Customers - New/Edit Customer
- 1 How to Search for a Customer
- 2 How to Add a New Customer
- 3 How to Edit a Customer
- 4 How to Delete a Customer
- 5 Form
- 5.1 Orders
- 5.2 Accounting
- 5.3 Contacts
- 5.4 References
- 5.5 General
- 5.6 Internet Users
- 5.7 Commissions
- 5.8 Invoices
- 5.8.1 Working With Invoices
- 5.9 Notes
- 5.10 Note List
- 5.10.1 How to Add a Note
- 5.10.2 How to Edit a Note
- 5.10.3 How to Delete a Note
- 5.11 Attachments
- 5.11.1 How to Insert an Attachment
- 5.11.2 How to View an Attachment
- 5.11.3 How to Delete an Attachment
- 5.12 Tasks
- 5.12.1 How to Create a Task
- 5.12.2 How to View a Task
- 5.12.3 How to Delete a Task
- 5.13 Required Driver Input
- 5.14 Parcel Types
- 5.15 Status Codes
- 5.16 CRM
The Customers section lists your customers.
To manage and view customers go to Maintenance > Customers. See here
Quick Tip: You can also access the Customer section through On Demand > Customers.
Field Name | Description |
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ID | The Customer Number for the customer. |
Name | Name of the customer. |
Address | Address information for the customer. |
City | |
Local Phone | Phone number 1 for the customer. |
LocalLat | Latitude of the customer's address. |
LocalLon | Longitude of the customer's Address. |
Quick Tip: Click on a column name to sort by that column.
How to Search for a Customer
You can find customers by entering the criteria in the Look for field and selecting the column field you would like to Search Under.
How to Add a New Customer
Go to Maintenance > Customers and click the New button in the top left, or click the down arrow next to the New button and click Customer.
Enter a unique Customer Number. The customer number can be entered manually or generated using the "Generate ID" button located on the toolbar. Generate ID generates the and ID number based on the "Customer ID Algorithm" setting in the global options' "Misc" tab. See Global Options for more information.
Use numbers only.
No special characters or letters.
This number cannot be changed once the customer is saved.
Enter a Name.
Quick Tip: You can load default field entries by clicking the "Load Defaults" button located on the toolbar. See Default Customer.
How to Edit a Customer
Go to Maintenance > Customers.
Double click on the customer you would like to edit.
How to Delete a Customer
Go to Maintenance > Customers.
Double click on the customer you would like to delete.
Click the Delete button.
Form
Fields | Description |
|---|---|
Customer Name | Unique number ID for the customer. |
Name | Customer name. This will appear on orders, invoices, etc. It does not have to be unique and can be changed later. |
Alternate Lookup | Alternate lookup ID for the customer. This field will only appear after the Customer Number is entered and Enable Alternate Lookup is enabled in the Global Options Misc tab. |
Orders
The Orders tab contains customer's local information on the left and order form related options on the right.
Local Information
Field Name | Description |
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Click the Address button to enter or edit the address that will appear in the origin or destination field when the insert key is used while on the order form. | |
Phone 1 | This phone number will be placed in the Phone field of an order if the customer is used as the origin or destination. The phone number will automatically be formatted. Example: A number entered as "4053456789" will be changed to "(405) 346-6789". |
Phone 2 | Secondary phone number for the customer. |
Fax | Customer fax number. |
Contact | Name of the main contact. |
Customer's main email address. | |
Origin Caption | Select the caption that will show on the customer's order form.
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Origin Remarks | This will be placed in the Remarks field of the Origin on the order from when the local address information is used for the pickup. |
Destination Caption | Select the caption that will appear on the customer's order form
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Destination Remarks | This will be placed in the Remarks field of the Destination on the order from when the local address information is used for the delivery. |
Route Comments | Comments specific to "X Route". |
Labels | Label(s) for the customer to be used for reporting purposes. See Labels (Classic Operations App). |
Order Entry Options
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Default Service Type | This field can be left blank. The service type selected will be placed in the "Service Type" field of the order form every time this customer places an order. All service types are available for selection, but it is possible that the customer will not have the availability of a service type based on the assigned rate chart. |
Default Order Type | This field can be left blank. The order type selected will automatically be placed in the "Order Type" field of the order form every time this customer places an order. All order types are available for selection, but it is possible that the customer will not have the availability of an order type based on the assigned rate chart. |
Default Image File Conversion | Default image file type used for the customer's image attachments when sent through the message format status alert emails and used when saving in the Operations App and the Client Portal. Select from the following:
PDF files will not convert to any other image file type. |
Dispatch Priority | Select the level of importance of the customer from 0 to 10. It is displayed in the dispatch board and can be a useful tool for making dispatch decisions. |
Allow customer address points | Turns on the customer specific address points when taking an order. If unchecked, the customer can only view global addresses. |
Weight Required | Make weight on the order form required. |
Pieces Required | Make pieces on the order form required. |
Service Type Required | Make service type on the order form required. |
Require Status Code for TW Change | Make a status code required for a time window change. |
Require Parcel Dimensions - Rapidship | Makes parcel dimensions required in the Client Portal. |
Update pieces and weight by Parcels | Pieces and weight in the Client Portal can only be updated by adding or removing parcels and Basic Ordering will be disabled. |
POD Required | Make POD, or proof of delivery, required for the delivery of an order. This is just the text part of the signature. |
Signature Required | Make a signature required for the delivery of an order or route stop. |
VPOD Required | Make visual proof of delivery required for the delivery of an order. The driver can take a picture with the camera on their device or attach a file or image. Visual proof of delivery are captured only on the delivery portion of on demand orders and route stops with a “Delivery” stop type. |
| When checked, the driver is required to take a picture with the camera on their device and cannot attach an image or file as the VPOD. This field is enabled as an option when VOPD Required is checked. |
Credit Cards - XD | Visible only when credit card processing is set up. See Setting Up Credit Card Processing. Select credit card payment options for the customer when orders are placed in the Operations App.
