Printer Invalid
BigBusiness 16 shows an error in Windows if it finds a current Printer Name is invalid.
This problem is remedied by removing the Printer and recreating it, if the printer exists.
Contact Freight
Contact Freight lets you set Freight for Contacts used as Ship-To's for big Customers. This lets you keep different Freight Terms for different locations to use automatically.
For large customers with many locations use Contacts to add their Ship-To Addresses. Using Contact and Update Contact imports is easy to manage hundreds or thousands.
For each Contact you can set their Shipping Method, Freight, and sales tax Tax Status. These entries load automatically when you set Ship-To manually or by Auto-Import.
Contacts Freight
Contacts Freight lets you manage Freight in a Contacts Search to find, display, update. Use the Find dialog or Add (+) Freight as a column in Contacts to see current settings.
For large customers with many locations use Contacts to add their Ship-To Addresses. And, use Contacts Search to Find, Export, or Update many at once for easy managing.
MyPrefs Department Prefs
MyPrefs Department Prefs should be set to System Settings for consistency.
MyPrefs Department Prefs allow you to switch from the system-wide Department Prefs set in the Company card if ever needed.
In Employees Search you can Add(+) a column to see Department Prefs, if needed. And, you can change Employees' settings using the Update tool and Department Prefs.
Chapter 709 Department Prefs
Department Prefs let you change the function of the Department field to repurpose it.
Department is in the middle of most transactions and provides an accounting function. If your company has used it for something else because it was convenient here we are.
Department Prefs let you change the function of the Department for another purpose. First up is Freight which lets you select Freight Terms and automate charges and costs.
Departmental Profit and Loss
Department Profit and Loss reports rely on your using Departments as profit centers. You might have Sales and Service as Departments, each with their income and expense.
This is a tall ask and generally requires consensus to create and use your Departments. You might also turn on the Department Mandatory setting found in Employee Prefs.
Using Departments for another purpose is common and Department Prefs extend this. Using Department Prefs you might change to use this setting for Freight Terms entry.
Freight Calculations
Freight Calculations help you calculate Shipping and Handling charges for customers.
Freight Automations
Freight Automations let you choose presets to fill in charges and costs appropriately.
Company Upgrade
Company Upgrade lets you add new options to your system, to expand indefinitely.
Many options are single solutions to complex problems and needed only one at a time. If you need several, they may be updated and tested together to ensure seamless function.
Once you have decided on an option, you will receive an email with instructions for registering and setup, which you can skip and walk through on the phone when ready.
Options include Add Users, Any API, Authorize.net, Auto-Import, Auto-Invoice, Auto Update, BigCommerce, Bins, CRM, Currencies, Ecwid, Folders, HubSpot, iPad, Middleware, Middleware Shipping, MySQL, MRP, Open Notify, PDF, Postgres, Prices, Shopify, Square, Stores, TaxJar, Warehouses, Web API, Web Notify, Web Server, WooCommerce, Zip-Tax.
Freight Duplicates
Freight Duplicates can be removed, unlike Departments which they replace.
In the Freight pulldown choose Show List, click a Freight Term, and click Delete.
In use old Freight entries will be swapped to the new one with the same name or erased.
Freight Fields
Freight Fields appear on transactions, printouts, and in extended shipping information.