Service ➔ Entries ➔ Service orders
This screen allows you to create invoices, make prepayments, and invoice partial deliveries for service orders. Furthermore, additional information for service orders can be defined and confirmation of service orders can be made optional. There are also various functions that the service order conditions provide for every service order created, such as:
The information in this document is based on product update 405.
Keep in mind: The Prepayment button is enabled only if a prepayment has not been made for the service order.
Keep in mind: The Match button is enabled only if a prepayment has been made for the service order and the service order has been authorized, unless authorization of service orders is not required, and the person will need to have invoicing rights defined at the people maintenance (go to HR à People à Maintain, select the relevant person, and then click Open), under the Rights tab. Matching can be completed only if an invoice has been generated for the prepayment, and the generated invoice has been printed and processed.
Keep in mind: The Create invoice button is enabled only if the service order is authorized, unless authorization of service orders is not required.
Keep in mind: The Invoice schedules button is enabled only if the service order is authorized, unless authorization of service orders is not required.
Keep in mind: The Invoice partial deliveries button is enabled only if there is more than one payment term, for example, 20% payment within 14 days and 80% payment within 30 days.
Keep in mind: The Undo partial deliveries button is enabled only if all the following conditions are present:
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Keep in mind: The Transfer button is enabled only if the service order has been authorized, unless authorization of service orders is not required.
Type or select a currency code for the invoice to be generated. By default, the currency code displayed is based on the Currency defined for the invoiced debtor at the debtor maintenance (go to Finance à Accounts receivable à Maintain, select the relevant invoiced debtor, and then click Open), under the Financial tab in the General section. This information is mandatory.
Note: You can create currencies at System à General à Countries à Currencies.
Type or select a payment condition code for the invoice to be generated. By default, the payment condition displayed is based on the Payment condition defined for the invoiced debtor at the debtor maintenance (go to Finance à Accounts receivable à Maintain, select the relevant invoiced debtor, and then click Open), under the Financial tab in the General section. This information is mandatory.
Note: You can create payment conditions at System à General à Countries à Payment conditions.
Click this to view all the invoices and payment history of the invoiced debtor.
Click this to make partial payment for the service order. For more information, see Prepayment for sales orders, service orders, and sales quotations.
Note: This button is enabled only if prepayment has not been made for the service order. Also, a message “Already authorized” will be displayed if the service order has been authorized. Click Continue to remove the authorization or click Cancel to exit.
Click this to match the prepayment made for the service order with the generated invoice (the invoice for the prepayment), and to print the generated invoice. There are several steps you have to take to enable this button.
Firstly, create a prepayment for the service order by clicking Prepayment. A new payment term will be displayed in the payment term field after prepayment has been created. Select the created prepayment payment term from the payment term field and click Create invoice to generate an invoice for the prepayment (the service order has to be authorized before invoice can be generated unless authorization of the service order is not required).
After the invoice has been generated, click Match to print the generated invoice and click Close to exit. For more information on printing of invoices, see Printing and processing invoices. Click Match again to match the prepayment made for the service order with the generated invoice. For more information on matching of payments with invoices, see Overview of entries to be matched.
Note: This button is enabled only if a prepayment has been made for the service order and the service order has been authorized, unless authorization of service orders is not required, and the employee will need to have invoicing rights defined at the resource maintenance (go to HR à People à Maintain, select the relevant resource, and then click Open), under the Rights tab. Also, matching can be completed only if an invoice has been generated for the prepayment, and the generated invoice has been printed and processed.
Click to edit the selected payment term. For more information, see Creating and maintaining payment conditions for sales orders, service orders, and sales quotations.
Note: A message “Already authorized” will be displayed if the service order has been authorized. Click Continue to remove the authorization or click Cancel to exit.
Click to delete the selected payment term.
Click this to generate an invoice for the selected payment term. For more information, see Creating invoices in sales order, service order, and sales quotation conditions screen.
Click this to create different payment terms for service order lines with different fulfillment dates. For example, if the fulfillment for Item A is on January 20, 2006, and the fulfillment for Item B is on January 21, 2006, two payment terms will be generated.
Note: This button is enabled only if the service order is authorized, unless authorization of service orders is not required.
Click Invoice partial deliveries to generate an invoice for the service order only for items that have been delivered or click Undo partial deliveries to generate an invoice for all the service items in the service order.
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Type the description to be printed on the service order confirmation, picking list, and/or service slip for the service order.
Note: The description(s) will be printed only if the layout for Description 1, Description 2, and/or Description 3 is defined for service order confirmations, picking lists, and/or service slips at System à General à Settings, under Document settings.
Type or select the extra description item code to be printed on the service order confirmation, picking list, and/or service slips for the service order. By default, the extra description displayed is based on the Extra description defined at the debtor maintenance (go to Finance à Accounts receivable à Maintain, select the relevant invoiced debtor, and then click Open), under the Financial tab (under the General section in the Advanced mode) or the Logistics tab (under the General section in the Simple mode).
Select this check box if the service order has to be confirmed before fulfillment, invoicing, and other processes can be completed. By default, this check box is selected based on the Confirm sales order defined at the debtor maintenance (go to Finance à Accounts receivable à Maintain, select the relevant invoiced debtor, and then click Open), under the Financial tab (under the Sales order – Invoice section in the Advanced mode) or the Confirm SO defined under the Logistics tab (under the General section in the Simple mode).
Select this check box if the service items in the service order can be delivered partially. By default, this check box is selected based on the Partial delivery allowed defined at the debtor maintenance (go to Finance à Accounts receivable à Maintain, select the relevant invoiced debtor, and then click Open), under the Financial tab (in the Sales order – Invoice section in the Advanced mode) or the Logistics tab (under the General section in the Simple mode).
