Transaction Lines Overview
The SapphireOne Transaction Lines Inquiry in the Inventory Sales Menu displays a list of all Sales Lines entered for the Transactions in the Inventory Data Entry screens.
This function displays a list of all transactions on screen and gives the user the ability to create detailed reports on all Sales on a line by line basis.
These transactions are initially listed in order of entry with the most recently dated transaction at the top. You can change the sort order by simply clicking on any of the column headings. You can also change the selected column by re-clicking the column heading to change it from ascending to descending, or vice versa.
You can adjust the order of the columns by clicking on the column and dragging to the left or right. Like other List Windows, you can re-organise the information displayed by highlighting and using functions from the Options Menu.
From this list you can also View or Look 
at all Transactions. Any modifications to these records must be made in the appropriate Transaction Inquiry Screens.
All inquiry screens in SapphireOne offer the option to customise the list of items displayed on the page. This feature, known as Custom Inquiry, allows you to select the data fields to be shown and the order in which the columns of data appear across the screen. Although a client list is used as an example below, any type of inquiry can be customised within SapphireOne.
The list below represents the standard inquiry list, displaying a basic set of data fields for each client record:
Swap to Custom Inquiry
When you select the ‘Swap to Custom Inquiry’ button in the lower left-hand corner of the screen, SapphireOne will display the default Custom Screen, as shown below. This Custom List screen provides the user with two main options for organising the data display:
- To add or remove the data field columns displayed on the screen, click the ‘Setup’ button in the bottom right corner of the screen. Within the Setup screen, you can right-click on the column lines and choose from Delete, Move Left, or Move Right. More information on the Setup screen is provided below.
- To change the order in which the data field columns are displayed, click the ‘Setup’ button in the bottom right corner of the screen. Within the Setup screen, you can right-click on the column lines and choose from Delete, Move Left, or Move Right. More information on the Setup screen is provided below.
Once you have customised the Custom Inquiry screen, the screen view will be unique to you, and each time you log in, you will see the same custom view. You also have the option to select and save an unlimited number of custom views. This can be done in the ‘Setup’ screen, as detailed below.
The Inquiry screen below is the initial Custom Inquiry screen, which can be modified by the user.
Custom Inquiry Screen ‘Setup’ Function
To begin setting up your Customised List screen, click the Setup button, as shown above. The Setup screen will appear, as displayed below.
From this screen, users can add and remove data columns as needed. Almost every field within the SapphireOne data tables can be included in the Custom List screen, provided the user has the necessary authorisation.
The screen features several menu items across the top, which include:
- Reset to Default – Clicking this button resets the display to the default settings determined by SapphireOne. When you add a new data field, SapphireOne will place it on the right-hand side of the data columns. You can then click on the field heading and drag it to your desired location on the screen.
- Show Related Record – This option allows you to add related fields from other tables. By ticking the Show Related checkbox
at the top of the screen, you can select a related record, and a mini view of that related record for the chosen entry will be displayed for the currently selected record. You will need to select the fields to be displayed. - Favourite Set – Located at the top left of the screen, this option enables you to save a custom-created screen for future use. For instance, you can have a simple Inquiry screen for general use and a more complex screen view when auditing specific information.
Dictation and Speech to Text Overview
SapphireOne’s implementation of both Dictation (MacOS) and Speech to Text (Windows) is a game changer for data entry. Any data entry field you can type into using a keyboard can use this feature.
You can also use this functionality on all inquiry screens within SapphireOne. For example, the user is in a Contact within a Client. They may have made a phone call to that particular client using the Softphone technology. Consequently, this will automatically date and time stamp both the contact and the phone number you called.
As soon as the call is completed, the user has the ability to use Speech to Text (Windows) or Dictation (MacOS). They can dictate into the memo field of the CRM contact, adding as much description as they require.
Dictation and Speech to Text Procedure
This functionality applies across every single Data Entry screen. For example, the SapphireOne user is entering a Vendor Invoice (VI). Additionally, you may want to add a memo within the Vendor Invoice (VI). The user can utilise the tool and simply dictate the memo.
Another example is if the user wants to add additional lines to the General Ledger account, within each General Ledger account. When the user is completing data entry using a General Ledger, there’s always a unique memo field for each GL account line.
The user can then utilise this feature to quickly add the information they need to add. Alternatively, you may have an interview with an employee. After the interview process is completed, the user can then make notes about the employee.
Speech to Text or Dictation is an extremely powerful tool. It is something that we at SapphireOne, as well as our clients, utilise daily. It is a massive timesaver.
Transaction Lines History
Double clicking on a Transaction Line will bring up a dialog box containing historical information about the selected transaction. The information displayed here is for viewing only. Modifications can be made in the Transaction Inquiry screen of the related transaction in Inventory > Inventory > Transactions.
Transaction Types
There are several Transaction Types which are displayed in the Sales Transaction Lines Inquiry screen. Each type is indicated by a three-letter code.
