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Before you start using pre-ordered products module, there are a few settings you need to complete. You have to make sure there is a special non-stock product with a product type of “preordered product” on your system. You may also want to create a product category so the sales revenue from pre-ordered products can be split in the general ledger from other sales.You need to setup
Set up and Schedule the Task to Invoice Preordered Products
Admininstration>advanced>Invoice Preordered Products
Turn the Tick on for ‘Enabled’ if you wish to have it run autmatically
Schedule: Setting task schedules
Setup a separate General ledger account for use by pre-ordered
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product redemption.
When pre-ordered products are used on sale invoices. The sale line is shown followed by a reversal. We need the revenue from the reversal to go to a separate general ledger account. So that those reversals do not show as a reduction in real sales.
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We need to be able to put the revenue from reversals of pre-ordered products to the general ledger account we created above. To do this you need a separate product category that uses the general ledger account we created.
NoteNOTE:
Set up a Product Category in the Non Stock Products area. If you choose to break up your revenue to account for Pre Ordered Products Redeemed you can set up a different general ledger account and assign it to this product category otherwise leave all the general ledger accounts blank.
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Setting up the Product to stand for the Credit Redemption line
The credit redemption product needs to be set up as a type = PreorderProduct.
This product should already exist please check the product module. Search for ProductType = Preordered Product
Readysell suggests that the product code to stand for the redemption credit line be 'PO'
If the redemption product does not exist please then create as per instructions below:
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