Customer Maintenance

Create and maintain customer records. The customer form is organized into a Details tab, a Contacts / Delivery tab, an Information tab, and a Custom Fields tab. The Details tab contains the sections described below.

Details

Customer Code

The unique identifier for this customer. This field can only be set when creating a new customer.

Customer Name

The customer's full name as it appears on documents and reports.

Trading Name

An alternative trading name for the customer, if different from the Customer Name.

Bill To Account Code

Lookup to another customer record. When set, invoices and credits processed for this customer will have their balance appear against the Bill To customer instead.

Country Code

The country code for the customer's location.

Phone / Email

Phone No

Primary telephone number.

Phone No 2

Secondary telephone number.

Phone No 3

Additional telephone number.

Web Address

The customer's website URL.

Email Address

The customer's primary email address.

Statement Email

Email address used for sending statements.

Invoice Email

Email address used for sending invoices.

Quote Email

Email address used for sending quotes.

Packing Slip Email

Email address used for sending packing slips.

Analysis

Customer Group Code

The customer group this customer belongs to. The lookup list is filtered to show only groups matching the customer's currency code.

Currency Code

The currency used for this customer's transactions.

Customer Type

The type of customer account.

Sales Area Code

The sales area assigned to this customer.

Sales Person Code

The default sales person for this customer.

Category 1

First user-defined category for customer classification.

Category 2

Second user-defined category for customer classification.

Terms

Payment Due

A composite field consisting of a count and a unit that defines when payment is due. The unit determines the time period type.

Payment Day of Month

Specifies the day of the month payment is due.

Discount

The discount percentage for prompt payment.

Discount Period

A composite field consisting of a count and a unit that defines the period within which payment must be made to receive the discount.

Discount Day of Month

Specifies the day of the month by which payment must be received for the discount.

Statement Style

The statement format for this customer.

Statement Aging

A composite field consisting of a count and a unit that defines the aging period used on statements.

Banking Details

Media Code

The payment media code for the customer.

Bank Through

Controls whether receipts are banked directly.

Payer Name

The name of the payer for banking transactions.

Bank Account No

The customer's bank account number.

Bank Reference

Reference information for banking transactions.

Bank Particulars

Additional details for banking transactions.

Balances

Note: The Balances section is only displayed in view mode, not in edit mode.

The balances are shown as a table with a Balance Type column, an Amount column (in the customer's currency) and, when the customer's currency differs from the base currency, a Base Amount column. The following rows are listed (oldest first):

Balance 3, Balance 2, Balance 1

Read-only.

Outstanding balances for each older aging period, where Balance 3 is the oldest. Balance 1 is the period immediately before the current period.

Current

Read-only.

The outstanding balance for the current period.

Future

Read-only.

The outstanding balance for periods after the current period.

Total

Read-only.

Total outstanding balance across all periods. The total amount is colour-coded green when positive (or zero) and red when negative.

Tip: Each balance row is a link. Clicking a row opens the AR Transaction List filtered to the customer and the matching period (the Total row shows all unallocated transactions for the customer).

Address

Address 1-5

The customer's main address lines. In edit mode, each line is an individual field. In view mode, the address is displayed as combined text.

Post Code

The postal or ZIP code for the customer's address.

Note: In view mode, if the address is recognized as a valid delivery address, a Google Maps link is provided to view the location on a map.

Saturn Fields

Note: The following fields are only visible in Accredo Saturn editions.
Branch Code

The branch code for this customer.

Department Code

The department code for this customer.

Location Code

The location code for this customer.

Tax / Pricing

Regime Code

The tax regime for the customer.

Other Party Code

The code the customer uses to refer to you (their supplier code).

Business No

The customer's business registration number.

Tax No

The customer's tax number (e.g., GST or VAT number).

GST Override

When set, this GST code overrides the product's GST code on all invoice lines for this customer.

Price Code

The price list to use when creating documents for this customer.

Discount Schedule Code

The discount schedule that applies to this customer.

Comment

A short text field for notes about the customer.

Credit

Credit Limit

The maximum credit amount allowed for this customer.

Auto Allocate

Controls how payments are automatically allocated against outstanding transactions.

Stop Credit

When enabled, prevents new credit transactions for this customer.

Order No Required

When enabled, a customer order number must be entered on invoices and orders for this customer.

Back Order

Controls whether this customer accepts back orders.

Inactive

Marks the customer as inactive. Inactive customers are hidden from normal selection lists.

Information

The Information tab holds free-form notes about the customer. The body is read-only in browse mode and editable in edit mode.

Content Type

Selects how the Information body is edited and rendered: Text, Markdown, or HTML. Changing the content type converts the existing body to the new format.

Select Narrative

Inserts a predefined global narrative into the Information body. Use the Mode selector to choose whether the narrative is appended to the existing text or replaces it. Selecting a richer narrative raises the content type to match. Available in edit mode only.

Information body

The notes themselves, edited with an editor appropriate to the selected content type.

Custom Fields

A Custom Fields tab is included automatically for any user-defined fields configured for customers.

Header Display

When viewing a customer record (browse mode), a header is displayed showing: