Production Center
On the menu bar, choose Advanced > Production Settings > Production Center.Company Details
Here you can enter the address details of a production center from where orders are shipped. This section needs to be completed in full by US-based print service providers. The location entered here is used by the online TaxCloud service as the nexus to calculate the sales tax. See “TaxCloud Integration” for more information. The address you enter is also validated on the fly by the TaxCloud service.
Time Zone
Choose your time zone from the drop-down list. For example:
(UTC+02:00) Central European Summer Time (Europe/Brussels).
BCC Address
Use this field to enter an e-mail address for sending a copy of out-going e-mails. A copy of all out-going e-mails is sent to this e-mail address by StoreFront for the following actions:
•account activation
•order confirmation
•StoreCenter notifications
•etc.
If these e-mails are sent to a mail client that supports rule sets, it is also a powerful way of automating certain tasks. You could, for example, set up a rule that notifies a customer service representative each time an order confirmation mail is sent for purchases in a specific store.
Order/Invoice/Quote Number Format
When an order is placed, unique numbers (IDs) are generated by the system for the order number, the invoice number, and the quote number. You can customize and differentiate each of these numbers using different patterns and variables based, for example, on the date, the store or the company code. So while your order numbering may be consecutive across all stores and companies for all orders (with the printernumber variable), you can number invoices consecutively by store if you have multiple stores (with the storenumber variable). Consecutive invoice numbering is a legal requirement in some countries so you need to set up the numbering so canceled orders do not affect your invoice numbering.
Click the Edit button to open the Order/Invoice/Quote Number Format simulators where you can experiment with the patterns and variables.
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In the Order/Invoice/Quote Number Format field, enter a combination of hard-coded text and variables to create your numbering pattern. You can see the result in the Simulation panel.
For example, the following format as Invoice Number Format:
{date:yy}-{storenumber:5}
where: storenumber = counter at Store level set to start at 10
generates:
18-00010
The following variables can be used:
•systemnumber: A counter that increments across all companies and stores in the StoreFront system and which cannot be reset; this is the default number if you leave the Order/Invoice/Quote Number Format blank. The counter is always identical for a related order, invoice and quote; it also increments each time an order, invoice or quote is created.
•printernumber: A counter that increments across the companies and stores of your printer business and independently for orders, invoices and quotes. In other words, these counters are not necessarily in sync. You can reset the counter in the Printer Order/Invoice/Quote Number boxes below, at the end of this tab. For example, use this counter for your order numbers and quote numbers.
•storenumber: A counter that increments at the store level and which you can reset in the General tab of the store (see “Defining Numbers”). For example, use this counter for a continuous numbering of invoices per store irrespective of the numbering used for ordering or quotes.
•companycode: A static code (maximum 5 characters with letters and/or digits) that you can specify in the General tab of the company to identify the company (see “Companies”).
•storecode: A static code (maximum 5 characters with letters and/or digits) that you can specify in the General tab of the store to identify the store (see “Defining Numbers”).
•date: Sets the date; must be followed by format; format can be any combination of d, M, y (e.g. ddMMyy, ddMMyyyy, yyMMdd, etc.)
•length parameter: Sets the length of numbers; for example, storenumber:4 expresses the storenumber with 4 digits: 0003
Printer Order/Invoice/Quote Number
Enter a number to reset the counter for the {printernumber} variable which can increment independently for orders, invoices and quotes across all of your companies and stores.
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