Enter information about the customer

Task 1: Enter information about the customer

1	Go to the Sales command centre and click Enter Sales. The Sales window appears.

2	In the Customer field, type or select the customer’s name and press Tab.

note : Customer credit limits and accounts on hold

You may not be able to record sales for customers who have exceeded their credit limit or whose account has been placed on hold. For more information, see Credit control.

The terms and deliver-to address shown in the Sales window are the details recorded in the customer’s card.

3	Complete the fields as described in the table below:



A		If you want to change a customer’s delivery address, click the down arrow next to the Del. to field and select another address from the customer’s card. Alternatively, type the address in the Del. to field.
B		Click the zoom arrow () to change the credit terms for this sale only. Note that if you want to change the credit terms for all future sales to this customer, you must make that change on the Selling Details tab of the customer’s card.
C		If the customer gave you a purchase order for this transaction, enter that purchase order number here.
D		If you are entering prices that include VAT, select the VAT Inclusive option. Do not change this setting after you enter an amount in the Amount column.

4	If you want to publish the transaction to iCal, select the Publish to iCal option. For more information, see Publishing to iCal.