quote. The status indicates that the sales quote has been converted to a sales order or invoice, and no further work on the quote is planned.
  • Declined: This status is applicable to only a sales quote. The status indicates that the customer has rejected the offer presented in the sales quote.
  • Closed: This status is applicable to only a project quote. The status indicates that the project quote has been converted to a project.
Date The date when the quote was created.
Expiration Date The date when the offer expires.
Currency The currency of the quote.
Manual Amount A check box that indicates (if selected) that the amount of the quote is specified manually, rather than calculated automatically.
Detail Total

The total amount of all item lines specified in the quote before deductions, such as discounts (if applicable).

Document Discounts

The amount of the document and group discounts offered on the sales quote.

Project quotes do not have document and group discounts. For a project quote, this value is always 0.

Tax Total

The total amount of tax or taxes calculated for the quote.

Total The total of the quote, which is calculated by the following rule: Total = Amount – Discount + Tax Total.
Business Account The business account of the customer or prospective customer related to the quote.
Location The default location of the prospective or existing customer selected in the Business Account box.
Contact The representative to be contacted about the quote.
Project ID

The identifier of the project related to the project quote.

This column is available only if the Project Quotes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Cost

The estimated cost of the quote.

This column is available only if the Project Quotes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Gross Margin Amount

The gross margin of the quote, which is calculated automatically as the value in the Amount column minus the value in the Cost column.

This column is available only if the Project Quotes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Gross Margin (%)

The ratio of Gross Margin Amount to Total expressed as a percentage.

This column is available only if the Project Quotes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Table 25. Copy Quote Dialog BoxYou use this dialog box to create a quote whose settings will be copied from the quote selected on the tab. The dialog box opens when you click Copy Quote on the table toolbar of the Quotes tab.
Element Description
Description The description of the new quote. By default, the description of the original quote is specified in the box, with a hyphen and copy added to the end.
Recalculate Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system does the following for each line of the new quote:

  • Updates the item price with the current price if the price has been changed on the Sales Prices (AR202000) form.
  • Checks whether the state of the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box for the item price has been changed on the Sales Prices (AR202000) form. If it has, the system does the following:
    • If the check box has been selected, removes the automatic line discounts
    • If the check box has been cleared, applies the automatic line discounts
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must update the prices that have been modified manually in the Unit Price or Ext. Price column with the current prices if they have changed. After the manual prices are overridden in the document, the system clears the Manual Price check boxes in the appropriate document lines.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will recalculate and apply to the new quote only the discounts (without checking for changes in the item prices) if both of the following conditions are met:

  • The Recalculate Prices check box is cleared in the dialog box.
  • The Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for the line on the current form.

If the check box is cleared, the system will leave the discounts unchanged.

Override Manual Line Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will remove from the new quote the manual line discounts for lines with the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is selected. If the Ignore Automatic Line Discounts check box is cleared for any line, after removing the manual discount, the system will search for the applicable automatic line discounts and apply any that it finds.

If the check box is cleared, any manual line discounts will remain unchanged in the document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Override Manual Group and Document Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK to exit the dialog box, the system will remove any manual group and document discounts from the document, and will search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the document, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

This dialog box has the following buttons.
OK Closes the dialog box and creates a copy of the selected quote, applying the specified options.
Cancel Closes the dialog box without creating a copy of the selected quote or preserving the specified settings.

Estimates Tab

On this tab, you can create a new estimate, add an existing unreferenced estimate, or remove an estimate from the selected document on the form.

Attention: This tab is displayed only if the Estimating feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

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
Add Opens the Add Estimate dialog box, which you can use to create a new estimate or select an existing estimate that does not already have a link to an opportunity, sales quote, or sales order.
Quick Estimate Opens the Quick Estimate dialog box, which you can use to edit the estimate selected in the table. This is useful when you need to enter a quick summary estimate or to view the summary cost breakdowns.
Remove Removes the link between the selected estimate or estimate revision and the document selected on the current form. When you click this button, the system deletes the estimate line and removes the links from the estimate.
Table 26. Add Estimate Dialog BoxYou use this dialog box to add an existing estimate or create a new quick estimate. For a new estimate, you can use the Quick Estimate dialog box to add summary costs or drill down to create an estimate and enter summary or detailed information.
Element Description
Add Existing A check box that indicates (if selected) that the Estimate ID box is editable and the value from the existing estimate is used.
Estimate ID The estimate identifier. This box is read-only when you are adding a new estimate. Only existing estimates that do not reference a sales order, quote, or opportunity are displayed in the selection list. For new estimations, IDs are incremented automatically based on the numbering sequence specified in the Estimate Number Sequence box on the Estimate Preferences (AM103000) form.
Revision The estimate revision. For a new estimate, the default starting revision is copied automatically from the Default Revision box of the Estimate Preferences form. For an existing estimate, you can select a revision.
Inventory ID The inventory ID of an existing or new inventory item. In the box, you can select a stock item or type the ID of a new item, which will be regarded as non-inventory. You can change the inventory ID in an estimate at any time; that is, you can enter a new inventory ID or select a different stock item.
Non-Inventory

