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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Automatic
Automatic lets you set automatic actions that can execute in response to other events.
For example, an Order can be marked as Shipped when your shipping system ships it. In response, the Order can Auto-Invoice and produce and send any Automatic Forms.
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.
Chapter 209 Department
Department lets your accounting report by profit centers after assigning to each entry.
Chapter 149 Responses
Responses provide immediate feedback and transparency for many automated actions.
Response is a column you can add on Orders Search, for example, to see bulk changes. You can select several orders, choose Mark, Released and some will say Not Released.
You can then work on these without losing your place. In this case the order is Filled. This Chapter provides details for Responses like this to help with unexpected results.
Response
Response lets you know that automatic actions were performed, plus helpful details.
The entry, Duplicated, lets you know an order was created using the Duplicate option. This creates a perfect copy then uses preferences like Reload Customer, automatically.
Placed lets you know the order was assigned a status of Placed, also showing in Status. Response inserts new entries at its the beginning to show you the latest activities first.
Freight Events
Freight Events let you know automatic actions by putting them in the Response fields.
If you suspect a problem with automatic actions doing something unexpected, you can see these listed in the Response field on the transaction, viewed by adding the column.
For example, go to Orders search, click Add to add a column, and choose Response.
Freight Rules
Freight Rules help you rely on a fast and easy process for automating your shipments.
You should have one shipment per invoice. You can have multiple invoices per order. And you can have multiple packages per shipment. This is expected by calculations.
Freight Cartons
Freight Cartons helps you track the number or packages or boxes for Freight Surcharge.
You can view Freight Cartons by adding it to Orders Search as a column. Its value is automatically calculated by custom coding such as Cost Comments to read Ship Info.
Email Matching
Email Matching is the best way to import new Customer and Orders from online sales. This finds existing customers, or companies, using email addresses to avoid duplicates.
For Customers that have multiple email addresses, such as companies with employees, it searches Contacts that you have added to the Customer for their people and places.
Freight Terms Delete
Freight Terms Delete lets you use Unlock List to delete any unneeded Freight Terms.
Go to Employee, Access, and give yourself the Special Access option to Unlock Lists.
Sign In again and go to Customer Prefs, Accounting, Default Freight Terms, Show List. Click once to select a Freight Terms entry and click Delete. OK to confirm and save.
Freight Terms
Freight Terms lets you add Settings for Freight to set Cost and Charges automatically.
If you offer free shipping or Prepaid freight, you may want to capture shipping Costs. You may also want to zero Charges that were estimated before free theshold was met.
If you offer Prepaid and Add you may want Costs and to apply a formula for Charges.
Freight Costs
Freight Costs help you report your actual shipping costs from your shipping system.
One option lets it read Comments where Published and Negotiated Rates are included.