Glossary: Client Address

Posted on April 26, 2022 by William

This page briefly explains all the fields available on the Client Address Page.

Every client can potentially have many addresses for site addresses, deliveries, invoicing etc. In Abtrac, these are managed in the Client Addresses screen.

You can search addresses from Clients, Contacts & Jobs >> Search People.

Most of the fields here should be self-explanatory but below are some further explanations.

Address Description: The Address description is a way to differentiate between addresses. Abtrac users typically put in things like “Normal Billing Address” or “North End Branch Address” if a client has more than one branch in town. Another example is the difference between the “Site Address” and the “Office Address”.

This field is handy when selecting address quickly for the Client Invoice Defaults, Job Billing Details, and Invoicing.

Current: This indicates whether the address is a place of interest no longer used.

Main Address: This indicates the address most frequently used by the client when there are multiple addresses.

Copy Delivery To Postal: The Copy Delivery to Postal option lets you enter the delivery address, then clicking Copy Delivery to Postal, copies it to the Postal Address, saving double entry.

Address lines 1-5 and Post Code: Since Abtrac is used globally, there are different formats of address terms, such as the states, provinces, city, town etc., for different countries.

We have allowed you to use whatever fields you like in your invoice, account rendered, receipt and other templates.

Abtrac KB# 2178

Glossary: Client Invoice Defaults

Posted on April 26, 2022 by William

This page briefly explains all the fields available on the Client Invoice Defaults Page.

For more complicated fields, there will be links provided to supporting articles.

What are Client Invoice Defaults:

Invoice Defaults are used to populate the Client Details of an invoice when generating an invoice for this client.

Should you use Client Invoice Defaults or Job/Project Billing Details?

When there is one set of criteria for invoices, regardless of how many Jobs/Projects there are created for this Client, you can use the Client Invoice Defaults.

However, in most cases, Job Billing Details are used for this information as there are more options available. For people using only basic invoicing features, then Client Invoice Defaults is a good alternative.

What if I have entered information into both?

The rule of thumb is that if conflicting Job Billing Details are entered, the Job Billing Details will take precedence over the invoice defaults.

If there are no Job Billing Details, then Invoice Defaults will be used.

Invoice Alternate Name: Used if the invoice name is different from the client name

Invoice Recipient: This selection box will automatically populate all the recipient details if you have entered information in the Client People Screen.

Invoice Recipient Role: The role of the person who receives the invoice.

Invoice Recipient Email: Email address used for who will be sent the invoice. You can add multiple people by separating them with a semicolon (the same as Outlook or Gmail).

Client GST/ABN: The client’s own GST/ABN number if they require you to show it on the invoice.

Invoice Default Address: This selection box will automatically populate all the address details if you have entered information in the Client Address Screen.

Postal Line 1: Postal Address to show on the invoice.

Postal Line 2: Postal Address to show on the invoice.

Postal Line 3: Postal Address to show on the invoice.

Postal Line 4: Postal Address to show on the invoice.

Postal Line 5: Postal Address to show on the invoice.

Post Code: Postal Code to show on the invoice.

Client Tax Number: Enter/edit the tax number for the client here. It is also editable from Invoice And Other Office Settings or when creating an invoice.

Purchase Order Required: Indicates whether a purchase order is required when creating a Job/Project.

Default Purchase Order: The default purchase order when creating a Job.

Never Add GST: If ticked, the invoice won’t add GST unless you specifically change the option on the invoice.

Invoice Terms: This allows the terms to be specific to the client rather than the system default invoice terms.

Due Date Calculation: This allows the due date to be specific to the client rather than the invoice system settings’ default due date.

Day/s: This allows the day’s calculation to be specific to the client rather than the invoice system settings’ default invoice days calculation.

Abtrac KB# 2179

Splitting Invoices

Posted on August 29, 2019 by William

Sometimes a job/project needs to be split and invoiced to multiple parties with the invoices containing the same invoice line details.

Within Abtrac, you will create the first invoice with the total amount and then split that invoice and amount between multiple parties.

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Invoice Addresses

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Jen

Abtrac addresses can be as simple or as flexible as required. Here’s how to ensure you have the right address details in the right location for your billing requirements.

Addresses can be stored at the Client, Job (Project) and Invoice level. There is a bit of a hierarchy as to which address is shown on your invoice, it works out like this: