Freight Limit
Freight Limit lets you set a Subtotal amount for customer orders to receive free freight.
Item Alerts
Items Alerts help you remember important product information by showing an Alert!
Show your Item Alerts by setting Display Alerts in Employee Prefs to Aside + Items. Then Add (+) Alerts in Folder tab of the Item card or using the Docs tool on Item card.
When the item is added in Quote, Order, Invoice, Req, PO, Bill or Item Adjustment, the Alert will display in the upper right corner of the screen to read, edit, or cancel.
Backup Settings
Backup Settings let you control when, where, and how often, backup files are created.
In BigBusiness for Windows, *Single-User*, go to System toolbar, to Company card, Company Prefs tab, and click the Backup button to open the Backup Settings.
In BigBusiness *Server* for Windows, you can go to the File menu and select Backup. Click the button for Database Properties to open the Backup Settings.
Backup Configuration
Backup Configuration, in Backup Settings, lets you select files and folder for backups.
Backup Backup-and-Restore
Backup and Restore, in Backup Settings, lets you select options for backup files.
Backup Restore
Restore a Backup File, accessed by quickly holding Alt, lets you restore a backup file.
Freight Calculation
Frieght Calculation automatically calculates Freight Charges using presets you define.
For example, you might set a Freight Rate on a Customer to use its preset calculations. When Shipping posts shipments these presets are used to calculate charges from costs.
Freight Rate is on the Automatic tab of a Customer and its presets edited in Show List.
Freight Carrier
Freight Carrier updates the Ship Method on Orders on receiving shipping information.
Freight Carrier can be turned on in Company card, Advanced and require Server restart.
Customer Rate
Customer Rate lets you apply the Freight Rate from the Customer card Automatic tab.
Freight Charges will then be automatically calculated using the customer's Freight Rate.
Super-Turbo Boost
Super-Turbo Boost is a vivid name for a serious improvement to system update queue.
System updates make changes like costs of Built items when Component costs change. Super-Turbo makes these 60x faster for 1000's of Built items, but with slight turbo lag.
Boost refers to adding indexing to the update queue to remove any perceptible delays. Super-Turbo is an option you need to turn on in Company card, Advanced Controls.
Add ShipID2
Add ShipID2 is a Response that shows Freight Cost was added to by a package cost.
The system is customized to read costs in comments like 13.49 20.49 and add the cost of the first item which is a package cost to the Freight Cost and the ShipID2 result.
Set ShipID2
Set ShipID2 is a Response that shows Freight Cost was set once by a shipment cost.
The system is customized to read costs in comments like, Act Chg: 13.52 No Ctns: 1 and set the Freight Cost and ShipID2 result one time from the one shipment posting.
Put ShipID2
Put ShipID2 is a Response that shows Freight Cost was replaced by a shipment cost.
The system is customized to read costs in comments like 29.29 13.76 and put the cost of the second item which is a shipment cost into Freight Cost and the ShipID2 result.
The same entry may put more than once if the shipping system is sending by package.
Response Dates
Response Dates are added in the format of the host, so 11/11/25 or 11/11/2025, as set.
New entries are added on the left and in processing sequence to help you make sense. The Date assigned is the system date which may help clarify any backdated records.
Set Shipped
Set Shipped lets you know the Status of the order was set to Shipped. In the picture, Set Shipped is automatic and in response to the shipping system sending an update.
Freight Rate
Freight Rate lets you specify calculation to apply automatically to orders and invoices.
To automate fulfillment you may need a way to apply complex calculations for freight. This may include the cost, for prepaid and add, handling charges, and other surcharges.
Freight Rate lets you create custom calculations to automatically fill in freight charges. You can then automate for a customer, a shipping method, freight terms, or your need.
Freight Results
Freight Results include calculating Freight Cost, Freight Charges, and Freight Cartons.
These values record the latest update from your shipping systems to help you invoice. They are replaced when you duplicate, ship a backorder, or void and replace shipment.
Hide Automatic Tab
Hide Automatic Tab lets you remove the temptation to click on the Automatic Tab.
Go to Employee card, to Access tab, to Hide / Show, and select Hide Automatic Tab.
Chapter 66 Automatic
Automatic lets you set automatic actions that can execute in response to other events.
Automatic appears as a Tab starting on the Customer card with Printing Preferences.
Requisition Freight Terms
Requisition lets you record items you need to buy and Freight Terms is now included.
Freight Terms are enabled to replace Department and be used to automate calculations.