Transactions List View Tutorials

The transactions List View has two views: Transactions, which lists only the transaction totals, and Items, which lists every item on the transactions.

💡These tutorials explain how to view, filter, copy and batch update transactions and their items, and view allocations.


How to View a List of Transaction Entries

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This view lists the transactions with the information most relevant to that Transaction Type.

  1. Navigate to any transaction.
    • Note: If your interface shows Edit, you are in Edit View. Click the arrow next to the word Edit to return to List View.
  2. Click Menu (button) > Transactions.
  3. Apply any of the filters.
  4. Click View (button).

How to View a List of Transaction Items

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This view provides more detailed information about the items that are on the transactions.

  1. Navigate to any transaction.
    • Note: If your interface shows Edit, you are in Edit View. Click the arrow next to the word Edit to return to List View.
  2. Click Menu (button) > Items.
  3. Apply any of the filters.
  4. Click View (button).

How to Filter a View by Date

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  • When filtering by date, use the arrows next to Set to move the date forwards or backwards.
  • The dates work with the radio buttons as follows:
    • Date: Filters the list based on the transaction dates.
    • Updated: Filters the list based on when the transaction was last updated.
    • Required Date: Filters the list based on when the goods were required. This date is filled in on the status bar. Its caption can be renamed, so it may not read Required Date.
    • Due Date: Filters the list based on when the goods are due (that is, production must be complete). This date is filled in on the status bar. Its caption can be renamed, so it may not read Due Date.
  1. When viewing a list of Transactions or Transaction Items, click the arrow on View (button) and select one of these options:
    • Today: Changes the date to today.
    • This Month: Changes the date range to the current month.
  2. Alternatively, select one of these options next to Set:
    • No Date: Shows all the transactions.
    • User Date = Enter the From and To dates.
    • Today: Changes the date to today.
    • This week: Changes the date range to the current week from Monday to Sunday.
    • This month: Changes the date range to the current month.
    • This year: Changes the date range to the current calendar year.

How to Filter a View by Status

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  • The built-in filters let you filter per Status Group. To filter using customised statuses, use the Small Filter Icon next to the Status column header and select the custom filters there.
  • The Small Filter Icon appears when you hover over the column’s caption.
  1. When viewing a list of Transactions or Transaction Items, click the arrow on View (button) and select one of these options:
    • Pending
    • Active
    • Pending & Active
  2. Alternatively, check one or more of the Status boxes in the header. If no boxes are checked, all the statuses are included.
    • Pending
    • Active
    • Complete
    • Cancelled

How to Filter a View by Customer or Supplier

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  • The filter in the header lets you filter the transactions to a single customer in customer-related transactions or to a single supplier in supplier-related transactions.
  • To view a report with several customers or suppliers, use the Small Filter Icon next to the Company column header and select the customers or suppliers to include there.
  • The Small Filter Icon appears when you hover over the column’s caption.
  1. When viewing a list of Transactions or Transaction Items:
    1. Next to Customer or Supplier in the header, select the customer or supplier you want to view from the dropdown list.
    2. Click View (button).

How to Filter a View by User

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In this context, the user is the person who created or edited the transaction.

  1. When viewing a list of Transactions or Transaction Items:
    1. Next to User in the header, select the user you want to view from the dropdown list.
    2. Click View (button).

How to Filter a View by Entity

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  • The built-in filters let you filter to a single registered entity if you have multiple registered entities.
  • To view a report with several entities, use the Small Filter Icon next to the Entity column header and select the entities to include there. This filter excludes other types of entities (e.g. locations or cost centres).
  • The Small Filter Icon appears when you hover over the column’s caption.
  1. When viewing a list of Transactions or Transaction Items:
    1. Next to Entity in the header, select the entity you want to view.
    2. Click View (button).

How to Filter a View by Rep

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  • The built-in filters let you filter to a single rep if reps are enabled for the Transaction Type.
  • To view a report with several reps, use the Small Filter Icon next to the Rep column header and select the reps to include there.
  • The Small Filter Icon appears when you hover over the column’s caption.
  1. When viewing a list of Transactions:
    1. Next to Rep in the header, select the rep you want to view.
    2. Click View (button).

