Order generation can be a manual process or a highly automated one, depending on your company policies and your aACE system preferences.
To manually work with orders, navigate to Menu > Order Management > Orders, then use the Quick Search bar to locate the needed record(s).
Note: Some of the following features use email functionality, which requires that your system administrator enable and configure integration with Mailgun.
Order Detail View Options
Print > Print This View
Generates a printout of the current order. You can print the order or save it to PDF.
Print > Email Order
Saves the current order as a PDF and opens your mail client, creating a new email with the following information:
- To: Populated with the first available data, as follows:
- Order Contact email address — from the Bill To section's Contact field
- Customer Company general contact address — from the Company record Contact Info section
- If both these fields are blank, then you must manually enter an address.
- BCC: Your aACE system email address (if available). This ensures a copy of this initial message is stored in aACE. If your system is not configured with integrated email, the field is left blank.
- Subject: Sales Order #[Order ID]
- Body: Left empty except for a tag corresponding to the Order Record ID (e.g. “[ORD12345]”). When you have an email showing a final resolution to the matter, you can forward it to your aACE system email address and this tag will identify which record to attach the email to.
- Attachment: A PDF of the order
Order List View Options
From the list view, aACE only addresses records currently displayed in the list. These options allow you to select and exclude orders, organizing the printout as needed. Use the Quick Search bar to organize a list of customers who need to receive a copy of their order(s).
Print > Print Orders in List
Generates a batch printout for all orders currently displayed in the list. Note: The orders in the list must all have the same Record Type (e.g. Production, Standard, etc) because various types have different print layouts.
After generating the printout, you can use the Print screen navigation to review each order page, print the orders, or save them to PDF.
Print > Auto-Email Orders in List
Emails a batch of orders and updates the Tracking Status for each record.
When you trigger this process, aACE filters your current found set to only include orders that are in Open status. Then each order is emailed with the following content:
- To: Populated with the first available data, as follows:
- A/P Contact email address — from the Bill To company record, Customer Details tab, Billing Setup section
- Order Contact email address — from the Bill To section's contact record
- If both these fields are blank, then the order is left in To Be Sent status for you to update or send manually.
- From: Populated with the email address you assign (Menu > System Admin > Preferences > My aACE > Auto-Email Orders From). This address may be a general account (e.g. “customerservice@yourdomain.com”), so anybody in the A/R department can send statements and view any replies.
- BCC: Populated with your email address from your Team Member record, if you have marked the BCC self flag next to Auto-Email Orders From.
- Subject: “Order #[Order ID]”
- Body:
Dear [A/P Contact name or Order Contact name],
Order #[Order ID] is attached.
Sincerely, [Your name]
- Attachment: A PDF of the order
After the orders are sent, the Tracking Status for each is set to Sent via Email, then the record is removed from your current found set.
The resulting found set will show any remaining open orders that do not have an email address specified. These must either be sent separately via regular mail or else be corrected for inclusion in another batch.
Print > Print for Mail Orders in List
Filters your current found set to Open orders, then the system prompts you to specify a new Tracking Status. aACE generates a batch printout for all orders still displayed in the list, and updates the Tracking Status of those orders. (Note: You can enter status descriptions most accurate for your company policies.)
The batch printout includes all orders from the filtered set. (You can work with the printout as described in “Print Orders in List” above.)
Print > Deliver Orders in List
Prepares a batch of orders for both email and regular mail delivery.
The setting that controls the delivery method for a given order is found on the Bill To company record. On the Customer Details tab, the Billing Setup section includes the Deliver Invoice Via field, where you can specify either "Email" or "Mail". (Note: This setting also applies to invoices and statements.)
When you trigger this process, aACE filters your current found set to Open orders. Each order for a customer configured to Email delivery is emailed, using the content explained in "Auto-Email Orders in List" above. Then those records are omitted from your found set. Orders for customers that are configured to Mail delivery (if any) are left remaining. aACE prompts you to generate a printout for these remaining orders and update their Tracking Status.