Adding Main Information
Go to Sales (Menu) > Sales Invoice (Sub-menu)
Blank Sales Invoice Page with some default values will be displayed in MAIN tab.
Label ending with an asterisk * indicates that the field is mandatory.
Transaction ID (Sales Order ID)
- This is a unique identifier that represents a transaction.
- This is a system generated field when a transaction is initially recorded.
Workflow Type
- DEFAULT is the default value on add mode.
- This is a required field and used to determine the business process of the transaction
whether it requires approval or not.
Customer
- This is a required field. User can use magnifying glass to search for existing customer ID
or Customer Name
- If the user knows already the Customer ID, he can input it on the field and press the
“Enter” key. If a blue hyperlink appears next to the magnifying glass icon, it indicates
that the customer ID entered is valid.
- The blue hyperlink next to the magnifying glass is the Customer Name which allows
users to easily navigate to the Customer Page if he has access to view customer
Information.
- Customer record must exist prior to creating a sales order transaction.
- After selecting a customer, the contact person (if present), billing address,
shipping/delivery address, currency, exchange rate, and payment terms fields are
automatically filled in based on the customer information configuration.
Contact Person
- This is an optional field and is already defaulted after selecting a customer. When adding
new contact person, this should be configured under Contacts tab on the Customer
Page.
- User should only select from the provided list.
Customer P.O. No.
- This is an optional field sent by the customer as a reference of their order.
External Sales Invoice No.
- This is an optional field that user set as a reference to the invoice record.
Salesperson
- This is a required field. User can use magnifying glass to search for existing salesperson
ID or Salesperson Name.
- Salesperson record must exist in Employee Page prior to creating sales order.
- If the user knows already the Salesperson ID, he can input it on the field and press the
“Enter” key. If a blue hyperlink appears next to the magnifying glass icon, it indicates
that the salesperson ID entered is valid.
- The blue hyperlink next to the magnifying glass is the salesperson name which allows
users to easily navigate to the Employee Page if he has access to view employee
Information.
Shipping Address
- This is a required field and is automatically filled in after selecting a customer.
However,
user has an option to change / update the shipping / delivery address.
- This field has a maximum length of 1000 characters and is utilized to determine where
the product is to be delivered.
- Value of this field are concatenated from Address1, Address2, City, State, Country, and
Postal code under the Main tab of Customer Page.
Billing Address
- This is a required field and is automatically filled in after selecting a customer.
However,
user has an option to change / update the billing address.
- This field has a maximum length of 1000 characters and is utilized to determine where
the product will be invoiced.
- Value of this field are concatenated from Address1, Address2, City, State, Country, and
Postal code under the Main tab of Customer Page.
Remarks
- This is an optional field with a maximum length of 1000 characters and is used externally
to convey vital information.
- This field is visible in the printed document.
Notes
- This is an optional field with a maximum length of 1000 characters and is used internally
to convey vital information.
- This field is not visible in the printed document.
Currency
- This is a required field and is automatically filled in after selecting a customer.
However,
user has an option to change / update the currency.
- User can also use magnifying glass to search for existing currency ID or currency name.
- Currency record must exist in Currency Page prior creating sales opportunity.
- If the user opts to change the currency and he knows already the currency ID, he should
first delete any existing value in the field, input the new value and press the “Enter” key.
If a blue hyperlink appears next to the magnifying glass icon, it indicates that the
currency ID entered is valid.
- The blue hyperlink next to the magnifying glass is the currency description which allows
users to easily navigate to the Currency Page if he has access to view currency
Information.
Exchange Rate
- This is a required field and is automatically filled in after selecting a customer.
However,
user has an option to change / update the exchange rate.
- Value should be based on the current exchange rate, particularly when converting from
foreign to local currency.
Payment Terms
- This is a required field and is automatically filled in after selecting a customer.
However,
user has an option to change / update the payment terms.
- User can also use magnifying glass to search for existing payment terms code or
payment terms description.
- Payment Terms record must exist in Payment Terms Page prior creating sales invoice.
- If the user opts to change the payment terms and he knows already the payment terms
code, he should first delete any existing value in the field, input the new value and press
the “Enter” key. If a blue hyperlink appears next to the magnifying glass icon, it indicates
that the payment terms code entered is valid.
- The blue hyperlink next to the magnifying glass is the payment terms description which
allows users to easily navigate to the Payment Terms Page if he has access to view
payment terms information.
Mode of Shipment
- This is a required field and is utilized to specify how the product will be transported.
- User should only select from the provided list.
Document Date
- This is an optional field which may contain the date when the order takes place.
Posting Date
- This is an optional field which contains the date when the user posts the transaction.
Sales Order ID
- This is a read-only field which contains the Sales Order ID from which the record is
imported from and a hyperlink to the original Sales Order.
Due Needed
- This is an optional field which may contain the date that the products / services are
needed by the client / customer. This field will be automatically populated once the
record is transitioned from Draft to Open status.
Status
- This is a system generated field based on the selected workflow which indicates the
specific phase / process of the transaction.
Sequence Number
- This is a primary key used to sort the products in ascending order.
- The value is automatically defaulted based on the imported Sales Order. The field is
grayed and non-editable.
Product
- This is a required field. The value is automatically defaulted based on the imported Sales
Order’s product value. The field is initially blank but once the Sales Order is successfully
imported the field will be automatically populated and the value is grayed and non-
editable.
- This field is used to identify what specific items / services that the customer purchases
for invoicing.
- The blue hyperlink next to the product code is the concatenated brand name, catalog
number, product description and product code which allows users to easily navigate to
the Product Page if he has access to view product Information.
Quantity
- This is a required field that allows number values. It is used to indicate the number of
products that a customer has purchased that will be billed.
- The value is automatically defaulted based on the imported Sales Order’s quantity value.
The field is initially blank but once the Sales Order is successfully imported the field will
be automatically populated and the has an option to update the value.
UOM (Unit of Measurement)
- This is a required field. The value is automatically defaulted based on the imported Sales
Order’s Sales UOM. The field is initially blank but once the Sales Order is successfully
imported the field will be automatically populated and the value is grayed and non-
editable.
- The blue hyperlink next to the UOM value is the uom description which allows users to
easily navigate to the Sales UOM Page if he has access to view product Information.
Price Level
- This is a required and pre-defined field that is configured in Product Selling Price Page.
- This is automatically field in after Sales Order is successfully imported.
Unit Price
- This field allows number with four decimal places. It is used to identify the price / cost
per unit of a product / service.
- The system generated unit price will only function if the currency, product, and sales
uom have already been entered.
- This field is automatically filled in after Sales Order is successfully imported.
Discount
- This is an optional field that is utilized to apply a per-item and per-unit discount to the
customer.
- This field is automatically filled in after Sales Order is successfully imported.
Price After Discount
- This is a system generated field that calculates the remaining amount after the discount
has been applied.
- This field is automatically filled in after Sales Order is successfully imported.
Tax Amount
- This field is utilized to impose a tax on the goods / service per unit that the customer
purchases.
- This field is automatically filled in after Sales Order is successfully imported.
Unit Price with Tax
- This field is utilized to determine the price/cost per unit including tax.
- This field is automatically filled in after Sales Order is successfully imported.
Total Amount
- This is automatically computed and is utilized to determine the overall price/cost per
item.
- This field is automatically filled in after Sales Order is successfully imported.
Remarks
- This is an optional field with a maximum length of 1000 characters and is used externally
to convey vital information about the specific item.
- This field is visible in the printed document.
Total Before Tax
- This is also called the net of vat which is computed automatically using the price after
discount (Unit Price less discount) multiplied by the quantity.
Discount
- This is automatically calculated and is used to determine the overall discount provided to
the client / customer.
Total Tax
- This is automatically computed and serves to determine the cumulative tax amount
curred by the client or customer for their purchases.
Rounding Variance
- This allows the user to modify the total tax due to variations in decimal places.
Downpayment
- This is automatically populated based on the total downpayments made by the
customer listed in Downpayments tab.
Credit Amount
- This is automatically populated based on the total credits made by the customer listed in
Credit Memos tab.
Balance Due
- This is automatically computed and is used to determine the remaining balance amount
the client / customer must pay.
Total Amount Due
- This is automatically computed and is used to determine the overall amount the client /
customer must pay.