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Our
Sales Management - Frequently Asked Questions
will allow you to find answers to some commonly asked questions
about our quote, order, invoice and relationship management functions and overall work
flow.
These questions include
topics related to Back Orders, Recurring Orders, RMA's,
Commission Calculations, Restricted Sales Rep Access,
Cross-Reference Lookups, Category Searches, Importing,
Customization and more...
If you have a question that
is not covered, please make sure to contact our Help Desk by
Selecting Here
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Are Backorders Automatically Created?
Yes, if a
Customer Orders 1000 Widgets and you only have 900 in stock, you can
immediately partial ship the 900, which will automatically generate an
invoice, and then either automatically create a Special or Drop Ship PO
for the remaining balance or automatically create stock purchase orders
to build up stock based upon your re-order and min/max quantities
defined for inventory stock items.
How Are RMA's Managed?
Yes,
special functionality is available in Order Entry, Invoicing and
Purchasing modules that will allow you to issue an RMA to your customer,
then upon receipt, issue a credit invoice and issue the RMA Purchase
Order back to the vendor.
Can I Check Stock Availability/Pricing without entering that module?
Yes,
Stock Check is available on every screen in the
system. This provides immediate response to your customer while on
the phone. Items can be located by either partial match to the
Item#, Vendor Item# Cross Referencing or 3 Level Relational Categories.
Complete descriptions, current stock status, pricing and the ability to view related documentation
is available with a simple click of the mouse.
Can I Email Quotes, Orders, Invoices
and Purchase Orders?
Yes,
a user can easily
email transaction. A simple click
of the mouse will automatically generate an Email for the Customer or
Vendor and attach the Quote, Order, Invoice or Purchase Order as a PDF
document to the email. You can add any comments and press the send
button. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3.
How Are Commissions Calculated?
Commission
Calculation features can support the simplest to the most complex
structures.
Commissions
are calculated based upon the inventory item
sold using Commission Types assigned to individual or groups of
inventory items.
Commission Types determine different commission percentages that will be
paid to salespeople. Up
to three commission factors for each Commission Type can be setup, rather than a
commission based on the entire sale or the specific sales person. This
creates a matrix commission based upon the sales representative and the
profitability of an item.
By creating Commission Types, each inventory item can have its own
unique commission structure. This allows inventory items with a higher
markup percentage to accommodate a larger commission, while inventory
items with a lower markup percentage accommodate a lower commission.
Commission Reports can be based upon Percentage of Sale Price or Profit.
Are The Integrated
Financials Required?
No,
our applications can be operated as stand alone Order Processing &
Inventory Control applications without requiring GL/AR/AP/PR.
Can Customers, Prospects & Vendors Be Imported?
Yes,
Customer, Prospect & Vendor Records can be imported. Please see
these respective topics in the manual for more technical information.
For those without the technical data conversion expertise, we also have
a Data Conversation Service available.
Select Here for more information.
Can We Process Credit Cards?
Yes,
our Credit Card Processing module allows the user to
automatically process Credit Card sale transactions from a Sales Order
or Invoice.
Select Here for more information.
How Much Transaction History is Kept?
Unlimited. All Quote,
Order Entry, Invoicing, Purchasing and Production History is kept. The phrase "Information is Power" applies
and after a couple of years, you'll be
amazed at the information that is available with 2 clicks of a mouse.
Additionally, you do also have the option to purge data.
Can
We Print Mailing Labels?
Yes. Mailing Labels
can be printed based upon any amount of user criteria, sales information
and categories assigned to Customers, Prospects and Vendors.
Will I Be Notified if a Customer is On-Hold
or has reached their Credit Limit?
Yes, if
any transaction is attempted to be processed or created and that
Customer's Credit Limit has been exceeded or the Customer is on Credit
Hold, the user will be automatically notified. (Feature Only Available w/Integrated Financials
installed)
Can We Add Line Items Using a Vendor's Item#?
Yes,
cross-referencing is supported which allows the user to enter a Vendor
Item# during line item entry and it will display the matching Inventory
Item# and ask the user to confirm selection. This feature is also
available when using the Stock Check feature.