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the entered inventory ID represents a non-inventory item. The system selects this check box automatically when you have entered a new inventory ID in the Inventory ID box. If this check box is cleared, the item selected in the Inventory ID box is a stock item.

This check box is read-only.

Subitem

The subitem to be used with the inventory ID.

This column is visible only if the Inventory Subitems feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Important: The Inventory Subitems check box has been removed from the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form because the functionality associated with the Inventory Subitems feature will be phased out. If you have this feature enabled in your system, the associated functionality remains available. To disable the feature, contact your MYOB support provider.
Warehouse The warehouse to be used with the estimate. If you have selected an existing estimate, the warehouse is copied from the estimate settings. You can select another warehouse if necessary.
Item Description The description of the item.
Estimate Class The class of the estimate. For a new estimate, you select the class from the list. For en existing estimate, the system copies the value of this box from the estimate settings.
Item Class The item class of the selected inventory item. The box is optional, and its default value is provided by the selected estimate class. If the item is a stock item, this box is unavailable and the item class is copied from the item settings.
UOM The unit of measure related to the order quantity. The default value is provided by the stock inventory item; for a non-inventory item, it is copied from the item class, if one is specified. All estimates must have a unit of measure.
Branch The branch related to the estimate in the reference.
The dialog box has the following buttons.
OK Adds the estimate and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels the changes and closes the dialog box.
Table 27. Quick Estimate Dialog Box

Typically, you use this dialog box to change the order quantity or markup percentage before recalculating the selling price for the opportunity of the sales order or quote. You can also use this dialog box to enter or modify the total costs of each cost element without opening the Estimate (AM303000) form.

You must select the Override box in order to modify any of the total fields.

Note: When the Override check box is selected, you have in effect stopped the totaling of the costs from the operations and their details, and the unit cost is now calculated by dividing the Total Cost by the Order Quantity. To ensure correct calculations, first change the order quantity to obtain new rolled-up costs and then select the Override check box.

If you clear the Override check box for a cost element, the system recalculates its costs automatically by rolling up the estimate details.

Element Description
Estimate ID The system-maintained identifier of the estimate.
Revision The current and Active revision of the estimate.
Inventory ID The inventory ID of an existing or new inventory item. In the box, you can select a stock item or type the ID of a new item, which will be regarded as non-inventory. You can change the inventory ID in an estimate at any time; that is, you can enter a new inventory ID or select a different stock item.
Non-Inventory

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the entered inventory ID represents a non-inventory item. The system selects this check box automatically when you have entered a new inventory ID in the Inventory ID box. If this check box is cleared, the item selected in the Inventory ID box is a stock item.

Subitem

The subitem to be used with the inventory ID.

This box is only visible if the Inventory Subitems feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Important: The Inventory Subitems check box has been removed from the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form because the functionality associated with the Inventory Subitems feature will be phased out. If you have this feature enabled in your system, the associated functionality remains available. To disable the feature, contact your MYOB support provider.
Warehouse The warehouse of the item. This default value is copied from the estimate but can be edited.
Item Description The item description for the entered inventory ID. If a stock item is selected, this box contains the description entered for the item.
Estimate Class The required estimate class, which is used for classifying estimates for reporting and field defaults.
Fix Labor Cost The total estimated fixed labor cost. This is a calculated value based on the routing and work center rates. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. If the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated fixed labor cost.
Var Labor Cost The total estimated variable labor cost. This is a calculated value based on the routing and work center rates. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. If the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated variable labor cost.
Machine Cost The total estimated machine cost. This is a calculated value based on the routing, work center, and machine rates. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated machine cost.
Material Cost The total estimated material cost. This is a calculated value based on the total entered material and the associated cost. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is . Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated material cost.
Tool Cost The total estimated tool cost. This is a calculated value based on the total entered tools and the associated cost. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated tool cost.
Fix Overhead Cost The total estimated fixed overhead cost. This is a calculated value based on the entered overheads and the associated cost of fixed overhead types. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated fixed overhead cost.
Var Overhead Cost The total estimated variable overhead cost. This is a calculated value based on the entered overheads and the associated cost of variable overhead types. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated variable overhead cost.
Total Cost The sum of the cost elements, which is calculated automatically.
Order Qty The estimated order quantity to manufacture. The quantity is used to apportion fixed costs and to set up cost and fixed overhead. The default value is provided by the estimate class.
UOM The unit of measure related to the order quantity. The default value is provided by the stock inventory item; for a non-inventory item, the default value is provided by the item class, if one has been selected. All estimates must have a unit of measure.
Unit Cost A cost that is calculated by dividing the total cost by the order quantity. Calculating this way allows for cost efficiencies with fixed cost types, such as labor and overhead spread over the order quantity.
Markup Percent The price markup percentage over the unit cost applied to the unit price when the unit price override is not checked. The default value is provided by the estimate class.
Unit Price