Select this check box to include the amount of the linked phantom items in the service order. The phantom items are used for environmental tax and the amount will not affect the total amount of the service order.
Note: The Apply: Linked charges check box will be selected automatically for the service orders generated from the EDI import if the debtor selected at Invoice to at the service order header is a local debtor. You may clear the check box if the environmental tax is not applicable for the specific service order.
You can choose the invoicing method for the service order. Select Fixed to invoice the debtor a fixed amount based on the amount stated in the service order (for example, the service order contain two units of Item A but three units of Item A are realized. The invoice for the amount of two units will be generated) or select Time & Material to invoice the debtor based on the number of realized units (for example, the service order contain two units of Item A but three units of Item A are realized. The invoice for the amount of three units will be generated). By default, the invoice method is displayed based on the Invoice method defined at System à General à Settings, under Order settings in the Entry section.
Note: This field is enabled only if the invoice(s) have not been generated for the service order.
Type or select the date the service order was requested by the debtor. By default, the date is displayed based on the Service order date in the Service orders screen (go to Service à Entries à Service orders, and then click Open or New).
Note: This field is available only if the Order performance dates check box is selected at System à General à Settings, under Order settings in the Entry section.
Click this to view or maintain the sales employees linked to the service order and edit the sales commission percentage.
Note: This button is available only if you select the Use sales commission check box in the Sales commissions section of Order settings. For more information, see Order settings.
Type or select the cost center of the person that is in charge of the service order. By default, the cost center is displayed based on the cost center the person was assigned to at System à Finance à Cost centers /units à Cost centers, under the Person tab.
Type or select the invoice code for the service order. By default, the invoice code will be displayed once the invoice for the service order is generated.
Note: You can create invoice codes at System à Logistics à Invoice codes.
Type or select the selection code for the service order. By default, the selection code displayed is based on the Selection code defined at the debtor maintenance (go to Finance à Accounts receivable à Maintain, select the relevant invoiced debtor, and then click Open), under the Marketing tab (under the Miscellaneous section in the Advanced mode) or under the Logistics tab (under the General section in the Simple mode).
Note: You can create selection codes at System à Logistics à Selection codes.
Type or select the project for the service order. By default, the project code is automatically generated once the service order is saved (by clicking Close), and the generated project code is the same as the service order number.
Note: This field is available only if you have E-Project included in your license.
Type the estimated weight of all the service items in the service order to be printed on the service order confirmation, picking list, and/or service slip. By default, “0.00” is displayed.
Note: The gross weight will be printed only if the layout for Gross weight is defined for service order confirmations, picking lists, and/or service slip at System à General à Settings, under Document settings. For more information, see Documents settings.
Type the total weight of all the service items in the service order to be printed on the service order confirmation, picking list, and/or service slip. By default, “0.00” will be displayed.
Note: The net weight will be printed only if the layout for Net weight is defined for service order confirmations, picking lists, and/or service slip at System à General à Settings, under Document settings. For more information, see Documents settings.
Type the number of routes that will have to be taken from the warehouse to reach the debtor for the service items in the service order. This will be printed on the service order confirmation, picking list, and/or service slip.
Note: The number of routes will be printed only if the layout for Route is defined for service order confirmations, picking lists, and/or service slips at System à General à Settings, under Document settings. For more information, see Documents settings.
Type the total number of packages or service items in the service order to be printed on the service order confirmation, picking list, and/or service slip. By default, “0” is displayed.
Note: The number of packages will be printed only if the layout for Packages is defined for service order confirmations, picking lists, and/or service slips at System à General à Settings, under Document settings. For more information, see Documents settings.
Click this to define analytical values for the service order to be printed on all the service order forms. For example, if free field 1 is used to indicate the container identification number of the shipment, this number can be printed on the service slip.
Note: You can define free fields at System à General à Free fields.
Type a note for the selected ordered by debtor. By default, the note displayed is based on the Notes defined for the debtor at the debtor maintenance (go to Finance à Accounts receivable à Maintain, select the relevant ordered by debtor, and then click Open), under the Basics tab.
Note: Any changes made to the notes will be reflected in Notes at the debtor maintenance (go to Finance à Accounts receivable à Maintain, select the relevant ordered by debtor, and then click Open), under the Basics tab.
Click this to view and/or edit the generated project of the service order. You can also edit the project at the project maintenance (go to Projects à Projects à Maintain projects, select the relevant project, and then click Open). For more information, see Creating and maintaining projects.
Note: This button is enabled only if the Generate project check box is selected at System à General à Settings, under Order settings in the Entry section. Also, the Project button is available only if you have E-Project included in your license.
Click this to transfer the service item(s) that is or are in the service order from another warehouse to the selected warehouse (the warehouse of the service items in the service order). For example, Item A is available in Warehouse 1 and Warehouse 2. Item A in Warehouse 1 is selected in the service order but Warehouse 1 does not have enough of Item A so the transfer function will transfer Item A from Warehouse 2 to Warehouse 1. For more information, see Transferring items in sales order and service order conditions.
Note: This button is enabled only if the service order has been authorized, unless authorization of service orders is not required.
Click this to reserve the service item(s) in the service order. For more information, see Allocating items in sales order and service order conditions.
Click this to generate production orders for the service item(s) in the service order. For more information, see Generating production orders in sales orders, service orders, and internal use requests.
Click this to generate purchase orders (back-to-back orders) for the service item(s) in the service order. For more information, see Generating purchase orders from sales orders, service orders, production orders, and internal use requests.
Click this to exit.