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Make Sales Request for the customer

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The Make Sales Request window is displayed when you choose to work with an existing customer, or after you've added customer information for a new customer.  

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Find Customer - Find Customer is not available for a Make Sales Request since you are already working with a customer at this point.

Find Catalog Item - Find Catalog Item lets you search for items based on your search criteria. See Selecting Catalog Items.

Blind Return - Check this check box if the customer is returning an item without a receipt.

Receipt Number - The tracking number associated with the sales request.

Item Number - The item number is the line number of the associated item as displayed on the Make Sales Request window.

SKU - The SKU is the identifier of the item as defined in the Product Catalog.

Description - The description of the item as defined in the Product Catalog.

Service Number - The service number is the MDN associated with service.

Quantity - The quantity is the number of items of one SKU purchased, such as four batteries.

Unit Price - The unit price is the amount charged for one item.

Billed Amount - The amount charged to the customer at billing time, such as Calling Plans and Caller ID.

Ext. Price - The extended price is the total amount charged for the line item calculated by multiplying the Unit Price by the Quantity purchased.

Est. Monthly Billed Charges - The estimated monthly billed charges displays the approximate amount the customer will be billed on their monthly invoice. This amount does not include any taxes or surcharges that may be included on the customer's invoice.

Subtotal - The subtotal is the amount of the sale before taxes are applied.

Tax - The tax is the sum of taxes due at the time of purchase.

Total Due - The total due is the sum of the subtotal and the tax and is the amount due from the customer at the time of purchase.

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From this window, you can:

Select items to be purchased

Complete the sales request

Using the Actions button, you can:

Save the order

If you need to interrupt the sale, you can capture what has already been done by selecting Save Order from the Actions button.

If you are working on a new sale, this creates a new order for the customer. If you are working on a sale that has been saved at least once, the order is updated with the new information.

Edit the order

Renew AdvancePay

Return Items

View Customer

Selecting View Customer from the Actions button opens the customer record. See About Customer Management

Edit Customer

Selecting Edit Customer from the Actions button displays the Edit Customer Info window so you can update customer information. See Editing Customer Information.

Select Taxable Address

View Transaction History (see Front Office Transaction Search Results)

View Existing Services

Selecting View Exisiting Services from the Actions button opens the View Exisiting Services window.

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ViewExistingServices

From this window, you can see a list of the customer's exisitng services and disconnect features belonging to each service. The View Exisiting Services window is divided into two sections, the list of service numbers and a list of each selected service's features. Click a service number to display its features in the lower section.

Service Number List (upper section of the window)

Service Number

The 10-digit telephone number or the circuit ID of the service.

Handset

Description of the handset associated with the service.

Current Plan

Name of the Plan currently assigned to the service.

Name

The name of the person assigned to the service number.

Department

Name of the department associated with the service.

Equipment ID

The ESN or MEID associated with the service's handset.

Selected Service's Features (lower section of the window)

SKU

The SKU is the identifier of the item as defined in the Product Catalog.

Feature Name

Description of the SKU.

Charge

Amount charged to the customer for the feature.

Qty.

Quantity of items of the related SKU.

Freq.

How frequently the feature is charged, such as Monthly or Weekly.

Billing Status

Billing Status of the feature (Billing or Not Billing)

Start Date

Date the feature became active.

Provisioning Company

Name of the service provider associated with this feature, if applicable.

USOC

Universal Service Order Code for the feature.

TCSI

Transaction Codes Status Indicator, if applicable.

Service Num

The 10-digit telephone number or the circuit ID of the service.

End Date

Date the feature was disconnected.

See also:

Disconnecting a Feature of the Selected Service

Permissions

Enabled: Lets you see a list of the customer's existing service numbers.

Disabled: View Existing Service is not displayed on the Actions menu of a Make Sale or Make Sales Request.

Children

Disconnect Features

Enabled: Lets you disconnect a service's feature from the View Existing Services window.

Disabled: Disconnect is not displayed on the shortcut menu of a service's feature.

Once you have added an item,

  • If your location has been configured to Delay Promotions Until Complete or Delay Taxes Until Complete, click the Quote button to:

    View the quote

    Selecting View from the Quote button opens the View Quote window. This displays the details of the sales request.

    If your location has been configured to Delay Promotions Until Complete or Delay Taxes Until Complete, the discount line items are displayed and the Tax and Total Due amounts are displayed.

    Print the quote

    Selecting Print from the Quote button opens the View Quote window. This lets you print a summary of the sale.

    If your location has been configured to Delay Promotions Until Complete or Delay Taxes Until Complete, the discount line items are printed and the Tax and Total Due amounts are printed.