The unit sales price. If the Override check box is selected, this box is available for editing. If the Override check box is cleared, this box is unavailable and the price is calculated from the unit cost and markup percent by using the following formula:

Unit Cost * (1 + Markup Percent/100)

This value will be the selling price on any quotes or sales orders.

Total Price The total price of the estimate, which is the unit price multiplied by the order quantity.
The dialog box has the following buttons.
OK Saves your changes and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels your changes and closes the dialog box.
Table 28. Estimate Table

All of the information in this table is read-only and comes from the estimate. You can either use the Quick Estimate button to modify summary information for the estimate or click the link in the Estimate ID column to open the Estimate (AM303000) form.

Column Description
Branch The branch related to the estimate on the reference.
Inventory ID The inventory item or non-inventory item on the estimate.
Subitem

The subitem value to be used with the inventory ID.

This column is visible only if the Inventory Subitems feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Important: The Inventory Subitems check box has been removed from the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form because the functionality associated with the Inventory Subitems feature will be phased out. If you have this feature enabled in your system, the associated functionality remains available. To disable the feature, contact your MYOB support provider.
Item Description The item description for the entered inventory ID. If a stock item is selected, this column will contain the item's description.
Warehouse The ship-from warehouse, if it is specified on the estimate.
UOM The unit of measure related to the order quantity. The default value is provided by the stock inventory item; for a non-inventory item, it is copied from the item class, if entered. All estimates must have a unit of measure.
Order Qty The estimate order quantity to manufacture. The quantity is used to apportion fixed costs and to set up cost and fixed overhead. The default value is copied from the estimate class.
Unit Price The unit selling price.
Total Price The total price of the estimate, which is the unit price multiplied by the order quantity.
Estimate ID The identifier of the estimate.
Revision The revision of the estimate.
Tax Category The tax category of the estimate. This column is filled in with the setting specified in the Tax Category box on the General tab of the Stock Items (IN202500) or Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form for the selected inventory ID.
Owner The owner of the estimate, which is a user. The selector shows all user names. By default, this column contains the user creating the estimate. The value can be changed at any time.
Engineer The engineer user ID of the estimate. The default value is provided by the estimate class. The selector shows all user IDs.
Request Date A user-enterable estimated request date.
Promise Date A user-enterable estimated promise date.
Estimate Class The required estimate class, which is used for classifying estimates for reporting and field defaults.

Contact Tab

This tab provides the contact information that will be used for new documents—such as quotes, sales orders, invoices, or emails—associated with this opportunity. If a business account or contact is selected in the Summary area of this form, the information on this tab is copied from the settings of a business account created on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form or contact created on the Contacts (CR302000) form. In this case, the information is displayed as read-only by default, but it can be modified if you select the Override check box.

Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact and address settings specified on this tab can be modified or already differ from the settings of the contact or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Table 29. Contact Section
ElementDescription
First Name The first name of the contact.
Last Name The last name of the contact.
Account Name The legal business name of the contact's company.
Job Title The contact's job title.
Email The email address 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 , Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

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

Web The website of the contact.
Table 30. 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.

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 Integrating MYOB Acumatica with Web Map Services.

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

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the specified address has been validated through integration with a specialized third-party software or service. You can initiate address validation by clicking Validate Addresses on the More menu of this form.

This check box appears only if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Table 31. Personal Data Privacy SectionThis section is displayed only if the GDPR Compliance Tools feature (Monitoring & Automation group of features) is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
ElementDescription
Consented to the Processing of Personal Data

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the individual whose contact information has been entered on this tab has given consent to the processing of the individual’s personal data.

The check box is cleared by default.

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 the check box, the system inserts the current business date in the box.

This box is available if the Consented to the Processing of Personal Data check box is selected, and the current business date is specified in it by default.

Consent Expires

The date when the individual's consent expires.

If this box is empty, the system treats the individual's consent as perpetual (that is, never expiring).

CRM Info Tab

This tab holds the customer relationship management (CRM) settings of the opportunity. When you create the opportunity and select an opportunity class, the default settings of the class are inserted into the corresponding elements of this tab.

Table 32. CRM Section
Element Description
Reason

The reason for the status of the opportunity.

The options that can be specified in this box (and the statuses of the opportunity that correspond to these options) are the following:

  • Created: The opportunity has been created but has not yet been processed. An opportunity with this reason has the New status.
  • Converted from Lead: The opportunity has been converted from the lead. An opportunity with this reason has the New status.
  • Qualified: The opportunity has been qualified by the sales team. An opportunity with this reason has the New or Open status.
  • In Process: The opportunity is being worked on. An opportunity with this reason has the Open status.
  • Order Placed: The customer has placed an order. An opportunity with this reason has the Won status.
  • Price: The opportunity has been won or lost mostly because of the proposed price on your product or service. An opportunity with this reason has the Won or Lost status, respectively.
  • Relationship: The opportunity has been won or lost because of the relationship that your staff has been established or not with the customer. An opportunity with this reason has the Won or Lost status, respectively.
  • Technology: The opportunity has been won or lost because the customer is satisfied or not with technology that will be used for the deal. An opportunity with this reason has the Won or Lost status, respectively.
  • Other: The opportunity has been won or lost for a reason that is not included in this list. An opportunity with this reason has the Won or Lost status, respectively.
  • Company Maturity: The opportunity has been lost because the client is not sure about the reliability of the company in the future. For example, the contact might mention that the company is too new or does not yet have a well-known brand name. An opportunity with this reason has the Lost status.

When the status of the opportunity is changed to Won or Lost, the system inserts the reason selected in the Details dialog box and the option can no longer be changed.

Workgroup The workgroup associated with the opportunity.
Override Territory

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the sales territory can be selected manually and is not updated automatically based on the selected state and country on the Contact tab of this form.

If the check box is cleared (the default state), the system assigns the sales territory to the record automatically based on the value in the State box or in the Country box (if the State box is empty) on the Contact tab of the current form each time one of the following has happened:
  • A new opportunity has been created.
  • The value of the State or Country box for the opportunity has been changed.
  • The Override Territory check box for the opportunity has previously been selected and then cleared.

This box is available if the Sales Territory Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Sales Territory ID

The identifier of the sales territory associated with this opportunity.

This box is available only if the Override Territory check box is selected.

If the sales territory was previously selected but has since been deactivated, the system shows a warning message next to the box.

If the Override Territory check box is cleared and no active sales territory has been found based on the value in the State box or in the Country box (if the State box is empty) on the Contact tab of the form, the system removes the previously specified sales territory.

This box is available if the Sales Territory Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Parent Account The parent account associated with the opportunity.
Language/ Locale

The language in which this prospective or existing customer prefers to receive documents.

By default, the system inserts the locale specified for the country of the contact selected in the Summary area.

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.

Active

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the opportunity is active. An opportunity is considered active if further communication or action is expected for it.

If the check box is selected, the opportunity is displayed in the list of opportunities on the related mass processing forms, such as the Assign Opportunities (CR503110) or Update Opportunities (CR503120) form.

The check box can be cleared (if needed) and selected again by means of a customized workflow or manually by a user. By default, the check box is cleared when the status of an opportunity is changed to Won or Lost.

Table 33. Activities Section
Element Description
Last Incoming Activity The date of the latest incoming activity that is associated with the opportunity or a related quote.
Last Outgoing Activity The date of the latest outgoing activity that is associated with the opportunity or a related quote.
Table 34. Forecasting Section
Element Description
Probability The probability of the deal closure at the current stage.
Wgt. Total The weighted amount of the opportunity (the opportunity amount multiplied by its probability).
Actual Close Date The date when the opportunity has been won or lost. When the status of an opportunity changes to Won or Lost, the system inserts the current business date into this box. If the status of the opportunity is Open, this box is empty. You cannot manually change the value in this box.
Table 35. Source Section
Element Description
Source

The source of the opportunity.

You can select an option from the predefined list, which contains the following options:

  • Organic Search: The contact or lead came from a search engine. For example, the person searched for your product or service by using the Google search engine.
  • Campaign: The contact or lead has been created as a result of a marketing campaign (for example, opened a landing page, clicked a paid link or called in by an advertised phone number or was purchased from a marketing vendor).
  • Referral: The contact or lead has been created as a result of someone recommending your organization or its products or services to the lead or contact.
  • Other: The contact or lead has been created from some other source.
  • Web: The contact or lead has been created as a result of visiting your website.
  • Phone Inquiry: The contact or lead has been created as a result of a phone call.
  • Purchased List: The contact or lead was purchased from a marketing vendor.
Source Campaign The marketing campaign that resulted in the creation of the opportunity.
Source Lead The name of the lead that has been converted to this opportunity. The name is a link that you can click to open the lead on the Leads (CR301000) form in a pop-up window.

The editor area, at the bottom of the tab, in which a user can enter a detailed description of the opportunity or any relevant notes. The area includes the following:

  • The formatting toolbar with the tools for formatting entered text.
  • The text area. You can type the text and then edit it by using the formatting toolbar.

Financial Tab

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

Table 36. Bill-To Address SectionThe initial settings in this section are copied from the customer specified in the Business Account box in the Summary area of the current form, although the settings can be overridden. These settings are copied from the Bill-To-Address section of the Customers (AR303000) form for the customer (if one has been created) or the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account (if no customer has been created).
Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the settings of the billing address specified in this section can be modified or already differ from the settings of the customer or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

The check box is cleared by default.

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.

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 Integrating MYOB Acumatica 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 city of the customer's billing address.
State The state or province of the prospective or existing customer's billing address.
Postal Code The postal code. An input mask for the postal code can be set on the Countries/States (CS204000) form.
Country The country of the prospective or existing customer's billing address.
Validated

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

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

Table 37. Bill-To Info SectionThe initial settings in this section are copied from the customer specified in the Business Account box in the Summary area of the current form, although the settings can be overridden. These settings are copied from the Bill-To-Info section of the Customers (AR303000) form for the customer (if one has been created) or the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account (if no customer has been created).
Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact settings specified in this section can be modified or already differ from the settings of the contact settings of the customer or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

The check box is cleared by default.

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, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are two elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the prospect or customer.

Email

The customer's email address.

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Table 38. Financial Settings Section
Element Description
Branch

The branch of your company that will be used to ship the products or provide the services to the customer, if a sale occurs. The branch is copied from the Account Locations (CR303010) form for the location of the business account that is specified in the Business Account box of the Summary area.

If the type of the business account is Customer, the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, and a branch or a company without branches is selected in the Restrict Visibility To box on the Financial tab (Financial Settings section) of the Customers (AR303000) form, the system copies this branch or company to this box. For details, see Visibility of Customer Records.

Credit Terms

The type of credit terms used in operations with the customer. Terms can be created and viewed on the Credit Terms (CS206500) form. If the customer has not been created for the opportunity, the box is empty.

Table 39. Other Settings Section
Element Description
Project

The default project, which has been specified in the business account location.

This box is unavailable for editing if a primary project quote has been created for an opportunity.

External Ref. A reference number of an external document (for example, the purchase order number of the customer or prospective customer).

Shipping Tab

This tab contains the shipping settings that will be copied to new documents related to this opportunity. These documents include quotes, sales orders, and invoices.

The system populates the settings on this tab by using the first applicable rule it finds from the following:

  1. If the opportunity is related to a particular project (that is, if a project is selected on the Financial tab of the current form) and the Calculate Project-Specific Taxes check box is selected on the Projects Preferences (PM101000) form, the settings in the Ship-To Address section are copied from the project settings that are specified on the Addresses tab (Project Address section) of the Projects (PM301000) form.
  2. If the system has not yet found an applicable rule, the settings on this tab are copied from the Customer Locations (AR303020) form or from the Account Locations (CR303010) form if no customer has been created for the specified business account.

The settings in the Ship-To Address and Ship-To Info sections can be modified if you select the Override check box in the corresponding section. For more details about shipping settings in opportunities, see Opportunities: General Information.

Table 40. Ship-To Address Section
Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the settings specified in this section can be modified or already differ from the settings of the customer or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

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.