Quick Tip: This does not affect credit card payment options in the Client Portal. For this, see Internet Users or Internet Users (Classic Operations App). |
Force Location Scan on Pickup |
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Force Location Scan on Delivery | |
Service Type Caption | Changes the caption of the service type on the order form. You can select "Service Type" or "Vehicle Type". |
CSR Reminder | A reminder that will appear on the order form with a red flashing siren next to it. |
Dispatch Reminder | Comments relating to the customer that is specifically for the dispatchers. It displays as a field in the dispatch board. |
Default Mileage Unit | Select the default measurement unit of miles or kilometers to calculate the distance for on demand orders. |
Accounting
Billing Address
Check the box if the Billing Address is different than the local address found on the Orders tab. When checked, the address button will be enabled to enter and edit the billing address.
Billing Contact
If the Billing Contact information is left blank, information in the Local Information section in the Orders tab will be used.
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Name | The customer billing contact. |
Phone | Phone number for billing purposes. |
Fax | Fax number for. |
The e-mail address of the customer's billing contact. Used when emailing invoices to the customer. | |
Notes | General "Billing Notes". |
Credit Card
This section requires credit card processing to be set up. If Credit Card Processing is Disabled in the Global Options, this section will not be visible. See Setting Up Credit Card Processing.
Credit cards added to the customer record are displayed in this section.
Field Names | Description |
|---|---|
Bill Invoices With Default Credit Card | When checked, the credit card set as the default will be used to pay invoices when invoices are processed. Enabled credit cards have been added to the customer record. |
Set Card As Default | Click this button when the credit card you want to set as the default is selected. Enabled credit cards have been added to the customer record. |
Remove Card | Click this button when the credit card you want to remove is selected. Enabled credit cards have been added to the customer record. |
Add New Card | Click the "Add New Card" button to save credit card information for the customer. You can save more than one credit card, choose a default credit card, and bill invoices with the default credit card. |
Rate Charts and Override Pay Charts
See How to Set Customer/Human Resource Driver override pay chart for more information.
Field Names | Description |
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Base | Enter the number of the base chart you would like to assign the customer. |
Rate Adjustment % | This is a discount or increase of the base chart. Enter a positive number for an increase, or a negative number for a discount. Example: Enter "- 20" for a 20% discount off the rate chart assigned. |
Apply to base rate only | When enabled, the Rate Adjustment % to only apply to the base rate. When disabled, the Rate Adjustment % will be applied to base and item rates only. Surcharges are not included in the rate adjustment. |
Order Type Overrides | Click the button to override order type settings on a customer by customer basis. You can override time parameters by extending time frames on order types, give discounts or increases for a certain date range, and change the distance factor calculation. Order rating can only be a negative amount if manually adjusted by a user. Auto calculated order rates will be $0 if the calculated amount is negative. For example, if an order was rating at $10 and an Order Type Override was set up for -$20, the orders would rate at $0 instead of -$10. |
Driver Override % | Enter the total driver pay percent for on demand work. This will override the driver pay percent in the driver's HR record. |
Exclude from sales reports ( House Account ) | Check the box if you would like the revenue from this customer not appear in the generated reports. This is useful in situations where a customer account is set up to charge back your company for various deliveries, House Accounts. |
Tax Exempt | Check the box to exclude the customer from sales tax. |
Require verification before | Check the box to require verification on an order before the selected action.
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Print invoice detail format | Check the box to print invoices according to the format selected. Three different formats are provided by default:
You can set up additional formats. |
Email invoice detail format | Check the box to email invoices to the email in the “Billing Contact” section and select a format.
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Account Status | Select from the following:
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Billing Cycle | Select how often the customer will be invoiced. You can add more billing cycle options. See How to Invoice a Customer Outside of the Normal Billing Cycle. |
Create a separate invoice for each order | Check the box to bill and invoice each order placed by the customer separately. The invoice number will be the same as the order ID. |