Reporting Order Entry Data
Order Entry prints a variety of reports to help you manage your sales orders. Printed reports also serve as a source of backup information in case any of the data gets damaged on your computer.
This topic contains an overview of Order Entry's reports. For more information refer to the online help for each report.
Printing Reports
There are several ways to print reports in Order Entry. You can:
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Print directly from the program to the printer, to obtain permanent copies of the information.
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Print the information on your screen, for quick review.
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Print to a file for printing later, importing into another program, or transferring to a diskette.
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Print to an e-mail to send a report to an electronic mail recipient.
Order Entry reports can be printed on laser printers with 8½" x 11" paper, A4-sized paper, or dot matrix printers. (The Posting Journal can also be printed on 8½"x14" paper.)
Setup reports
You can print reports showing the information entered to define each of the records you create when setting up or updating your Order Entry system.
Any time you add, delete, or change any of these records, you should print and file the corresponding reports, to keep your printed records up to date.
Sales analysis and transaction reports
Order Entry provides reports you can use to analyze sales orders. There are also reports about the Order Entry transactions you post (invoices and credit notes), and the journal entries created for the general ledger from these transactions.
Printing Forms
Finally, Order Entry provides you with the standard forms you need to process sales orders and invoice customers:
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