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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 
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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? 
		
		
		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.  
		
			
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	What Database and Language 
	Are Your Applications Written In? 
		
		
		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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