Credit Terms Tutorials

Credit terms are a lookup list used for both customers and suppliers. A setting lets you use them to set due or payment dates on transactions automatically (see Credit Terms).

💡These tutorials explain how to create, edit and delete credit terms.

Navigation Example

Main Menu > Setup > Accounting > Credit Terms (tab)

How to Create a Credit Term

  1. Navigate to Credit Terms.
  2. Click Add/Edit (button).
  3. Click anywhere in the top row where it shows: Click here to add a new row.
  4. Fill in the details as follows:
    1. Code = Enter an abbreviation for the credit term (e.g. 30D).
    2. Description = Enter a description for the credit term (e.g. 30 Days from Statement).
    3. Days = Enter the number of days between issuing a statement or invoice and when payment is due.
    4. From = Select Invoice if the number of days relates to the invoice date, otherwise select Statement.
  5. Click Save (button).

How to Edit a Credit Term

  1. Navigate to Credit Terms.
  2. Click Add/Edit (button).
  3. Click any field and edit the text.
  4. Click Save (button).

How to Delete a Credit Term

Note

A credit term that is used on a transaction cannot be deleted. The message “Delete Failed. This Credit Term cannot be deleted because it is currently used in Transaction Headers.” appears.

  1. Navigate to Credit Terms.
  2. Click Add/Edit (button).
  3. Right-click an entry and select Delete.
  4. Confirm the deletion on the popup.

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