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- THE INVOICE STORE JR
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- I. INTRODUCTION
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- Welcome to The Invoice Store Jr. The Invoice Store Jr is an easy invoicing
- system that is very simple to learn and use.
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- The Invoice Store Jr is a low cost alternative to The Invoice Store commercial
- product. See appendix for details.
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- This document is just a summary document for the features found in
- The Invoice Store Jr product. The registered version includes a
- printed manual. This printed manual covers every feature in detail.
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- Registered users receive unlimited telephone, BBS, and fax support.
- Tel:(516)244-6927 Fax:(516)567-5563 BBS:(516)589-4984
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- To order a copy of the software, please fill out the order form found
- in the file ORDER.DOC.
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- II. INSTALLATION
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- The Invoice Store Jr requires any IBM PC compatable computer with a hard
- disk drive. Prior to installation, verify that the CONFIG.SYS file meets
- the following requirements:
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- FILES=50
- BUFFERS=40
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- Refer to your DOS manual if this procedure is unfamiliar to the user.
- Type RUN followed by the ENTER key to run the program.
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- III. EDITING DATA
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- Editing data is very simple. When the mode of operation is in Editing
- Mode, the field to edit is highlighted. The cursor will flash under the
- character that may be edited.
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- The following keys can be used while in editing mode:
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- Left Arrow Moves the cursor one character to the left
- Right Arrow Moves the cursor one character to the right
- Up Arrow Edits the previous field
- Down Arrow Edit the next field
- Home Moves the cursor to the first character
- End Moves the cursor to the last character
- CTRL Home Edits the first field
- CTRL End Edits the last field
- CTRL Y Deletes from the cursor to the end of field
- CTRL U Restores all data to original values
- Ins Toggles insert mode to overstrike mode
- Esc Aborts operation
- Enter Edits the next field
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- When done editing all of the desired data, the user can press ENTER until
- the editing session is complete.
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- IV. THE MAIN MENU
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- From the main menu, the user can enter any of the four modules of The
- Invoice Store Jr. Each module has several sub catagories. To enter the desired
- sub catagory, the user must press the associated character followed by the
- ENTER key.
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- V. MAINTENANCE SYSTEM MODULE
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- The Maintenance System has the following sub catagories:
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- Customer Database
- Database Functions
- Inventory Database
- System Configuration
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- V.1. CUSTOMER DATABASE
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- Customer database is used to store all information about customers. Each
- customer is identified by unique a customer number. A customer can have
- information changed from this module. A maximum of 500 customers may be
- stored at any time.
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- The following information is entered into the customer database:
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- COMPANY CODE A unique code for the company
- COMPANY NAME The company name
- FIRST NAME The first name of the contact at the company
- LAST NAME The last name of the contact at the company
- PHONE The telephone number at the company
- EXT The telephone number extension at the company
- FAX NUMBER The fax number at the company
- BALANCE The balance of the company
- TAX The sales tax percentage that the company pays.
- TAX SHIPPING If the company pays tax on shipping costs
- DISCOUNT The discount percentage that the company receives
- SHIPPING CO The shipping information for the company
- BILLING CO The billing information for the company
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- ADDING A NEW CUSTOMER
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- To add a new customer, the user must press the ADD key. The system will create
- a new customer number. The user can change this number if desired. If the
- user enters a customer number that already exists, the program will reject
- the addition of the new customer when the user attempts to save the data.
- The keys used for addition are the same as the editing keys.
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- EDITING CURRENT CUSTOMER
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- To edit the data of the current customer shown on the screen, the user
- must press the EDIT key. Only the current customer shown can be edited.
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- DELETE CURRENT CUSTOMER
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- To delete the current customer from the program, the user must press the
- DEL key. The program will prompt the user if this deletion should take
- place. When a customer is deleted all invoices associated with that customer
- will also be deleted. Once a customer is deleted, it cannot be restored.
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- SEARCH FOR A CUSTOMER
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- To search for a customer , the user must press the SEARCH key. The user
- can search by Company Number, Company Name, or Customer Name. The system
- will attempt to find a close match of the name entered. If the customer
- entered is found then the customer will be displayed on the screen.
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- VIEW ALL CUSTOMERS
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- To view all customers, the user must press the VIEW key. The user will see
- a short description of all the current customers. The user may scroll
- through the customers on the screen by pressing the up arrow or down
- arrow keys. To advance to the next screen the user must press the Pg Dn
- key. To advance to the previous screen the user must press the Pg Up key.
- To select the desired customer, the user must highlight the desired customer
- and press the ENTER key. If the user wishes to abort this operation, the
- user must press the ESC key. Once the desired customer has been selected,
- this will become the current customer displayed on the screen. This feature
- is very useful when trying to select a customer very quickly.
