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How to... (Suppliers Screen)

The following describe how to carry out tasks in the Suppliers screen.

Add a new supplier

Click add above the list of suppliers and complete the details.

View or modify supplier details

Double-click the name of the supplier (or right-click and select Account Settings) and complete the details.

Delete a supplier

Right-click the name of the supplier and select Delete. The option is available only if there are no transactions associated with the supplier.

View the amounts you owe each supplier

This is listed in the Suppliers screen.

View all purchases, payments and credits for a supplier

In the Suppliers screen, click the name of the supplier.

Enter a new purchase
  1. In the Suppliers screen, click the supplier.

  2. Click add above the list of supplier transactions.

  3. Set Transaction Type to Purchase, set Account 2 to the appropriate expense or asset account and complete all other details.

Note: If you wish, you can split the transaction into separate line items. You can also set the transaction to re-occur automatically at specified intervals. Please see below.

Enter a new payment
  1. In the Suppliers screen, click the supplier.

  2. Click add above the list of supplier transactions.

  3. Set Transaction Type to Payment/Credit, set Account 2 to the appropriate account (normally a bank, petty cash or credit card account) and complete all other details.

Note: If you wish, you can split the transaction into separate line items. You can also set the transaction to re-occur automatically at specified intervals. Please see below.

Enter a new credit
  1. In the Suppliers screen, click the supplier.

  2. Click add above the list of supplier transactions.

  3. Set Transaction Type to Payment/Credit, set Account 2 to the appropriate expense account (usually the same as the existing purchase) and complete all other details. The Amount should be positive. 

    Note: The text "Transaction Type" is shown in red for a credit.

Note: If you wish, you can split the transaction into separate line items. You can also set the transaction to re-occur automatically at specified intervals. Please see below.

Open an existing purchase, payment or credit transaction
  1. In the Suppliers screen, click the supplier.

  2. Double-click the existing transaction.

  3. If necessary, edit the details.

Generate a PDF remittance advice
p>Right-click an existing payment transaction for a purchase and select Send Remittance. You can print, email or save the PDF as required.

 

Alternatively, select the existing transaction and press the space bar, or click the Play icon in the thumbnail near the bottom-left corner of the screen. You can also drag and drop the thumbnail to an email compose window, the Finder or other item that accepts PDF documents.

Generate a PDF sales invoice or credit note (on behalf of the supplier)

Note: The following generates a sales invoices or credit note to you. Most businesses require the supplier to carry out these tasks.

Right-click an existing purchase/credit and select Send Invoice or Send Credit Note, as appropriate. You can print, email or save the PDF as required.

Alternatively, select the existing transaction and press the space bar, or click the Play icon in the thumbnail near the bottom-left corner of the screen. You can also drag and drop the thumbnail to an email compose window, the Finder or other item that accepts PDF documents.

Enter a payment for a specific purchase
  1. Open an existing purchase, as described above.

  2. Click action, followed by Make Payment and complete the details. A tick will appear against the purchase to indicate that you have paid the supplier.

Alternatively, right-click an existing transaction and select Payments > Make Payment.

Access the payment transaction for a specific purchase
  1. Open an existing purchase for which you previously used Make Payment.

  2. Click action, followed by Payments and choose a payment from the list.

Alternatively, right-click an existing payment transaction and select Payments.

Manually mark a purchase as "PAID"
  1. Open an existing purchase, as described above.

  2. Click action, followed by Add tick. A tick will appear against the purchase to indicate that you have paid the supplier. You may want to use this option if you have not used Make Payment.

Alternatively, right-click an existing transaction and select Add tick.

Note: This option has no effect on the amount you owe the supplier. It is provided merely as a visual aid in the supplier transaction list.

Note: You can use Remove tick on the same transaction to remove the tick and the "PAID" mark.

Split a transaction into separate line items
  1. Create a new transaction or open an existing transaction, as described above.
  2. Click add to the right of NEW SPLIT and complete the details. An Add Split option is also available from the action menu.
Create a duplicate of a transaction

A quick method to create a transaction is to duplicate similar existing transaction, as follows:

  1. Open an existing transaction, as described above.
  2. Select Duplicate from the action menu. All details of the original are duplicated except the date.

Alternatively, right-click an existing transaction and select Duplicate.

Set up a recurring transaction
  1. Create a new transaction or open an existing transaction, as described above.
  2. Select Make Recurring from the action menu.
  3. In the Repeat field, specify the interval between each transaction (such as every month).

Each transaction generated in the future will be a clone of the first (except the date).

You can prevent the transaction from recurring by setting Repeat to None.

Note: You can view a list of all recurring transactions by clicking Recurring Transactions near the top of the Accounts screen.