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DescriptionHow To

1. Create a

Customer

 Go to Sales > Customers
  

If the

Search

search grid is displayed, click New button to open a new Entity screen.

  • Make sure Entity Type shows Customer.
  Enter

Provide the required

customer details:

  • Entity tab > Name, Contact Name, Location Name
  • Customer tab > Terms

Fill out the Email field.

Fill out other fields on Entity tab and Customer tab, if necessary.

Save

the customer record.

Create 2. Add a customer Location 

Go to Sales > Customers

  If the Search grid is displayed, click New button.
  

Enter the required customer details:

  • Entity tab > Name, Contact Name, Location Name
  • Customer tab > Terms

Enter other details if necessary.

Save the customer record.

.

 Create a customer locationOn Entity customer screen, click the
  • Open an Entity customer record, then go to
  • Locations tab.
  Click Insert button.
  

Enter Provide the Entity Location details.

Note: Required details >

required details - Location Name and Terms.

Fill out other fields if necessary.

Save and close the Entity Location record.

Note:

  • To have a Ship Via record, go to Common Info > Ship Via
  • To have Terms record, go to Common Info > Terms
  • To have Tax Code record, go to Common Info > Tax Codes
  • To have Warehouse record, go to Common Info > Company Locations
  • To have Freight Terms record, go to Common Info > Freight Terms
3. Add a customer Contact 

Go to Sales > Customers.

 Create a customer contactOn Entity customer screen, click the
  • Open an Entity customer record, then go to
  • Contacts tab.
  Click the Insert button.
  

Enter Provide the Entity Contact details.

Note: Required details >

required details - Full Name. If the Portal Access is checked, Email

add

(username) will become a required detail.

Check the Portal Access check box and provide an Email address

Provide the Email (username).

Fill out other fields if necessary.

Save the changes.

Click the Change Password button and enter the new contact password.

Save the changes.

Click the Email Login button to send the login credential to the contact's Email email add.

  • Note: For this to be successful, the System Manager > Company Preferences > SMTP Email Settings should be properly configured.

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Go to Portal Permissions tab.

Check the menus that will be accessible to the contact.

  • Note: If User Type
=
  • is Admin, you can check/unchecked the Customer Contact List menu.

Save and close the Entity Contact screen.

  

Open another the i21 login page on another tab.

Use the customer contact's credential to log on to i21.

  • User Name - enter the contact's Email add.
  • Password - enter the contact's password.
  • Company - enter the company where the contact belongs to.
4. Create a Quote Go to Sales > Quotes
  **Note: Before you can proceed with the following, make sure that the needed GL account setup for sales are in place. Items from Inventory should also be in place.If the search grid is displayed, click New button to open a new Quote screen.
  

Provide the required details on header area - Customer, Location, Bill To, Ship To, Terms.

Fill out other header fields if necessary.

  

Add an item in the grid area.

Provide the following details - UOM, Ordered, Price.

Fill out other grid fields if necessary.

  

Set the Quote Status to Won.

Click the Process button to process this Quote to Sales Order.

Close the Sales Order screen.

5. Create a Sales Order Go to Sales > Sales Orders
  If the search grid is displayed, click New button to open a new Sales Order screen.
  

Provide the required details on header area - Customer, Location, Bill To, Ship To, Terms, BOL No, Freight Terms, UOM.

Fill out other header fields if necessary.

  

Add an item in the grid area.

Provide the following details - UOM, Ordered, Price.

Fill out other grid details if necessary.

  

Click the Process button to process this Sales Order to Inventory Shipment.

  • Note
    • Price equal to 0.00 will not be processed.
    • Items with Item Type equal to Non-Inventory, Service, and Other Charges are not allowed to be processed to Inventory Shipment.
6. Create an Invoice Go to Sales > Invoices
  If the search grid is displayed, click New button to open a new Invoice screen.
  

Select a Customer. (If the Add Inventory Shipment screen is displayed, close it)

Provide the required details on header area - Customer, Location, Bill To, Ship To, Terms, Freight Terms.

Fill out other header fields if necessary.

  

Add an item in the grid area.

Provide the following details - UOM, Ordered, Price.

Fill out other grid details if necessary.

  

Save the record.

Click Post button.

  Click the Print button to view the preview of the Invoice report.
  

Click the Email > Email Template - this will open the Email Template screen.

Provide the Email Template details.

  • Check the Default check box button.
  • On Email Sender field, enter the email that you want to appear on the sent email.
  • Attach your company logo or any image.
  • Enter the Email Header text.
  • Enter the Email Footer text.
  • Save and close the Email Template.
  

Back to Invoice, click the Email > Email Invoice button. This will send the Invoice to the customer's primary contact.

Close the Invoice screen.

7. Create a Credit Memo Go to Sales > Credit Memos
  If the Search search grid is displayed, click New button to open a new Credit Memo screen.
  

Provide the

required

details on header area - Customer, Customer, Location, Bill To, Ship To, Terms

.

Fill out other header fields if necessary.

  

Add an item in the grid area.

Provide the following details - UOM, Ordered, Price.

Fill out other grid details if necessary

.

  

Save the record.

Click Post button.

  

Close the Invoice screen.

8. Pay the InvoiceVia Receive PaymentGo to Sales > Receive Payments
  

Select the Deposit Account.

Use the Location and Currency to filter the records in the grid.

In the grid area, look for the the Invoice you want to pay.

  • Enter a Payment.
  • Select a Payment Method.
  • Enter Notes if necessary.

Click Post button.

Close the Receive Payments Posting Details screen.Close the Receive Payments screen.

 Via Receive Payment DetailsGo to Sales > Receive Payment Details
  Select a Customer.
  

Provide the required details - Location, Deposit Account, Payment Method.

  

In the grid area, look for the Invoice you want to pay.

  • Enter a Payment.
  Double click the Amount Paid field.
  Save the record.
  Click Post button.