The first letter of the three letter code type indicates where the transaction originated:
| Q: | Quote | O: | Order |
| S: | Sales |
The second letter of the three letter type code also indicates where the transaction originated:
| C: | Client | M: | Money |
The third letter of the three letter type code indicates what the transaction is:
| I: | Invoice | C: | Credit |
| R: | Receipt | P: | Payment |
Using this coding system above the following transactions are as follows:
Quote Client Invoice type code is displayed as QCI, an Order Client Invoice is a OCI, a Sales Client Invoice is a SCI, a Sales Client Credit is a SCC, a Sales Money Receipt is a SMR, and a Sales Money Payment is a SMP.
How to Print Sales Lines Reports
To print a Sales Transaction Lines Report, first select the transaction line or selection of transaction lines you would like to print by highlight the transactions and hitting the ‘Command/Ctrl G‘ keys to Show Subset, or use the Options Tool and select ‘Show Subset’. If a selection is not selected SapphireOne will print all transaction lines.
Next select the Print 
icon on the main toolbar to display the print dialog box.
The user can choose from the Print Destination, Report Type and Report Sort Order drop-down menus to determine the preferred report layout. Reports are printed using a combination of the two.
- Print Destination – This allows the user to select the destination for the print function from Printer, Custom Report, Quick Report and Labels.
- Report Type – These options will enable the printing of different layout styles. Detailed information on each of the Sales Report Types is outlined below.
- Report Sort Order – These options will enable the user to select a lot of various sorting methods or criteria.
- Report Selection – These two radio buttons enable the printing of All Records, or just the Current Selection of records.
- The Report Selection option will be altered by SapphireOne if the
button is selected by the user. - Once SapphireOne determines that options have been set up it will automatically reset the Report Sort Order drop down menu to by Options Control.
- The Report Selection option will be altered by SapphireOne if the
Report Types
Below is a short description of each type of report that may be selected.
- Sales Lines – This allows a quick analysis of which sales are in progress for different Clients.
- Margin Analysis – This will print an analysis on the margin made on the sale.
- Mark-Up Analysis – This will print an analysis on the mark-up on the sale.
- Allocation Analysis – This creates a report detailing the allocation of payment details from the accounts section based upon percentages.
- Style & Wide – The Style and Wide reports will print using Date as the selected Breakdown Configuration (Set in the Options screen. Do not forget that these Style & Wide Report Type Selections as will not work correctly until some type of option has been set).
- Style 1 – Totals – This allows for quick analysis of your sales lines with the ability to view Gross Profit, Cost, Margin or Average. This report is designed for use as a simple sales analysis tool.
- Style 2 – Totals – This report allows for quick analysis of your sales lines with the ability to view Gross Profit, Cost, Margin or Average. This report is designed for use as a moderate sales analysis tool.
- Style 3 – Totals – This report allows for detailed analysis of your sales lines with the ability to view Gross Profit, Cost, Margin or Average. This report is designed for use as an advanced sales analysis tool.
- Wide 1 – Totals – This report allows for a summarised analysis of your sales lines with the ability to view Gross Profit, Cost, Margin or Average. This report is designed for use as a moderate sales analysis tool.
- Wide 2 – Totals – This report allows for a detailed analysis of your sales lines with the ability to view Gross Profit, Cost, Margin or Average. This report is designed for use as an advanced sales analysis tool.
- Wide 1 – Detailed – Allows for a detailed analysis of your sales lines with the ability to view Gross Profit, Cost, Margin and Average. This report provides an advanced sales analysis tool in a landscape format.
- Wide 2 – Detailed – Allows for a detailed analysis of your sales lines with the ability to view Gross Profit, Cost, Margin and Average. This report provides an advanced sales analysis tool in a landscape format.
- Sales And Purchase Ledger – Select your Report Type, Sales and Purchase Ledger then to go to Options. From there select the button and select an option. For screen shots on this refer back to the section entitled Options.
Report Options
Selecting the button gives the user the ability to customise the report even further.
- Break Configuration – By using two drop down menus the user is able to set break points for the report.
- Pre-Processing – Selecting the Pre-Processing Checkbox activates the pre-processing options. Any one of these radio buttons may be selected at a time.
- Sales through to Vendor radio buttons – Selecting one of these radio buttons will tell SapphireOne to base the report on the radio button option as selected with one exception the Custom radio button.
- Custom Radio Button – When this radio button is selected SapphireOne will now display an additional dialog. When the Custom button is selected this brings up a new Edit Formula dialog. Here you can enter in a formula or full database style query, to further enhance the printing of the Transaction Line Inquiry details.
- Other Buttons – There are a number of buttons across the bottom of the screen. SapphireOne does provide for the Saving of a report once setup, and the Loading or re-loading of an existing saved Transaction Lines Sales report.
- S/P Button – Selecting the
button (Sales and Purchases) will bring up the Sales and Purchases Select Report Controls dialog box. This enables the user to perform a query on Sales and Purchases.
- The user can search for a particular Internal Reference number, a Period, a range of Periods or All of your records.
- This can be used in the preparation of Sales & Purchase Ledger Reports.
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