Can We Add Line Items Using Inventory
Categories?
Yes,
3 Search Categories can be assigned to an inventory item. During Inventory Lookups
and Line Item Entry, items can
be located using a 3 Level Drill Down functionality.
Can We Add Line Items Using a Customer Item#?
Yes.
you can associate a Customer's Item# to a specific
inventory item and then cross reference to the inventory item# during
Line Item Entry. Not to mention, the Customer's Item# will also
print out on all pick tickets, packing slips and invoices. You can
even print custom bar-code labels that can be affixed to the items
before they are shipped.
Can Orders Be Imported From Our Online Shopping
Cart?
Yes,
the eCommerce Toolkit and Interface Engine can import orders
received from your shopping cart into the order entry system and update
your shopping cart with up-to-date customer, inventory and pricing
information. Select Here for more
information.
Can Management Audit User
Activities?
Yes,
we keep track of detailed user activities like login, editing
and deleting records. Inventory Adjustments are also tracked in
detail.
Can User Access Be Restricted to Certain Functions?
Yes,
there is a very comprehensive Role Based Access Right
Management System which is configured on a per user basis.
Can Sales Reps Be Denied Access To Other Sales
Rep Accounts?
Yes, we have a Special Permission called "Restricted Sales Rep
Mode". When enabled, this allows sales reps to only view customers
and transactions which have been assigned to their specific Sales Rep#.
Of course, there is also a "Relationship Manager" permission, which is
assigned to all managers providing complete access to all of the
information.
Can We Bill One Company and Ship To Another?
Yes.
Sales Orders allow the user to change the shipping location on the
fly. If your customer's have you ship to a different location more than once, it can
also be added as a secondary ship to location for that customer and be
automatically selected during the creation of a subsequent transaction.
Unlimited Secondary Ship To Locations & Contact Locations can be
maintained.
Can We Setup Standard Recurring
Orders?
Yes.
Quote Templates can be setup the reflect the items to be sold and the
period in which they are shipped. A background task or manually
invoked program will then automatically analysis the system and produce
orders based upon the setup and shipping periods. If your
requirements are not that complex, our Duplication feature will
duplicate an existing Quote, Sales Order or Purchase Order which will
save time when simply replicating a transaction on a non-recurring,
periodic basis.
Does Order Entry Interface with UPS Worldship?
Yes.
Our Order Entry application can be setup to integrate with UPS Worldship.
The user can input the invoice
transaction number and automatically enter the shipment information
without having to re-key address information. Additionally, the end of day processing
allows the user to import tracking numbers and shipping costs back into
the invoicing module and recalculate the shipping cost on the invoice.
Can We Use Crystal Reports?
Yes.
A special feature is available in the system which allows a core data
set to periodically exported to a secure folder on your network in a
commonly used format. This allows other 3rd Party Products, like
Crystal Reports to read this information for reporting purposes.
Is There an EDI Interface?
No.
We currently do not currently support any EDI interface. EDI
orders are simply entered into the system manually.
Is
Your System Suitable for a Retail POS Environment?
That depends.
Our system is not best for a classic retail environment in which your primary
income comes from people walking into your store, purchasing a $1.00
widget and walking out. However, it is well suited for
companies that have some walk in traffic since certain quick check out
and POS features are included. If your overall walk-in cash revenue, not including
walk-in customers with net terms, represents 10-15%
of your total revenue with the balance consisting of mail order and/or
distribution income, our system should be strongly considered.
Especially since most POS systems are not designed for industrial
inventory and order processing requirements.
Can ORDERS Plus Be Customized?
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The first question to ask yourself is whether or not the requirement is a simple
Custom Report or Printed Form, or an enhancement that requires additional
functionality during operations. Custom Forms and Reports can be done with
out much expense. Custom changes to the software can often be
accomplished. Our team is
available on a fixed price basis to discuss your custom engineering requirements
and develop a proposal.
Select Here for more information.
What Database and Language
Are Your Applications Written In?
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Proprietary. Both the language
and relational database engine used by our applications are proprietary.
Source Code is not available. However, Custom
Reports, Programming, the use of Crystal Reports and ability to
integrate datasets with SQL server are standard.
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