The Service Provider can create new Customers and update existing ones on the Claritum system. The Customers will then be available for selection in Project workflows.
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From the main menu, select Customers.
The Customers page opens.
On the Customers page, click the New Customer button.
The New Customer > Details page opens.
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Details
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On the Details page, complete the required fields and click Save. 
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| title | New Customer Details |
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| | The only mandatory field is Name. The other fields are to be completed at the discretion of the Service Provider. Some fields will be useful to one Service Provider, but not another. Fields can be easily edited after a Customer is created. |
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On the Addresses tab, click the Add address button.
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| title | The Add Address dialogue box opens... |
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- Enter the address details and click Save.
The saved address(es) display.
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Users
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This is where the Service Provider can add, edit and delete Customer Users, that is, Claritum system users within the Customer organisation. - On the Users tab, click the New User button.
The Details page displays.
On the Details page, complete the required fields and click Save.
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| title | New Customer Details |
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| | The only mandatory fields are Email and Address. The other fields are to be completed at the discretion of the Service Provider. Some fields will be useful to one Service Provider, but not another. Fields can be easily edited after a Customer is created. |
- On the Notes page enter any additional information about the Customer User that isn't captured in the Details and Permissions fields.
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<<Need guidance on what each permission means>>
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| Projects| Hide PDF Templates | Customer User is not allowed to view PDF Templates. | | Hide Quote Requests | Customer User is not allowed to view Quote Requests. |
Misc| Orders for Other Users | Customer User can place order on behalf of another Customer User in their Group. | | Receives Emails | Customer User will receive emails generated by the system. | | Is Report Authority | Customer User can view reports on the Customer Catalogue. | | Cannot change the Default Delivery Address | Customer User will not be able to change the the Delivery Address on the Customer Catalogue. | | Cannot Log In | Customer User will not be able to log in to the Customer Catalogue. | | Browse Only | Customer User will not be able to place an order from the Customer Catalogue. |
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Administrators
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This page lists the Service Provider Administrators allocated to the Customer. Administrators can be added or removed. 
Depending on their permissions, an Administrator allocated to a Customer can view, create and edit their details and Projects. For information about how to create and edit Administrators see Administrators. |
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This page allows the Service Provider to configure the following Customer contract details:
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| These are the terms you can select when issuing a Customer Invoice. To create an invoice term, click the Add invoice term button and complete the fields. 
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| Code | ?? | | Description | The number of days the Customer has to pay the invoice, e.g. "30 days". | | Terms | Enter the terms and conditions. These will appear on the invoice sent to the Customer. |
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| Here you can create Order Reference Code fields that will display on the Sales Order page when you place an order.
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- To add a new order reference, click the Add order reference button:
A new order reference box will display.
 - Select options as required.
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| Mandatory | If checked, the administrator cannot place the order if an order reference hasn't been entered. | | Customer Facing | If checked, the order reference appears on the Customer's delivery note. | | Supplier Facing | If checked, the order reference appears on the Supplier Purchase Order. | | Show on stock order | If checked, the order reference appears on the Stock Order. <<Is this a document? Where is it stored / who is it sent to?>> | | Show on project | If not checked, the order reference input filed will not appear on the Sales Order page. | | Selectable pre-order | Logged question for M&K | | Can be edited | Logged question for M&K | | Allows you to add pre-set values that display when you type the first letter.
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| Adding these values: 
means they appear as options you can select in the order reference field: 
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| Here you can create tax numbers that can be selected and included on Customer invoices. 
If more than one tax number is created, they will be available to choose when creating the Customer Invoice. 
If only one tax number is created, it will be automatically set as the Tax Number and will not be editable. 
The Tax Number is presented on the Customer Invoice: 
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| Here you can prevent any orders being taken for this Customer.
Tip > This could be selected when a new Customer has been set up on the system, but before they have 'gone live'. 
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| Here you can set your desired sales invoicing settings. 
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| Use default policy | Still not clear how to describe the 'default policy'. Does it mean no restrictions on when the customer invoice can be issued? | | All line items must be delivered | All Project Parts must be delivered before the Customer invoice can be issued. | | All supplier invoices must be received | All Supplier invoices must be received before the Customer invoice can be issued. |
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Customisation
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This page allows the Service Provider to configure the following Customer stationery and system variables:
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| title | Customer Quote Headers/Footers |
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| Here you can customise the Customer Quote headers and footers. 
Here is how they display on the Customer Quote: 
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| Enabled | Use of Projects in the system is enabled by default. | Prompt to capture variance between
selected supplier and lowest cost supplier | When a Service Provider user approves a Supplier PO, and it's not the
cheapest of the available scenarios, the user will be asked to justify this choice. |
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| Here is where you can select the stationery type you want for the Customer. 
A stationery type is specific formatting and branding for a system-generated PDF document, such as a Customer Quote. You can create different stationery types for different document types and different Customers. For more information see Configuring Stationery. |
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Ticket open for this (V2-1870). No way to search for or add a new Customer email. |
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Groups
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| Customer Group - Definition |
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| Customer Group - Definition |
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 Create / Edit a GroupClick the New Group button.
The New Group form displays.
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Only Group Name is mandatory to create a Group. | Field | Description |
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| Group Name | The name you want to use for the group. | | Phone | Group point-of-contact phone number. | | Fax | Group point-of-contact fax. | | Address | Group point-of-contact address | | External ID | Used for integrating with the Claritum system. | | Sage Ref | If you export approved sales transactions (i.e. invoices) to an external Sage system, this field is used to identify the matching Customer record on that system. | | Nominal Ledger Code | This may be used during reporting and exporting to external financial packages to assist in classifying Customer orders. |
- Click the Save button
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