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==== Invoices ====
 
==== Invoices ====
  
Invoices are generated by the system.  The charges on each invoice reflect the setup, recurring and usage charges of that customer's packages.  Invoices increase the customer's balance.
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Invoices are generated by the system.  The charges on each invoice reflect the setup/one-time, recurring and usage charges of that customer's packages.  Invoices increase the customer's balance.
  
 
To add new packages or charges to a customer, use the "Order new package" or "One-time charge" links in the Packages section of the Customer View page.
 
To add new packages or charges to a customer, use the "Order new package" or "One-time charge" links in the Packages section of the Customer View page.
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Payments are money the customer pays.  Payments decrease the customer's balance.
 
Payments are money the customer pays.  Payments decrease the customer's balance.
  
===== Entering payments =====
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===== Check and Cash payments =====
  
 
* How to post payments
 
* How to post payments
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* Applying and unapplying payments.
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* Quick payment entry (Checks)
  
====== Check ======
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===== Credit card and electronic check (ACH) payments =====
====== Cash ======
 
  
===== Processing payments =====
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* How to run credit cards
  
* How to run credit cards
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* Credit card or electronic check payments will be initiated by the system for customers with Billing Type "Credit card (automatic)" or "Electronic Check (automatic)".
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* Payments can be initiated manually by using the "Process credit card payment" or "Process electronic check (ACH) payment" links, in the Payment History section of the customer view page.
  
====== Credit card ======
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* Customers may use the self-service interface to pay by credit card or electronic check themselves.
====== Electronic check (ACH) ======
 
  
 
==== Credits ====
 
==== Credits ====
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* How to post credits and/or make adjustments
 
* How to post credits and/or make adjustments
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* Applying and unapplying credits
  
 
==== Refunds ====
 
==== Refunds ====
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Refunds are money paid to the customer.  Refunds increase the customer's balance.
 
Refunds are money paid to the customer.  Refunds increase the customer's balance.
  
===== Entering refunds =====
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===== Check and Cash refunds =====
  
====== Check ======
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* Posting refunds
====== Cash ======
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* Applying and unapplying refunds.
  
===== Processing refunds =====
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===== Credit card and electronic check (ACH) refunds =====
  
====== Credit card ======
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* To refund a specific credit card or electronic check (ACH) payment back to the customer, use the "(refund)" link next to that specific payment.  This will process a refund for the amount of the payment with the payment gateway.
====== Electronic check (ACH) ======
 
  
 
= Ticketing =
 
= Ticketing =

Revision as of 18:29, 29 November 2008

Introduction

About

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_1.html ?

Navigation and Preferences

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_2.html

Customers, Packages and Services

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_3.html http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_4.html (simple case: single package and service)

Customers

Adding customers

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_5.html

Searching for customers

Customer view

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_6.html

Actions

Edit customer

Cancel customer

Refer customer

View customer's referrals

Bill now

Comments / Notes

Comments

Notes

Tickets

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_7.html

Packages

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_11.html

Services

Accounts

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_12.html

Domains
Mail Forwards
Virtual hosting
Broadband
Phone numbers
External

Payment history and actions

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_13.html

Invoices

Invoices are generated by the system. The charges on each invoice reflect the setup/one-time, recurring and usage charges of that customer's packages. Invoices increase the customer's balance.

To add new packages or charges to a customer, use the "Order new package" or "One-time charge" links in the Packages section of the Customer View page.

To generate a pending invoice for a customer, use the "Bill now" link at the top of the Customer View page.

Payments

Payments are money the customer pays. Payments decrease the customer's balance.

Check and Cash payments
  • How to post payments
  • Applying and unapplying payments.
  • Quick payment entry (Checks)
Credit card and electronic check (ACH) payments
  • How to run credit cards
  • Credit card or electronic check payments will be initiated by the system for customers with Billing Type "Credit card (automatic)" or "Electronic Check (automatic)".
  • Payments can be initiated manually by using the "Process credit card payment" or "Process electronic check (ACH) payment" links, in the Payment History section of the customer view page.
  • Customers may use the self-service interface to pay by credit card or electronic check themselves.

Credits

Credits are adjustments to the amount the customer owes. Credits decrease the customer's balance.

  • How to post credits and/or make adjustments
  • Applying and unapplying credits

Refunds

Refunds are money paid to the customer. Refunds increase the customer's balance.

Check and Cash refunds
  • Posting refunds
  • Applying and unapplying refunds.
Credit card and electronic check (ACH) refunds
  • To refund a specific credit card or electronic check (ACH) payment back to the customer, use the "(refund)" link next to that specific payment. This will process a refund for the amount of the payment with the payment gateway.

Ticketing

Link to RT documentation

New ticket

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_8.html

Ticketing Main

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_9.html

Ticket View

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_10.html

Searching and Reporting

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_14.html

  • How to search and browse invoices, customers, specific criteria, packages, services, tickets)

Financial Reports

  • How to use the aging reports
  • How to run/export the reports we need to link all the data (total sales, PST, GST) to quick books

Tools

Quick Payment Entry

Auditing Legacy Data

http://www.freeside.biz/~ivan/freeside-slides/html/slide_15.html