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- NOTES
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- To take notes on a customer, the user must press the NOTES key. The user will
- see a screen that notes can be entered. This is no limit to the number of
- notes that can be taken. To save the notes, the user must press the CTRL/W
- key and to abort the notes the user must press the <ESC> key.
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- PAGE THROUGH CUSTOMERS
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- To view customers one screen at a time, the user must press the Pg Dn key
- or the Pg Up key.
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- V.2. DATABASE FUNCTIONS
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- Database functions performs the following features:
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- V.2.1. REBUILD ALL DATABASES
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- This feature should only be used after a hard disk crash or to compress
- the data files. All of the database index files will be rebuilt.
- This feature may take some time.
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- V.2.1 DELETE BATCH OF INVOICES
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- This feature should only be used if the user wishes to delete a batch of
- invoices that have not been printed.
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- V.3 INVENTORY DATABASE
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- Inventory database is used to store all information about inventory. Each
- inventory item is identified by a unique stock number. Inventory information
- can be changed from this module. A maximum of 500 items may be stored at any
- time. The following information is entered into the inventory:
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- PROD CODE A unique product code.
- DESC The product description
- PRICE The selling price of the product
- WEIGHT The weight of the item
- TAXABLE The item is taxable or non-taxable
- UPDATED The date when the last manual update has been made
- AVAILABLE The product is available or unavailable.
- PRODUCT The product can be a product or a non-product.
- DETAIL A four line description of detail information
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- ADDING A NEW INVENTORY ITEM
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- To add a new inventory item, the user must press the ADD key. If the
- user enters a product code that already exists, the program will reject the
- addition of the new inventory item when the user attempts to save the data.
- The keys used for addition are the same as the editing keys.
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- EDITING CURRENT INVENTORY ITEM
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- To edit the data of the current inventory item shown on the screen, the
- user must press the EDIT key. Only the current inventory item shown can
- be edited.
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- DELETE CURRENT INVENTORY ITEM
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- To delete the current inventory item from the program, the user must press
- the DEL key. The program will prompt the user if this deletion should take
- place. Once an inventory item is deleted, it cannot be restored.
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- SEARCH FOR AN INVENTORY ITEM
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- To search for an inventory item, the user must press the SEARCH key. The user
- will be prompted to enter the product code or product description. The program
- will attempt to find the best match of an inventory item that fits the
- search. If the search entered is found then the inventory item will be displayed
- on the screen.
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- VIEW ALL INVENTORY
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- To view all inventory items, the user must press the VIEW key. The user will
- see a short description of all the inventory items. The user may scroll
- through the inventory items on the screen by pressing the up arrow or down
- arrow keys. To advance to the next screen the user must press the Pg Dn
- key. To advance to the previous screen the user must press the Pg Up key.
- To select the desired inventory item, the user must highlight the desired
- inventory item and press the ENTER key. If the user wishes to abort this
- operation, the user must press the ESC key. Once the desired inventory item
- has been selected, this will become the inventory item displayed on the
- screen. This feature is very useful when trying to select an inventory
- item very quickly.
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- PAGE THROUGH INVENTORY ITEMS
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- To view inventory items one screen at a time, the user must press the Pg Dn
- key or the Pg Up key.
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- V.4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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- System Configuration is used to enter and display information about the user
- of The Invoice Store Jr. This screen should be the first one to enter information.
- The following information from this module will be entered:
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- COMPANY Your company name to be printed
- ADDRESS Your company address to be printed
- PHONE Your company phone to be printed
- FAX Your company fax number to be printed
- LAST INVOICE The last invoice number issued
- LAST CUST The last customer number issued
- TAX The default tax rate
- COUNTRY United States & Canada taxes are supported
- FORMS The type of forms that you wish to use in the program
- INVOICE MSGS Default invoice messages
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- The user must enter this information from this module. To edit the company
- information, the user must press the EDIT key.
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- To select the form type, the user must press the FORM key. There are three
- form types available. They are GENERIC FORM, HP LASER-JET, and CUSTOM FORM.
- The user can specify which type of form (INVOICE, PACKING SLIP, or STATEMENT).
- The user can also specify how many copies to print and which printer to use
- for each form.
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- The GENERIC FORM is used if the user wishes to print on a generic printer with
- plain paper. Most of the users will use this type of form.
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- The HP LASER-JET is used if the user has a HP LASER-JET printer. A special
- laser printer invoice will be automatically generated when an invoice is
- printed. If the user has a HP DESK-JET printer, the following sequence must
- be used:
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- 1. Since the HP DESK-JET has its limitations, these steps must be
- followed.
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- 2. A file named INV.FRM is provided. The user must send this file
- to the printer. This can be done by use of the DOS command PRINT.
- The user may wish to print a number of copies of this file. This
- will be the pre-printed form be used with this printer. When
- ready to print invoices, the user must load this paper into the
- printer.
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- 3. The user must select the CUSTOM FORM and leave all the default
- values.
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- The CUSTOM FORM is used to work with pre-printed forms. The user can edit
- any of the field coordinates to match the coordinates on the pre-printed
- form. If the user wishes to omit any field, then the user must blank out
- the coordinate. This can be done by use of the DEL key.
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- Country can be selected by pressing the COUNTRY key. Two countries are
- supported, United States and Canada. United States mode supports state
- sales tax while Canada mode supports GST & PST taxes.
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- Invoice comments can be entered by pressing the INVOICE MSGS key. To enable
- the comment, the user must enter the coordinates on where the comment should
- be placed on the invoice. Entering a blank coordiate will disable the
- comment.
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- VI. INVOICING SYSTEM MODULE
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- The Invoicing System has the following sub catagories:
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- Enter New Invoices
- Print Batch
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- VI.1 ENTER NEW INVOICES
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- This system is used to generate and recall invoices. Prior to using this
- system, the user should have entered customers and inventory in the previous
- modules.
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- ENTERING A NEW INVOICE
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- To enter a new invoice, the user must press the NEW INVOICE key. The user will then
- be prompted for a customer code or name. If the customer number is known, the user
- can enter the customer number followed by the ENTER key. If the customer number
- is unknown, the user can press the ENTER key and a list of all customers
- will be displayed on the screen. The user can then scroll through the
- customers until the correct one is found. The view procedure was explained
- in detail in the customer and inventory modules. The user can also press the
- F10 key to add a new customer.
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- Once the customer number has been entered correctly, the name and address
- of the customer will be displayed at the top of the screen. The user is
- then prompted to enter the detail information of the invoice. The user
- is then prompted to enter the stock number of the inventory item. The
- Invoice Store Jr accepts two types of items (Inventory Items and Misc Items).
- An inventory item is an item that is found in the store's inventory. A
- misc item is a non-inventory item and has no information associated with
- it. If the user wishes to enter a misc item, then the user must enter
- MISC followed by the ENTER key. If the user wishes to enter an inventory
- item, then the user must enter the stock number followed by the ENTER
- key or press the ENTER key to view all inventory items. The view
- procedure was explained in detail in the customer and inventory modules.
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- Once the inventory item or misc item has been entered, the user is
- prompted for the quantity of items to be sold. The default quantity
- is one. The user may enter any amount that is being sold. If the quantity
- is not available, the user is prompted if the inventory should be updated.
- If the user wishes to update the inventory, the number of items required to
- make the sales is automatically added to the inventory.
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- Once the quantity has been entered, the user is prompted for the price.
- The default price is based on the information supplied by the inventory
- module for the inventory item. If a misc item is used, then the default
- price is zero. The user may enter a new price or keep the current price
- followed by the ENTER key.
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- The program is now ready to accept a new stock number. This procedure
- will continue until the user presses the ESC key. Once all of the
- items have been entered, the program will calculate the current subtotal.
- The user is then prompted for the discount, tax, and shipping charges.
- The total will then be displayed.
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- Please Note: The discount is applied to the subtotal. If you have taxable
- non-taxable items, the sales tax will not be automatically
- calculated and you will have to calculate it manually.
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- If the user wishes to edit the information, the user must press the
- EDIT key. If the user wishes to save the invoice, the user must press
- the SAVE key. If the user wishes to cancel the invoice, the user can
- press the ESC key.
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- If the user pressed the EDIT key, the user can add more products, edit
- the detailed information, edit the totals, edit a product, or delete
- a product. The user must press the desired key. When done editing,
- the user must press the ESC key.
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- If the user pressed the SAVE key, the user can change the invoice number
- of invoice date. After entering these values, the invoice is saved. If the
- terms of the invoice is PAYMENT NOW, the accounts receivable screen will
- automatically be displayed. When done, the user can print the invoice,
- batch the invoice to be printed later, or just continue.
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- RECALL AN OLD INVOICE
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- If the user wishes to recall an old invoice, then the user must press the
- RECALL INVOICE key. The user will be prompted for the invoice number. The user must
- enter the invoice number followed by the enter key. If the invoice is
- found, then the invoice will be displayed on the screen. The user would
- be able to edit the invoice, print the invoice, or void the invoice.
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- VI.2 PRINT BATCHED
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- This feature is used to print all batched invoices. Batched invoices are
- invoices that were selected to print later when the invoice was generated.
- Invoices will remain in the batch until the batch is deleted.
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- VII. REPORTING SYSTEM MODULE
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- The Report System is used to generate different types of reports. Reports
- can be generated to the screen or to the printer. When the report is sent
- to the screen, some reports can be given detailed information by moving
- the highlight to the desired item and pressing the ENTER key. The following
- reports are supported in the program:
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- Aging Report
- Summary Reports
- Detail Reports
- Listing Reports
- Product List For Customer
- Customer List For Product
- Payment History
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- VII.1 AGING REPORT
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- The aging report is used for generating a report for all customers that have
- outstanding balances that are still due. The user may select the type of
- report to generate.
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- The user may also select if the report should show all outstanding invoices
- or current outstanding invoices. Current outstanding invoices are invoices
- that currently owe money based on the invoice terms (Net 30, Net 60, etc.).
- All outstanding invoices are all the invoices that owe money, regardless of
- what the invoice terms are.
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- VII.2 SUMMARY REPORTS
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- The following information will be generated on a summary report:
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- Total Sales Collected This item will show all money
- collected on invoices.
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- Total Sales Tax Collected This item will show all taxes
- collected on invoices.
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- Total Shipping Collected This item will show all shipping
- charges collected.
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- Taxable Sales Collected This item will show all money
- collected on invoices that are not
- tax exempt.
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- Non-Taxable Sales Collected This item will show all money
- collected on invoices that are tax
- exempt.
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- VII.3 DETAIL REPORTS
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- The following information will be generated on a detail report:
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- Invoice Number
- Customer Number
- Invoice Date
- Invoice Terms
- Invoice Amount
- Amount Paid On Invoice
- Amount Due On Invoice
- Amount of tax paid
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- VII.4 LISTING REPORTS
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- The following listing reports can be generated:
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- Customer Listing
- Inventory Listing
- Price List
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- VII.4.1 CUSTOMER LISTING
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- The customer listing report is used to generate all customers. The following
- information is generated from this report:
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- Customer Number
- Company Name
- Company City
- Company State
- Company Zip Code
- Company Phone Number
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- VII.4.2 INVENTORY LISTING
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- The inventory listing report is used to generate all inventory. The following
- information is generated from this report:
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- Product Number
- Product Description
- Selling Price
- Updated Date
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- VII.4.3 PRICE LIST
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- The price list can be printed to be given to your customers. It only
- shows the product code, product description, and selling price. Items
- that are not currently available will not be printed.
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- VII.5 PRODUCT LIST FOR CUSTOMER
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- This report is used to generate all products for a customer. The user can
- specify all customers or a single customer. The following information
- will be generated:
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- Customer Number
- Invoice Number
- Stock Number
- Product Description
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- VII.6 CUSTOMER LIST FOR PRODUCT
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- This report is used to generate all customers for a product. The user can
- specify all products or a single product. The following information
- will be generated:
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- Customer Number
- Invoice Number
- Stock Number
- Product Description
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- VII.7 PAYMENT HISTORY
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- This report is used to generate the payment history for a customer. The user
- can specify all customers or a single customer. The following information
- will be generated:
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- Customer Number
- Invoice Number
- Payment Date
- Check Number
- Amount Paid
- Balance
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- VIII. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MODULE
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- The Accounts Receivables System has the following sub catagories:
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- Accounts Receivable
- Voiding Payment
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- VIII.1 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
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- The accounts receivable is used for entering payments from customers. The
- user will be prompted for an invoice number. If the user does not know the
- invoice number, the user may press the ENTER key for a list of unpaid
- invoices. The following information can be entered:
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- Type of Tendor
- Tendor detail information
- Amount Paid On Invoice
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- VIII.2 VOIDING PAYMENT
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- The voiding of a payment is used for deleting payments from customers. The
- user will be prompted for an invoice number. If the user does not know the
- invoice number, the user may press the ENTER key for a list of unpaid
- invoices. The user will then be able to select the correct payment to void
- by pressing the <PGDN> and <PGUP> keys.
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- VIV APPENDIX
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- If you register The Invoice Store Jr, you can upgrade to The Invoice
- Store commercial product for $70 ($25 discount). All of your
- data will also be upgraded. The Invoice Store commercial product offers
- the following features:
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- * Will run on any network
- * Unlimited entries supported (No 500 limit)
- * Custom Report Writer to create your own custom reports
- * Complete Inventory Tracking with auto-reordering
- * Customer Credit Limits
- * Maintain a database of salesman and vendors
- * Automatically track salesmen commissions
- * Generate mailing labels and customize your own
- * Generate customer statements and packing slips
- * Custom shipping methods and payment terms
- * Choice of 3 menu systems with mouse support
- * Write letters to your customers and vendors with built-in word proc
- * Auto-Dialer using a modem
- * Online Help System
- * Appointment Scheduler
- * ToDo List Manager
- * Create custom search queries
- * Many more financial reports
- * Plus much much more!
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- For information or a free demo on The Invoice Store commercial product,
- please contact:
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- Software Store Products, Inc.
- PO Box 562
- Oakdale, NY 11769
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- Tel:(800)232-8561 (516)244-6927
- Fax:(516)567-5563
- BBS:(516)589-4984
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