Shopify ID
Shopify ID is automatically saved for each Customer, Order, Product for fast lookup.
On Customers Search in BigBusiness you can Add (+) a column for the Shopify ID. In the Find dialog you can also search Shopify ID using a pulldown for Yes or No.
This makes it easy to find your Customers who have Shopify accounts and use Show.
ShopifyPOS Accounting
Accounting is the backstop that helps ensure all orders and all sales are filled and paid.
ShopifyPOS Connect imports both Orders and Invoices to handle accounting for both.
Big Business helps you manage your accounting and reconcile your bank transactions. Shopify Plugin lets you import both web orders and POS sales by accounting for each.
Big Business automatically imports Payments with Orders and auto-applies them, and also imports paid Invoices from POS sales with Payment Type to automate Deposits.
Invoice Freight Settings
Invoice Freight Settings are copied from Orders when converted and used for updates.
This includes Freight Terms, Freight Rate, and Freight Limit being copied from Orders. Changes to Customers or Contacts to have new settings are not retroactive to Orders.
Invoice Freight Calculation
Invoice Freight Calculation updates automatic freight calculations for partial invoices.
Shipments post to the Order and Freight Charges are calculated which carry forward. On the Invoice if the Subtotal is different Freight Charges are automatically updated.
Shopify Shop App
Shop App orders are imported to Big Business as Orders, separate from Shopify POS.
Shop App lets customers order through Shop.app or using the Shop App themselves. These orders are handled the same as orders coming from your ownShopify Web Store.
This functionality is updated for Since Last that lets you get orders without archiving.
Chapter 151 Freight Admin
Freight Admin describes settings and working of Freight Terms to replace Department.
Freight Terms is a big customization that automates Freight Cost and Freight Charges.
Free Freight
Free Freight lets you override the calculation of Freight Charges using Freight Limit.
When Freight Limit is assigned and a Freight Rate is selected to automatically calculate, Free Freight changes the Freight Charge to zero when a Subtotal exceeds Freight Limit.
Freight Limit
Freight Limit lets you set a Subtotal amount for customer orders to receive free freight.
Freight Rate lets BigBusiness calculate Freight Charges using the settings you choose. Freight Limit lets you set a dollar amount for an order subtotal to receive free freight.
Alert Settings
Alert Settings lets you choose how your team sees Alerts for Customers and/or Items.
Go to the Employee toolbar to Employee Prefs and for Display Alerts choose from:
• Yes (in-line) - Show Alerts in a Modal dialog that must be OK'd to continue
• No - Do not show Alerts
• Yes (aside) - Show Alerts in a dialog at top right that can remain open
• Aside + Items - Show Alerts on the side including for Items on transactions
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 Restore
Restore a Backup File, accessed by quickly holding Alt, lets you restore a backup file.
Backup Backup-and-Restore
Backup and Restore, in Backup Settings, lets you select options for backup files.
Backup Configuration
Backup Configuration, in Backup Settings, lets you select files and folder for backups.
Backup Scheduler
Backup Scheduler tab, in Backup Settings, lets you set how often to make backups.
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.
Windows Backup
Windows Backup lets you set automatic backups of your Data File to cloud storage.
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.
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.
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.
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.