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 Integrating MYOB Acumatica 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 city of the shipping address.
State The state or province of the shipping address.
Postal Code The postal code. An input validation mask can be set for the country postal codes on the Countries/States (CS204000) form.
Country The country of the shipping address.
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 Acumatica with the AvaTax service by Avalara or the Vertex Tax service by Vertex. For details, see Integrating MYOB Acumatica 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 Acumatica with the AvaTax service by Avalara or the Vertex Tax service by Vertex. For details, see Integrating MYOB Acumatica with External Tax Providers.

Validated

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the specified address has been validated through integration with a specialized third-party software or service. You initiate address validation by clicking Validate Addresses on the More menu of this form.

This check box appears only if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 41. Ship-To Info Section
Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the shipping address specified in this section can be modified or already differs from the settings of the customer or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

Account Name The legal business name of the business account to appear on documents.
Attention The attention line as it is used in your company's business letters, which is used to direct the letter to the proper person if the letter is not addressed to any specific person. The box 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 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, 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 representative to be contacted about the shipping.
Table 42. Tax Settings SectionThe initial settings in this section are copied from the business account specified in the Business Account box in the Summary area of the current form. These settings are copied from the Tax Settings section on the Shipping tab of the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account.
Element Description
Tax Registration ID The potential or existing 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 potential or existing customer.

The system determines the tax zone by using the first rule it finds from the following:

  1. If the opportunity is related to a particular project (that is, if a project is specified on the Financial tab of the current form) and the Calculate Project-Specific Taxes check box is selected on the Projects Preferences (PM101000) form, the system copies the tax zone from the Revenue Tax Zone box on the Addresses tab of the Projects (PM301000) form.
  2. If the system has not yet found an applicable rule, the system searches for a tax zone that matches the range of postal codes specified on the Tax Zones (TX206000) form. If no tax zone is found, the system continues searching for a tax zone that matches the state of the shipping address. If no tax zone is found, the system searches for a tax zone that matches the country of the shipping address. The postal codes included in a particular tax code are specified on the Ship-To Addresses tab of the Tax Zones (TX206000) form. For details, see Tax Zones and Categories: Automatic Assignment of a Tax Zone in Documents. If the postal code is not mapped to any tax zone, the system uses the tax zone assigned to the branch specified for the opportunity (on the Financial tab of the current form). The tax zone of the branch is specified on the Delivery Settings tab of the Branches (CS102000) form.
Tax Calculation Mode

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

This box contains one of the following options:

  • Tax Settings (default): The document uses the settings of the selected potential or existing customer, or of the potential or existing 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 (CS100000) form.

Tax Exemption Number The tax exemption number issued by the IRS.
Entity Usage Type

The corresponding entity usage type.

The setting is sent to Avalara to specify the reason for tax exemption in a document with the current business account or account location if integration with Avalara is configured. 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 if the External Tax Calculation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Table 43. Shipping Instructions SectionThe settings in this section are copied from the business account specified in the Business Account box in the Summary area of the form. These settings are copied from the Shipping Instructions section of on the Shipping tab of the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account.
Element Description
Warehouse

The warehouse to issue the goods to the prospective or existing customer.

This box appears only if the Multiple Warehouses feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Ship Via The carrier used to ship the goods.
Shipping Terms The shipping terms used for the customer.
Shipping Zone 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 the delivery will be performed to a private home, rather than 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.

Attributes Tab

On the Attributes tab, you can view, specify, change, or delete attribute values for the opportunity.

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

Column Description
Required A check box that indicates (if selected) that this attribute is required.
Attribute The name of the attribute used for the opportunity.
Value The value of the attribute for the opportunity.

Relations Tab

You can use this tab to indicate the one-way and two-way relations between the selected opportunity and each record associated with it. The type of each relation is determined by the relational role selected in the Role column for the listed record.

One-way relations are shown only on the Relations tab of the form where the relation was initially added to the selected record. Bidirectional relations are shown on this tab of the forms of both the record where the relation was initially added and the associated record. For details, see Managing Relations.

If the Row-Level Security feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, you may not have access to a particular record on this tab. For records that have business accounts specified in their settings, this may occur if access to the business account that is related to the record is restricted for your current user account. This may also occur if your user account does not have access to the particular record due to other security rules that have been established in the system.

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Column Description
Role

Required. The relational role of the associated record, which describes the way it relates to the record selected on the current form. One-way and bidirectional roles are available for selection.

You can select any of the following one-way roles:

  • Business User, Decision Maker, Evaluator, Related Entity, Referrer, Support Engineer, Source, Supervisor, or Technical Expert: These roles all represent contacts that are related to the record selected on the form; your organization determines how to use these informational roles. When you select any of these roles, Contact is inserted in the Type column. In this row, you need to select an existing business account (which causes the name to be inserted), a specific contact, or both, and other columns are filled in automatically.
  • Source: This role indicates that the record in the row is the one from which the relation comes. When you select this role, you need to select its type and then select a particular record of the type in the Document column; the specified elements for the record are inserted in the row.
  • Related Entity: This role indicates that the record in the row is related to the record selected on the form in some way that does not fit the other roles. When you select this role, you need to select its type and then select a particular record of the type in the Document column; the specified elements for the record are inserted in the row.

You can select any of the following bidirectional roles:

  • Source: The record in the row is the one from which the relation comes.
  • Derivative: The record in the row is the associated record selected for the relation.
  • Parent: The record in the row is the primary record in the hierarchical parent-child relation.
  • Child: The record in the row is the subordinate record in the hierarchical parent-child relation.

For a one-way role, the row that has the information about the relation is shown only on this tab of the current form.

For a bidirectional role, the row is shown on both this tab and the Relations tab of the creation form of the associated record (if the associated record has the Relations tab).

After a row with a relation has been added and the changes to the form have been saved, this column is unavailable for editing.

Primary

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the current row is considered the primary relation of the selected role.

This check box can be selected for multiple listed relations, but only one relation can be primary for each role.

This check box is informational; no system functionality is connected to its use.

Type

Required. The type of the associated record.

This box contains one of the following options:

  • AP Invoice: An AP invoice created on the Bills and Adjustments (AP301000) form
  • AR Invoice: An AR invoice created on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form
  • Business Account: A business account created on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form
  • Campaign: A marketing campaign created on the Marketing Campaigns (CR202000) form
  • Case: A case created on the Cases (CR306000) form
  • Contact: A contact created on the Contacts (CR302000) form
  • Customer: A customer created on the Customers (AR303000) form
  • Employee: An employee created on the Employees (EP203000) form
  • Expense Receipt: An expense receipt created on the Expense Receipts (EP301010) form
  • Lead: A lead created on the Leads (CR301000) form
  • Opportunity: An opportunity created on the Opportunities (CR304000) form
  • Purchase Order: A purchase created on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form
  • Sales Order: A sales order created on the Sales Orders (SO301000) form
  • Sales Quote: A sales quote created on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) form
  • Vendor: A vendor created on the Vendors (AP303000) form

Depending on the role selected for this row, you select the type of the record as follows:

  • For any one-way role except Related Entity, only the Contact type can be selected.
  • For Related Entity or any bidirectional role, all options listed above are available for selection.

After a row with a relation has been added and the changes to the form have been saved, this column is unavailable for editing.

Document

The identifier or display name (or both) of the document (that is, the record) related to the record selected on the current form. The lookup table includes the documents or records of the type that is selected in the Type column of this row. Once this column has been filled in, the specified record becomes a link that you can click to open the record on its creation form in a pop-up window.

This column is available for editing only if a bidirectional role or Related Entity is selected in the Role column.

If the selected type is Customer or Vendor, the list of customers or 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. For details, see Visibility of Customer Records and Visibility of Vendor Records.

Description

A brief description of the record whose identifier or display name is specified in the Document column of the table.

The system copies the description of the record to this column from the data entry form on which the record has been created. If the data entry form does not contain a description for the record, this column is empty.

Status

The status of the record whose identifier or display name is specified in the Document column of the table.

The system copies the status of the record to this column from the data entry form on which the record has been created.

Owner

The owner of the record whose identifier or display name is specified in the Document column of the table.

The system copies the owner of the record to this column from the data entry form on which the record has been created. If the Owner box is not filled in for this record or if the data entry form does not have this box, this column is empty.

Account

The identifier of the business account associated with the selected record (if a record has the associated business account).

The specified identifier becomes a link that can be clicked to open the business account on the Business Accounts form in a pop-up window.

Name

The name of the business account.

The name is inserted by the system if a business account is selected for the row.

Contact

The contact associated with the role (if the Type is Contact) or the contact associated with the record selected in the Document column.

The specified contact becomes a link that you can click to open the contact on the Contacts form in a pop-up window.

You can change the contact if in this column, the Lead, Business Account, or Customer option is selected.

Email The email address of the contact person.
Add to CC

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact should receive a copy of emails.

If a bidirectional role is selected in the Role column of a row, on the Relations tab of the creation form of the associated record the check box is cleared for the corresponding row.

Document Date

The date associated with the record specified in the Document column. By default, this column is hidden.

Depending on the type of record, this date can vary as follows:

  • If the type is AP Invoice, AR Invoice, Expense Receipt, Purchase Order, Sales Quote, or Sales Order, the system inserts the document date.
  • If the type is Campaign, the system inserts the campaign’s start date.
  • If the type is Case, the system inserts the date the case was reported.
  • If the type is any of the following, this column is left blank because the record has no associated date: Business Account, Contact, Customer, Employee, Lead, Opportunity, or Vendor.

When the system inserts a date in this column, it copies this date from the box that holds the record’s date on the data entry form where the record was created.

Taxes Tab

The table on this tab contains information about the taxes calculated for the potential sales. The system populates the table with the applicable taxes only if a tax zone has been specified on the Shipping tab of this form.

Tip: Stock items are not included in accounts receivable invoices. In an invoice created based on an opportunity that includes stock and non-stock items, the taxable amount and the tax amount are recalculated based on the items that have been included.

You can edit the elements on this tab if an opportunity has a primary quote.

This tab is not displayed on the form if a primary project quote has been created for an opportunity.

Table 44. Table Toolbar

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Column Description
Tax ID The identifier of the tax that is applicable to the items. The list of available taxes depends on the tax zone specified on the Shipping tab of this form.
Tax Rate The tax rate.
Taxable Amount The taxable amount for the items.
Tax Amount The tax amount calculated for the items.

Discounts Tab

On this tab, the discounts applied to the opportunity are shown.

This tab is available only if the Customer Discounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

This tab is not displayed on the form if a primary project quote has been created for an opportunity.

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

Column Description
Skip Discount A check box that you select to cancel the discount for the document. When you select the check box, the total and the line amounts of the document are updated, but the record of the canceled discount is not removed from the table.
Discount Code The identifier (code) of the discount applied to the document automatically or manually.
Sequence ID The identifier of the discount sequence applied to the document.
Type The type of discount whose sequence was applied to the document.
Manual Discount A check box that indicates (if selected) that the discount shown in this row has been applied manually.
Discountable Amt. The amount discount calculation is based on if the discount is defined as being based on the amount.
Discountable Qty. The quantity the discount calculation is based on if the discount is defined as being based on the item quantity.
Discount Amt.

The amount of the discount. This column is available for editing for document discounts and external discounts.

The system will apply automatic group and document discounts even if the value in the Inventory ID column for a line on the Details tab of the current form is empty.

Discount Percent

The discount percent if the discount is defined to be calculated as a percentage. This column is available for editing for document discounts and external discounts.

Free Item The inventory ID of the free item if one is specified by the discount applied to the document.
Free Item Qty. The quantity of the free item to be added as the discount.
External Discount Code

The code of an external discount. You can enter this code for informational purposes when you manually enter an external discount in the document.

Description

A brief description of the discount, which helps users to identify it.

Sync Status Tab

This tab is available only if the Salesforce Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

On this tab, you can review the synchronization status of the record. If the record has not been synchronized with Salesforce, you can initiate the synchronization process by clicking the Sync to Salesforce button. For more details, see Overview of Synchronization with Salesforce.

Table 45. 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
Sync with Salesforce

Synchronizes the data with Salesforce.

This button is available if the Salesforce Sync data provider is marked active on the Data Providers (SM206015) form and only for entities listed on the Salesforce Sync (SF205020) form.

Table 46. Table Columns
Column Description
Data Provider The data provider used for data synchronization with the external system.
Ext. Ref. The external reference to the corresponding synchronized record in the external system.
Status

The synchronization status of the record.

The following options are available:

  • Modified Locally: The record was modified in MYOB Acumatica, and then the data was synchronized with the external system.
  • Modified Externally: The record was modified in the external system, and then the data was synchronized with MYOB Acumatica.
  • Synchronized: The record was created or deleted in one of the systems, and then the data was synchronized with the other system.
Operation

The operation that modified the record data.

The following options are available: Update, Insert, and Delete.

Error The error message displayed for this record if synchronization has failed.
Latest Attempt The date and time of the latest synchronization attempt.
Import Scenario The import scenario used for importing this entity's data from the external system.
Export Scenario The export scenario used for exporting this entity's data to the external system.