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JHB Software - Entrepreneurial Series
INVOICING SYSTEM HELP SHEET
The invoicing system provides easy and accurate invoicing. The user
has online access to a database of client information and product
specifications. This improves both the speed and accuracy of
processing orders. The files containing the invoice data are output
after printout of the invoices and these data available for further
accounting analysis. The system establishes both a 'paper' trail and
automatically creates backup on a floppy disk. The user can invoice 1)
products, 2) services, 3) credit memo's and 4) time charges.
STARTING UP
The user will find in the ESINVC01.ARC archive file the program
INVSTART.EXE. This program creates several files essential to
operating the invoicing system. The user needs two drives, two
floppy's or one floppy and a hard disk. The user needs to have a blank
formatted disk for backup files in the designated backup disk drive.
Put the INVSTART.EXE program on the disk drive which will contain
primary file storage and the invoicing programs. The user then runs
the program by entering INVSTART.
The program prompts the user by a series of steps which set up the
support files INVDATA, INVCMP.RSC and INVSPEC.RSC. The small file
BACKFLAG is put on the backup disk. This file MUST be on the disk for
the invoicing program to run. The prompts input of printer spec.'s,
company information and the configuration of the user's disks.
When the user completes the installation procedure, the user needs to
create required CLIENTS and STOCK files. These files are not essential
in the actual operations and require only one item. Run both the
CLIENT.EXE and INVENTRY.EXE programs before using the INVOICE.EXE
program.
CLIENT.EXE AND INVENTRY.EXE PROGRAMS
These programs setup a databases of clients and products. These
databases provides data which speeds the processing of invoices. The
invoice program uses the client information to label the invoice with
an address, determine if an account is taxable and provide discounts on
an individual account basis. The program applies the product
information to determine price, discounts, taxes and shipping charges.
The invoice program checks for these files before running any invoices.
The user runs these programs by following the onscreen prompts and
menus.
The only eccentric feature is when inputting a data item the first
character cannot be backspaced out. The user simply enters the
incorrect entry and then cursors back to the entry and enters the
correct information.
INVOICE.EXE PROGRAM
The invoice program prepares the invoice, prints the invoice, creates
an invoice record file and prints user specified multiple copies.
Process additional invoices and the invoice numbers automatically
increment.
Client information can be input from a file by number. If the number
is not readily remembered, then display a menu of the client database.
If all the input invoice are for a single client, then the user
specifies the condition at the start of the run. This saves the time
of inputting the information for every invoice. The user has the
option of specifying the client data from the keyboard. This data does
not transmit to the CLIENTS database and must be input again on the
next run or even invoice.
Product information can be input from a file by number. If the number
is not readily recalled, then display a menu of the product database.
Product information, input from the keyboard, does not updated to the
STOCK database and is input again for each entry.
The client and product data files must be in the same directory as the
invoicing program. A backup disk with the BACKFLAG file is put in the
backup floppy disk drive. Invoice files are put on both the same
directory as the program and data files and the backup disk.
Time charges for services can also be input for invoicing but there is
no database support for this option. There are input aids, prompted
onscreen, to speed time charge inputs.
The program records data concerning the invoice in the INVDATA file.
This file provides a record of the invoicing activity even if the user
later deletes an invoice file. This provides a 'paper' trail.