Entities Edit View

Use this interface to create and edit an entity, with its staff, assets and accounting details. For the types of entity and how they nest, see Entity Types.

Navigation Example

Main Menu > Setup > Entities > Double-click an entity

Info

Before creating the first entity, you must create statuses (Menu (button) > Edit Statuses (Entities)).

Entities Edit View, showing an entity’s header fields and tabs
Edit Entities Interface

Buttons Explained

Button Description
ArrowsNavigates between entities.
EditEdits the fields.
NewCreates an entity of the type selected from the dropdown list.
SaveSaves any changes.
Actions

Refresh Lookups: Refreshes the lookups.

Delete Entity: Deletes the entity (see below).

Entities can only be deleted if:

All Entities:

  • There are no linked Assets.
  • There are no linked Staff.

Cost Centres:

  • There are no linked Service Attributes on Items.
  • There are no linked Costing Services on Items.

Stock Locations:

  • There are no linked Transaction Items.
  • There are no Items with linked Locations (Inventory (tab)).

Registered Entities, Branches and Tills:

  • There are no linked Transactions (Entity selected in the transaction header).
Menu

View/Edit Notes & Attachments: Create, edit or view any notes and attachments.

Settings

Layout

Fields Explained: Header

Field Description
Status Bar

Select a status from the dropdown list.

Enter a Status Note.

Name

Enter the name of the entity.

Arrow on Name Field: Click the arrow to select an existing contact from a list of contacts.

CodeThe entity’s code (abbreviation of the name).
ParentSelect the parent entity from the dropdown list.
TypeThe type of entity selected when the entity was created.
Hours/weekThe number of operating hours in a week. Entered manually.
Weeks/AnnumThe number of weeks the entity operates in a year. Entered manually.
Monthly CostThe monthly cost. Calculated automatically from assets and staff, but can also be entered manually.
Hourly RateThe entity’s hourly charge-out rate, calculated from the monthly cost and production hours.
OverrideA checkbox. If checked, the hourly rate can be edited.
Staff (tab)See Staff (tab) below.
Assets (tab)See Assets (tab) below.
Output (tab)

This tab only appears if the Entity Type is Registered, Branch or Till (PoS).

  • Masthead (.rtf): A rich-text field to enter or paste a master header that appears on output forms (e.g. invoices).
  • Logo (.jpg, .png): Upload or paste a logo that appears on output forms (e.g. invoices).
  • Bank Detail: Enter the entity’s bank details, which appear on forms (e.g. invoices).
Accounting (tab)

This tab only appears if the Entity Type is Stock Location.

See Accounting (tab) below.

Staff (tab)

Info

Fields marked in blue (✎) can be edited.

Fields Explained

Field Description
Staff (button)
  • Select Contacts: Opens a list of contacts for you to select one to add.
  • Add Staff: Opens a Contact – Person form for you to complete.
Field Chooser (*)Add or remove columns.
IDThe system-generated number for the entry.
Entity IDThe system-generated number for the entity.
NameThe name of the staff member.
Known AsThe staff member’s nickname.
ForenamesThe staff member’s first names.
SurnameThe staff member’s surname.
TelephoneThe staff member’s telephone number.
MobileThe staff member’s mobile phone number.
EmailThe staff member’s email address.
NoteAny note created for the staff member.
Monthly CostThe staff member’s monthly cost.
CreatedThe date on which the record was created.
UpdatedThe date on which the record was updated.
Updated ByThe user who updated the record.
Widget

A submenu (also opened by right-clicking an entry) with these options:

  • Edit: Opens the contact form for editing.
  • Delete link to Staff Ctrl + Delete: Removes the entry from the Staff tab but does not delete the contact.

Assets (tab)

Note

To use all the features on the Assets tab (e.g. Edit), you must have access to Assets.

Fields Explained

Field Description
Asset (button)

A dropdown list with these options:

  • Select Assets: Shows a list of all the assets for you to select from. The list can be filtered by Type.
  • Add Asset > Vehicles: Creates a vehicle asset and adds it to the entity.
  • Add Asset > Equipment: Creates an equipment asset and adds it to the entity.
  • Add Asset > Other: Creates an asset of the type Other and adds it to the entity.
Field Chooser (*)Add or remove columns.
IDThe system-generated number for the entry.
Entity IDThe system-generated number for the entity.
StatusThe status of the asset.
TypeThe type of asset (e.g. Equipment or Vehicles).
EntityThe entity’s code (short description).
CodeThe asset’s code.
DescriptionA description of the asset.
Monthly CostEnter the estimated monthly cost of the asset.
CreatedThe date on which the record was created.
UpdatedThe date on which the record was updated.
Updated ByThe user who updated the record.
Widget

A submenu (also opened by right-clicking the entry) with these options:

  • Edit: Opens the asset’s record for editing.
  • Remove Linked: Unlinks the asset from the entity.

Accounting (tab)

Info
  • The Accounting tab only appears on stock locations.
  • The Inventory Account of several locations can be set or cleared at once from the Entities List View (Actions (button) > Batch Update).
Edit Entity screen of a stock location, with the Inventory Account on the Accounting tab
Edit Entity: Accounting (tab)

Fields Explained

Field Description
Inventory Account

Select the ledger account for the inventory held at this location. Press Delete to clear it.

On Transaction Types with the Dr Type or Cr Type setting Inventory (see Transaction Type Settings), when an item entry gets this location, or its location is changed, the entry’s Dr account (Dr Type Inventory) or Cr account (Cr Type Inventory) is set to this account. For example, a Transfer Issue with Cr Type Inventory uses the Location From’s account, and a Transfer Receive with Dr Type Inventory uses the Location To’s account.

Copied items get the location’s Inventory Account instead of the source account. An account changed manually on the entry stays until the location is changed again.

If a location has no Inventory Account, the entry’s account is kept as it is.

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