How to Copy a Transaction

  1. Navigate to the applicable list of transactions.
  2. Right-click the transaction you want to copy and select the applicable copy option.
    • Note: The list of copy options depends on the Copy Rules setup for the transaction.
  3. On the popup, select the items, groups of items and status options.
    • Note: If no items appear, either the transaction was already copied or no items qualify under the Copy Rule.
  4. Click Copy (button).
    • Note: If the Open New Transaction box on the popup is checked, the new transaction opens.

How to Copy Multiple Transactions

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If you copy multiple transactions, you cannot select individual items. Transactions are copied as per the Copy Rules.

  1. Navigate to the applicable list of transactions.
  2. Select the transactions you want to copy (use Ctrl + left-click to multi-select).
  3. Click Actions (button) > Copy to …
    • Note: The list of copy options depends on the Copy Rules setup for the Transaction Type.
  4. Click Yes (button) to confirm the number of transactions to copy.
    • Note: A message shows the number of transactions copied, and you return to the list of transactions.

How to Update Multiple Transactions

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The Batch Update options depend on whether you are viewing a list of items or a list of transactions. They also depend on features set up for the Transaction Type.

  1. Navigate to the applicable list of transactions.
  2. Select the transactions you want to update (use Ctrl + left-click to multi-select).
  3. Click Actions (button) > Batch Update.
  4. Select a batch update option on the left and enter the required information:
    • Options for List View > Transactions:
      • Category = Select a category from the dropdown list.
      • Due Date = Select a due date on the adjacent calendar. (The caption can be renamed, so yours may differ.)
      • Entity = Select an entity from the dropdown list. The option is named Branch or Till (PoS) when the Transaction Type setting General > Enable Entities is set to that.
      • Reference = Enter the new reference in the adjacent box.
      • Required Date = Select a required date on the adjacent calendar. (The caption can be renamed, so yours may differ.)
      • Status = Select a new status from the adjacent dropdown list.
    • Options for List View > Items:
      • Adj% = Enter the percentage by which to adjust the prices in the adjacent box. Adjustments can be positive (additional markup) or negative (discount).
      • Cr Account = Select the ledger account to credit from the dropdown list.
      • Dr Account = Select the ledger account to debit from the dropdown list.
      • Fix = Check or uncheck the box.
        • If checked, both the fixed and unit prices can be edited, and they override the markup percentage (MU%), which is calculated from the entered prices.
        • If unchecked, the MU% is applied to the cost price to determine both the fixed and unit prices. The MU% overrides any entered prices, which are adjusted to match it.
        • Changes on the transaction set this box automatically: entering a price checks it, and entering an MU% unchecks it.
      • Group = Enter a name for the group. Group names are specific to the transaction. Groups let you sort items.
      • Location = Select a location for the inventory item from the dropdown list.
      • MU% = Enter a number in the adjacent box to change the markup percentage. This unchecks the Fix box automatically.
      • Resolve = Select a resolve option from the dropdown list of resolves selected for the Transaction Type.
      • Status = Select a new status from the dropdown list.
      • VAT = Select a VAT Type and whether prices are entered inclusive or exclusive of VAT.
      • VAT Category = Select a VAT Category.
      • WHT% = Enter the withholding tax percentage. Shown only when withholding tax is enabled for the Transaction Type.
      • WHT Section = Select a WHT section from the dropdown list, or the blank entry to clear it (see WHT Tutorials).
  5. Click Update (button).
  6. Confirm the change.

How to View Transaction Allocations

  1. Navigate to the applicable list of transactions.
  2. Right-click a transaction and select View/Edit Allocation.
  3. Use the scroll arrows on the allocation popup to scroll through all the transactions on the list.
    • Note: Allocations can be edited only if the transaction is in an editable status. Otherwise, most buttons are greyed out (see the screenshot below).
Allocations Navigation
Allocation Interface

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